A one sec alternative for Safari loops

one sec adds mindful friction before apps and websites. Intent Guard focuses on Safari site blocking and the web loops that remain after social apps are deleted.

Why Intent Guard

Guard full domains or exact paths like youtube.com/shorts.
Use passcode or math unlocks when access is intentional.
Keep the product simple: selected Safari sites, local tracking, and fewer autopilot opens.

Best fit: people who want site-level boundaries inside Safari with simple unlock friction.

Not the best fit: people who want a larger habit-coaching system across many apps and devices.

See Intent Guard

What's different about Intent Guard

Safari first. It focuses on the websites that stay one search away after the apps are gone.
Path-level targets. Protect youtube.com/shorts or a single subreddit and leave the rest of the site open.
Calm, chosen friction. Gentle Pause, Math Check or a passcode, with unlocks that expire on their own.
Private by default. No account, data on your devices, and tracking only if you turn it on.

Using it alongside another app

Intent Guard doesn't need to replace your app blocker. Keep your current app for native apps and add Intent Guard for the Safari side.

How it works

Add a Site Target. Type a domain such as youtube.com or reddit.com, or narrow it to a path like youtube.com/shorts.
Choose an intent wall. Pick how much friction stands between you and the site, and how long access lasts once you choose to go in: anywhere from 1 to 60 minutes.
Turn on the Safari extension. Enable Intent Guard in Safari and allow it on your target sites. The app walks you through each switch.
See the wall once. Open the site in Safari. When the wall appears, protection is live; until then, Intent Guard won't pretend it is.

Intent walls you can choose

Gentle Pause: a short, calm pause before the page opens, enough to ask whether you meant to come here.
Math Check: solve a quick problem to continue. It breaks autopilot without needing a code.
Passcode: entry needs a code, useful when you want a firmer line or someone else keeps the code.
Focus Hours: stricter protection on a timer or a schedule. Temporary unlocks never override Focus Hours.

When you do enter, the unlock covers that whole site for the time you chose, then the wall comes back on its own. You can revoke an unlock early.

Questions

Does it block the native apps too?: No. Intent Guard protects websites in Safari. It's built for people who have already deleted the app and find themselves opening the website instead. For native apps, use Screen Time app limits alongside it.
Does it work on Mac?: Yes. Intent Guard has iPhone and Mac apps, each with its own Safari extension.
What if I actually need the site?: Go through the wall. That's the point: access stays available, it just stops being automatic. The unlock lasts as long as you chose, then the wall returns.