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Key features
Lock distracting apps like Instagram, TikTok, and X until habits are completed
Earn Monk Coins by completing timed habits with customizable rates
Earn Quick Coins through photo-verified micro-habits like Drink Water or Touch Grass
Unlock apps for 1 to 15 minutes using Monk Coins
Store up to 100 Monk Coins that carry over day to day
Listen to music for sleep, focus, and during habits
Track habit time versus scroll time with Statistics
Bedtime schedule that increases hold times for unlocks near sleep
Create custom habits with your own title and coin rate
End habit sessions early and keep unused coins
Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser
Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app
Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking
On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download
Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms
Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion
Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails
Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits
Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups
Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
What makes it different
Real habits instead of just app blocking or willpower
Earn coins for every minute of real habit completion
Spend coins to unlock screen time you actually earned
Focus music and bedtime protections included
5.0 star App Store rating
Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech
On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac
Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app
Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard
Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
Monk Zone
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