Frequently asked questions about TaskBlue

Every focused minute on your iPhone funds the recovery of real plastic. A portion of every Focus Buoy purchase goes directly to established marine protection partners like the WWF and GhostNetZero, who pull plastic and ghost nets out of the ocean. Your personal ocean impact, measured in kilograms of recovered marine plastic, grows live inside the app.

TaskBlue works with established marine conservation NGOs, above all WWF Germany and GhostNetZero. GhostNetZero finds lost ghost nets with sonar and AI so divers can lift them out of the water. Around 50,000 tonnes of these nets vanish into the sea every year. That is the direct impact mechanism behind every focus session.

Around 100 g of plastic returns to land per focus hour, up to 10 kg per month. This amount is never promised, it is earned: it grows with every focused minute. You see the exact value live in the app.

Yes. In the app you share your personal ocean impact progress as an image, on Instagram, WhatsApp or in private chats. It makes visible how much plastic your focus has already pulled back from the sea.

Because your time then counts twice. You win back your focus, and the sea grows freer with every hour. Focused time without meaning is just time. Focused time with impact is change.

TaskBlue is the first focus app where every focused minute on your iPhone pulls real plastic out of the sea. A portion of every Focus Buoy purchase funds the recovery of marine plastic through partners like the WWF and GhostNetZero. Not another anti-phone app: you take back your time, and the sea along with it.

You start focus in four ways: manually with a 3-second press, by schedule, via calendar integration, or location-based. Distracting apps then disappear completely from your iPhone home screen. You bring them back only with your Focus Buoy (NFC) via scan.

TaskBlue is currently available for iPhone (iOS 16 and newer). An Android version is planned based on demand.

Free in the Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/id6754511784, search for TaskBlue.

TaskBlue is free in the App Store. To begin you need a Focus Buoy: the physical NFC key you scan to end focus. It lives outside your iPhone, and without it the app cannot be used. Both variants are one-time purchases: Focus Buoy 29.99€ (up to 5 kg of plastic per month) and Focus Buoy Pro 39.99€ (up to 10 kg per month).

Yes. Many parents use TaskBlue so their kids spend less time on the phone. Distracting apps disappear completely from the home screen and only return when the physical Focus Buoy is scanned. Because the key lives outside the device and stays with the parents, the barrier is real and not bypassed in seconds like a pure software lock. For families, screen time turns into focused time, and every focused minute also pulls plastic from the sea.

Four. Manual focus (3-second press), schedule focus (recurring), calendar focus (automatic before events) and location focus (based on place). All four hide distracting apps completely from the home screen.

Press the focus circle in the app for 3 seconds. Focus starts immediately, your selected apps disappear from the iPhone home screen. You can only end it via Focus Buoy (NFC scan) or verified exit.

Connect your Apple Calendar. TaskBlue detects every event and activates focus automatically before departure, so you're never late again. For each event you decide how long beforehand focus starts.

Save places like office, library, university or gym. The moment you arrive, TaskBlue switches focus on by itself. The moment you leave, your apps return. Zero effort, fully automatic.

Yes. Set recurring focus times, daily, weekly, or on specific days. Ideal for steady learning and deep work routines.

The Focus Buoy is your physical NFC key to TaskBlue. It lives outside your iPhone and is the only way to end focus mode. Without it the app cannot be used. There are two variants, both one-time purchases: Focus Buoy (29.99€, up to 5 kg of plastic per month) and Focus Buoy Pro (39.99€, up to 10 kg per month).

Yes. The Focus Buoy is your key to TaskBlue, without it the app cannot be used. That is by design: the key lives outside the iPhone, so focus actually holds. There are two, both one-time: Focus Buoy 29.99€ (up to 5 kg per month) and Focus Buoy Pro 39.99€ (up to 10 kg per month).

No. The Focus Buoy is completely passive, lasts indefinitely, and never needs charging. On the key side, NFC needs no power.

Every Focus Buoy is 3D-printed in Berlin from plant-based plastic (PLA), hand-assembled and packed ourselves. No outsourcing, short routes, sustainable production that matches the mission.

Three emergency exits are ready, you're never stuck in focus. But the bar is intentionally high, so distractions really stay out. If you have lost your Focus Buoy or used up your emergency exits, contact support at [email protected]. We will unlock you again and help you get a replacement.

The app is free. You need a Focus Buoy, bought once: Focus Buoy 29.99€ (up to 5 kg of ocean plastic per month) or Focus Buoy Pro 39.99€ (up to 10 kg per month).

The Focus Buoy is a one-time purchase. Your ocean impact, meaning the active recovery of marine plastic, is included for the first year. After that you can keep it running for 1.50€ per month, entirely optional.

A fixed share of every Focus Buoy purchase directly funds the recovery of ocean plastic through partners like the WWF and GhostNetZero. Details and current numbers are on our ocean impact page.

Both are physical NFC keys with the same core function. The difference is the monthly ocean impact: the Focus Buoy (29.99€) pulls up to 5 kg of plastic from the sea, the Focus Buoy Pro (39.99€) up to 10 kg, depending on how much you focus.

iOS Screen Time can be bypassed on the device itself, the key lives inside the iPhone. With TaskBlue the key sits outside, in your Focus Buoy, apps disappear completely, and every focus minute funds marine protection.

None of these apps connect focus with real environmental impact. TaskBlue is the only focus app where your productive time directly funds the removal of ocean plastic. On top of that, the physical Focus Buoy as an NFC key instead of just a software lock.

No. TaskBlue is for everyone who wants to be more productive and make a difference at the same time: students, professionals, parents, people with ADHD, sustainability-minded iPhone users. The question isn't “phone addiction”, it's “what should happen with my focused time?”.

TaskBlue is sustainable by design: a digital part with direct ocean impact (recovering marine plastic from the sea) and a physical Focus Buoy from plant-based PLA, 3D-printed in Berlin, hand-assembled, short shipping routes.

On-demand 3D printing means: no overproduction, no manufacturing in Asia, no container shipping. Each Focus Buoy is printed exactly when you order it.

As little as possible. TaskBlue works primarily on your iPhone. All details are in our privacy policy at taskblue.app/privacy-policy.

No. Calendar integration runs locally on your iPhone. TaskBlue only sees start times to activate focus in time, no content leaves your device.

In Berlin, Germany. GDPR-compliant data protection. Contact: [email protected].