With delightful illustrations and handy customisation, Attentive rewires your habits to encourage more intentional smartphone usage.

What we love: All the thought-provoking suggestions on the Learn tab. One had us ask whether an app could be considered active (such as a FaceTime call) or passive (such as scrolling a feed). There were also science-backed strategies to recognise distraction triggers and to stop using social media as an escape from difficult tasks.

Quick tip: When willpower is in short supply, enable Strict Blocking from the app’s settings. These timed app and website blockers can’t be stopped without deleting the app – so say goodbye to quick checks of your socials.

Meet the creator: Artist and Attentive co-creator Lea Deutschmann drew all of the app’s illustrations by hand. “As an artist, it’s a dream come true to use my creativity to help others gain more time and focus in their lives,” she says.