Press

Meaningful Things is an indie studio — two people, Jan and Kerstin, in Germany. We make calm, privacy-first Apple apps and answer our own email, so if you're writing about us and need anything beyond what's on this page, just say hello.

About Meaningful Things

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Meaningful Things is an indie studio run by Jan & Kerstin in Germany. They make calm, privacy-first Apple apps — Moment (screen time happiness) and Focus (productivity) — crafted by hand for people who want a more intentional relationship with their devices.

Moment

More life, less scrolling.

Moment is a screen time happiness app: it helps you build a healthier relationship with your phone by blocking distracting apps and websites, and by letting you reflect on how your screen time actually feels.

• Category: digital wellbeing / screen time
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro
• Pricing: free to download; Moment Pro is $14.99/year with a 7-day free trial
• App Store: Moment on the App Store
• Website: Moment

Focus

Do your best work.

Focus is a productivity app that pairs a fully customizable timer with clean task management. You break your work into focus sessions with regular breaks — based on the Pomodoro technique — organize your tasks, and review your daily, weekly, and monthly progress. Focus started as a side project born out of Jan's own need to find focus and has since seen more than 1.5 million downloads worldwide.

• Category: productivity / time management
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, with fast and reliable iCloud sync across devices
• Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese
• Pricing: a free trial is available; the $39.99/year subscription unlocks all features on every device
• App Store (iOS): Focus on the App Store
• Mac App Store: Focus on the Mac App Store
• Website: Focus

Filter

Block distractions on your Mac.

Filter is easy website and app blocking for the Mac — build block lists, set a duration, and regain time for what really matters.

• Category: distraction blocking
• Platform: Mac
• Mac App Store: Filter on the Mac App Store
• Website: Filter

Downloads

• Focus Press Kit (PDF)
• Focus Press Artwork (ZIP)
• Focus for Apple Vision Pro Press Kit (ZIP)
• Focus iOS Screenshots (ZIP)

One note: the iOS screenshots ZIP predates the current version of Focus. If you'd like up-to-date screenshots or artwork for any of our apps, just email us — we're happy to help.

Contact

For interviews, review copies, and anything else: hello@meaningful-things.com

• Jan Heiermann — jan@meaningful-things.com
• Kerstin Schmidtmann — kerstin@meaningful-things.com