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Blank Spaces
Ecstasis LLC · Free · Productivity · 4.6 (8,415 ratings)
What it does
Blank Spaces is a minimal widget that takes over the home screen: a short list of the apps you meant to open, and no grid of icons to fall into. From 5 apps for what Screen Time won't fix.
The developer describes it as: “Blank Spaces is a minimal home screen launcher that eliminates distraction from your phone.”
Alternatives to Blank Spaces
The closest alternatives to Blank Spaces are one sec, Focus Train, ATracker and Instapaper — 4 apps from the list Blank Spaces appears on, “5 apps for what Screen Time won't fix”, each answering the same moment a different way.
one secone sec puts a few seconds of friction in front of a distracting app: breathe, then say whether you still want it. It delays instead of blocking.
Focus TrainIn Focus Train a focus session becomes a train ride. Pick 25, 50 or 90 minutes; the train covers real distance. Look away and it just waits at the platform.
ATrackerATracker starts and stops a log for anything in one tap, phone or not. Pie and bar charts then show where the hours actually went.
InstapaperInstapaper saves the articles you keep meaning to read, stripped of clutter and readable offline. A saved list runs out. A feed does not.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Spaces | Free | 4.6 (8,415) | Productivity |
| one sec | Free | 4.8 (23,692) | Productivity |
| Focus Train | Free | 5.0 (5) | Productivity |
| ATracker | Free | 4.7 (3,186) | Productivity |
| Instapaper | Free | 4.6 (3,542) | News |
Blank Spaces and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.
Blank Spaces is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.6 out of 5 from 8,415 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Blank Spaces Launcher”.
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