The PushPact blog
Scroll less. Get stronger.
How to stop doomscrolling, cut your screen time and get stronger with daily push-ups. Practical guides from the makers of PushPact.
App Lock
The app that makes you do push-ups before you can scroll
Lock Instagram, TikTok and YouTube behind push-ups on your iPhone. How a push-up app blocker works, what to look for, and how to set one up.
6 min read
Scroll less
How to stop doomscrolling: 12 fixes that actually work
Why doomscrolling is so hard to quit, and 12 practical fixes for your iPhone, your evenings and your habits, from turning off notifications to earning your scroll.
9 min read
App blockers
The best app blockers for iPhone that actually work
Screen Time, Opal, one sec, ScreenZen, Brick and PushPact compared honestly: how each one blocks apps, how easy it is to get around, and who it suits.
8 min read
Push-ups
How many push-ups should you do a day?
A simple way to find your daily push-up number from your own max, how to split it across the day, how to grow it, and when to rest. Beginners welcome.
7 min read
Screen Time
How to reduce screen time on iPhone: settings that work
A step-by-step iPhone setup that actually cuts screen time: App Limits that hold, Downtime, a Screen Time passcode, notifications, grayscale, Focus and a lock you earn.
8 min read
Scroll less
How to stop doomscrolling at night and before bed
Why the late-night scroll is the hardest to stop, and a simple bedtime setup for your iPhone that ends it: Sleep Focus, Downtime, a charger outside the bedroom and a lock.
6 min read
Push-ups
100 push-ups a day for 30 days: what to expect
What 100 push-ups a day actually does for your strength and body, what it won't do, how to split the reps, and how to build up to it without wrecking your elbows.
7 min read
Push-ups
A 30-day push-up challenge for beginners
A 30-day push-up plan built on your own max, from wall push-ups to full ones. Week by week, with rest days, form tips and a way to keep going when you miss a day.
7 min read
Counting
Push-up counter app: how your iPhone counts every rep
How a camera push-up counter works on iPhone, the two ways to place your phone, what makes a rep count, and how to get an accurate count every time.
6 min read
Crews
How to run a push-up challenge with friends that lasts
Group chats start push-up challenges and kill them by day five. How to set one up that people finish: fair goals, honest counts, a daily check-in and a little rivalry.
6 min read