HoneyBeacon
WHAT IT IS
HoneyBeacon combines an iPhone app with a physical Bluetooth beacon. Block distracting apps near your beacon, on a schedule, or during an agreed Bee Together window. Permitted apps stay available. Schedule Only lets you start without hardware.
HOW IT WORKS
Beacon schedules block distracting apps when your iPhone is nearby during your chosen hours. Always On blocks while nearby. Schedule Only and Bee Together follow their time windows without needing a beacon.
01
Set HoneyBeacon where you want presence: the kitchen table, desk, or bedside. Then calibrate the zone to fit that space.
02
Choose permitted apps, then set when blocking should happen. Use a Home schedule, Always On near your Home beacon, or a time-based Schedule Only window.
03
Shields block the distracting apps you selected. Permitted apps stay available. Completed eligible time earns Honey.
Find your everyday focus, start the morning with Wake, or make time together with a Family Session. Explore each option to see how it works and what you need.
Home. A physical cue for presence, with distracting apps blocked near your Home beacon during a schedule or with Always On. Included in Core.
Always On is a Home schedule style. Lockdown adds commitment friction; it is not a blocking mode. Bee Together uses a shared time window, not proximity, to block apps.
THE DEVICE
Pair your Home HoneyBeacon and calibrate its near zone. The Hive adds separate work and bedside beacons, plus extra Home beacons with their own permitted apps. Detection is room-scale and varies with placement and iOS background behaviour, not an exact perimeter.
Bee Together needs no beacon. Everyone accepts an invitation before phones arm for the same time-based window. Phone proximity is not required for blocking.
The iPhone app
Know what starts blocking, when it stops, and how to take a break. Your permitted apps stay available, so you can make space for focus while keeping the essentials close.
With a beacon schedule, blocking applies while you are nearby and within your chosen hours. Leaving the zone or reaching the end of that window removes that mode’s blocking. Always On follows proximity. Schedule Only and accepted Bee Together sessions follow their time windows, even if you leave the room. Another active mode can still keep apps blocked.
Start a 45, 60, 90 or 120 minute Quick Session. Choose near-beacon blocking or blocking for the full timer. Near-beacon blocking follows your proximity; full-timer blocking continues if you leave the room. Quick Sessions are available on Core, with optional Honey and Lockdown.
Choose the apps you need to keep available before a session starts. Home and Schedule Only have permitted-app lists. The Hive adds separate lists for work, bedtime and extra HoneyBeacons, so each place can have its own boundaries.
Lockdown adds friction to supported schedule changes and expanding permitted apps, including a 7-day standdown. It is a commitment setting, not a separate blocking mode, and does not make the app undeletable.
A Flight temporarily pauses blocking without ending your session. When the Flight ends, blocking returns if a session’s rules still apply. No Honey accrues during the pause. Core includes 3 Flights per month; The Hive and The Hive Family include up to 10.
See the active session timer and Honey on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. Use the home-screen widget to open the app and start a Quick Session.
Use optional iOS Shortcuts to enable Focus or greyscale while a shield session is active. These complement Apple Screen Time blocking, rather than replacing it.
See the current session, decide how your reward works, and keep track of Honey and Rank in the app.
Home, schedules, and Quick Sessions
Lifetime Honey, Rank, and reward jars
Session status while shields are active
Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Beacon modes use Screen Time permission, Bluetooth, and Location.
Earn Honey for completed eligible focus time. Lifetime Honey is visible on every plan. The Hive adds Rank, reward goals, streak bonuses and reward history.
Core
Track all Honey earned from completed eligible time, without a subscription.
Hive
Choose a personal goal for your Jar and make progress through eligible focus time. The Hive Family adds a shared family Jar with a goal set by the Beekeeper.
Hive
The Hive adds streak bonuses to recognise continued participation. Keep a record of the time you have made for what matters.
Hive
The Hive lets you progress from Egg to Queen Bee as you earn Honey. Lifetime Honey remains visible on every plan.
PLANS
Choose free personal sessions, more places and shared time, or a hive for up to 6 people. Hardware is separate from app membership.
Core
Free
For your everyday focus
✓ Home and Always On near your beacon
✓ Schedule Only without hardware
✓ Quick Sessions and permitted apps
✓ Accept Bee Together invitations
✓ Track Lifetime Honey
✓ 3 Flights each month
The Hive
£2.99 monthly or £29 yearly
Everything in Core, plus:
✓ Worker Bee and Bedtime schedules
✓ Host Bee Together sessions
✓ Extra beacons with their own app lists
✓ Personal reward goals and Jar
✓ Rank, streak bonuses and reward history
✓ Up to 10 Flights each month
The Hive Family
£4.99 monthly or £49 yearly
Everything in The Hive, plus:
✓ A shared family hive for up to 6
✓ Family Honey and a shared reward Jar
✓ Beekeeper sessions and schedules
✓ Work towards a reward you choose together
✓ Your family chooses and provides the reward
App membership prices are in GBP. Launch bundles include devices and 12 months of membership; the separate device-only option includes three months of The Hive. Bundle prices include VAT, with shipping charged separately. Final availability, activation and delivery details will be confirmed before purchase.
REQUIREMENTS
• iPhone with iOS 17 or later
• Screen Time permission for shields
Bluetooth lets your iPhone detect a HoneyBeacon. Bee Together blocking follows the accepted time window.
Location permission supports beacon region monitoring on iOS. It does not provide centimetre-accurate detection.
Wake requires a HoneyBeacon and iOS 26 or later. Notifications support session, Together and Wake prompts.