Family sharing dinner near their HoneyBeacon

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Family sharing dinner near their HoneyBeacon

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Moments.

The phone is nearby. Your attention doesn’t have to be.

We reach without deciding to. One glance becomes ten minutes, and the moments that matter become background noise. HoneyBeacon lets you be more present at home, at work, or at bedtime, by blocking distracting apps.

Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later and Screen Time permission.

Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later and Screen Time permission.

Learn more

Learn more

Learn more

Distracting apps are blocked when you’re near your HoneyBeacon, so you can be present.

Quiet bedroom at night

In the Bedroom

Cut the doom scroll. Block distracting apps as soon as you walk into your bedroom.


Research reveals that people who use screens right before bed suffer a 33% higher rate of poor sleep quality.

Quiet bedroom at night

In the Bedroom

Cut the doom scroll. Block distracting apps as soon as you walk into your bedroom.


Research reveals that people who use screens right before bed suffer a 33% higher rate of poor sleep quality.

Focused work at a desk

At your Desk

Stay focused and productive when work needs you.


Studies show that those who aren't being distracted by their phone have significantly higher cognitive capacity.

Focused work at a desk

At your Desk

Stay focused and productive when work needs you.


Studies show that those who aren't being distracted by their phone have significantly higher cognitive capacity.

Couple relaxing in the family room

In the Family room

Make family moments more special without the devices.


Partner "phubbing," or snubbing a partner for a smartphone, is linked to an immediate 22% drop in reported relationship satisfaction.

Couple relaxing in the family room

In the Family room

Make family moments more special without the devices.


Partner "phubbing," or snubbing a partner for a smartphone, is linked to an immediate 22% drop in reported relationship satisfaction.

Family at the dinner table

At the Dinner Table

Keep the whole family in the room and off their devices. Set a perimeter around your table where only the most important apps can be opened.


Research shows that the mere presence of a phone on the table significantly reduces how much people enjoy spending time with family.

Family at the dinner table

At the Dinner Table

Keep the whole family in the room and off their devices. Set a perimeter around your table where only the most important apps can be opened.


Research shows that the mere presence of a phone on the table significantly reduces how much people enjoy spending time with family.

HoneyBeacon is an iPhone app for people who want to spend less time on their phones. Distracting apps are blocked on a schedule, when you're near your HoneyBeacon device, or even in the presence of your 'Bee Together' partner.

Start a session. HoneyBeacon applies your shields.

Start a session. HoneyBeacon applies your shields.

01. Choose how it starts

Use a HoneyBeacon device, a Schedule Only window, a Quick Session, or a paired Bee Together phone.

Use a HoneyBeacon device (using a custom perimeter that you set), a Schedule Only window, or a paired Bee Together phone.

02. Meet the session rule

Stay near your HoneyBeacon, enter the scheduled window, or come near your paired ‘Bee Together’ partner.

Stay near your HoneyBeacon, enter the scheduled window, or stay near your paired ‘Bee Together’ partner.

03. Keep permitted apps available

HoneyBeacon blocks the distracting apps on your phone. Your permitted apps remain available.

The session ends when you leave the zone, the window or timer ends, or when you move away from your ‘Bee Together’ partner. Completed eligible time earns Honey.

Distracting apps are blocked, when you need to be present

Distracting apps are blocked, when you need to be present

HoneyBeacon shield screen: session is live, only permitted apps stay available

ADJUSTABLE RANGE

A HoneyBeacon for each location.

HoneyBeacon is a portable device used for Home, Work, or Bedrooms. Calibrate your own perimeter for each place: tight around the dinner table, or wider for a desk or bedroom. Extra devices can cover separate locations with their own permitted-app lists.

Orange HoneyBeacon device in close-up

HoneyBeacon

The portable HoneyBeacon base. Set its range from the dinner table to a whole room.

Bee Together mode uses phone-to-phone Bluetooth proximity. It does not require a shared HoneyBeacon device.

'Bee Together' mode uses phone-to-phone Bluetooth proximity. It does not require a shared HoneyBeacon device.

See plans

Join the HoneyBeacon early access list.

Join the HoneyBeacon early access list.

Leave your email and we will invite the first wave when devices ship. No App Store link yet.

Built for real homes. A physical cue for presence, not another willpower setting.

Choose the mode that fits the moment.

Choose the mode that fits the moment.

Core is free and includes HoneyBeacon, Always On, and Schedule Only. The Hive adds Worker Bee, Bedtime, and Bee Together.

HoneyBeacon

Always On

Schedule Only

Worker Bee

Bedtime

Lockdown

Bee Together

Quick Session

Family sharing dinner near their HoneyBeacon

HoneyBeacon Mode. Block distracting apps near your HoneyBeacon during scheduled windows or in Always On mode.

You can turn on as many modes as you like. Worker Bee, Bedtime, and Bee Together are part of The Hive, and Bee Together simply pairs two phones over Bluetooth, so no extra device is needed.

Multiple modes can be enabled in tandem, allowing HoneyBeacon to work around your life.

STATUS · CHALLENGES · REWARDS

New habits stick when progress is visible.

New habits stick when progress is visible.

Earn status/rank by earning Honey. Unlock self-set Rewards by completing Challenges that give you something to aim for. Challenges turn eligible sessions into something you can see and feel, to keep you and the family motivated to change your habits.

Egg

Larva

Drone Bee

Forager

Scout

Guard

Elder

Queen Bee

See how Honey works on the details page →

Plans

Plans

Start with Core. Upgrade when you want more.

The Hive adds Rank, Rewards, and Hive modes. The Hive Family adds household tools for up to 6 people.

Core

Free

  • Lifetime Honey

  • HoneyBeacon sessions

  • Schedules

  • Always On mode

  • Permitted Apps

  • 3 Flights per month

  • Insights (coming soon)

  • 1 user

  • Lifetime Honey

  • HoneyBeacon sessions

  • Schedules

  • Always on mode

  • Permitted Apps

  • 3 Flights per month

  • Insights (coming soon)

  • 1 user







  • Lifetime Honey

  • HoneyBeacon sessions

  • Schedules

  • Always on mode

  • Permitted Apps

  • 3 Flights per month

  • Insights (coming soon)

  • 1 user






The Hive

£2.99 monthly or £29 yearly

  • Everything in Core

  • Rank: Egg to Queen Bee

  • Personal reward goals

  • Streak bonuses (earn extra Honey)

  • Reward history

  • Different apps for each HoneyBeacon

  • Worker Bee Mode

  • Bedtime Mode

  • Bee Together Mode

  • Up to 10 Flights per month

  • 1 user

The Hive Family

£4.99 monthly or £49 yearly

  • Everything in The Hive

  • Shared family hive (Beekeeper + members)

  • Family Honey leaderboard

  • Shared family reward Jar

  • Send schedules & Quick Sessions (incl. house-wide)

  • Parental controls - Beekeeper requests stay on

  • Users - Up to 6

Flights briefly pause shields without ending your session. Prices shown in GBP. Regional pricing may apply at launch. For a limited time, every HoneyBeacon device includes a free trial of The Hive.

Join early access

For invited beta testers

HoneyBeacon 0.5

HoneyBeacon 0.5 is the round beta device used to test pairing, calibration, and real-world proximity before the main HoneyBeacon device ships.

Round HoneyBeacon 0.5 beta device on a desk

HoneyBeacon 0.5

A round beta device for invited testers. Use it to pair, calibrate, and test room-scale proximity.

Beta feedback helps tune proximity and session behaviour in real homes.

Apply to be a beta tester

Tell us where you are and who you live with. We will invite testers as devices become available.

WANT THE DETAILS

How it works, modes, plans, app controls, and Honey ranks.

How it works, modes, plans, app controls, and Honey ranks.

A full details page if this is your first stop, or if you want to go deeper before joining early access.

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Founder’s note

The moment I realised I had a problem was when my wife, Laura, told me our 17-month-old daughter had been trying to get my attention for two minutes while I stayed glued to an “urgent” email.

The moment I realised I had a problem was when my wife, Laura, told me our 17-month-old daughter had been trying to get my attention for two minutes while I stayed glued to an “urgent” email.

Our phones are built to pull us in. I created HoneyBeacon to offer a simple, effortless way to break that habit.