Be present.
Mirror is a small object that closes the apps that distract you. Tap your phone against it and they stay closed until you tap again. Not forever. Just long enough to be where you are.
Three steps. One calm habit.
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Create your mode
Choose the apps that pull at you and group them into a mode: work, family, night. You can make as many as you need.
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Tap your Mirror
Hold your phone against Mirror. The apps in your mode close, quietly and all at once.
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Be present
Time is the only thing you can't get back. Tap again when you're ready to return.
What a day with Mirror looks like
Not a rulebook. A few moments in the day where putting your phone down is easier, because the choice is already made.
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For the ones who went down the rabbit hole again.
Night mode
Mirror sleeps in the other room. The apps you chose stay closed until you get up and tap. Tonight, that short walk is the pause you needed.
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Start the morning before your feed does.
Morning mode
Set the Mirror alarm. Your phone wakes you, your apps stay quiet until you tap. The first minutes of the day are yours.
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When the work needs all of you.
Deep work
Tap in and the apps that pull at you step back. One mode for study, another for deep work. You decide what stays open.
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Lunch is a conversation, not a scroll.
Lunch
Half an hour without mail and chat. The people across the table notice. So do you.
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Lock before the warm-up.
Training
Tap Mirror before you leave for training. Music and your tracker keep working. Everything else waits until you're home.
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Work ends when you say so.
Off work
One tap when you close the laptop. Mail and chat go quiet until tomorrow's tap.
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Be at the table, not just near it.
Family
Dinner, stories, bedtime. Mirror lives in the hallway and the apps stay there too.
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End the day in the quiet.
Night mode
Tap once before bed. Your alarm still works. The rest of your phone sleeps when you do.
Time to reflect on your week with the app.
Mirror does the locking. The app shows you what it gave back: quiet hours, your focus score, the days you kept going.
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Control your modes
Work, family, night. Each mode closes its own set of apps.
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Block apps
Any app on your phone. You pick, Mirror closes.
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Alarm
Wake up without opening everything else.
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Focus score
One number for how your attention went this week.
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Track your streak
Days in a row that you tapped in. No pressure, just a line going up.
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Make Mirror yours
Strict mode, three emergency unlocks, and nothing stored about you.
Example values. Your own numbers live in the Mirror app.
The physical answer to mindless scrolling.
- Free iPhone app, no subscription
- Your data stays on your phone
- Designed and made in the Netherlands
- Gives back hours of time
€44,95VAT included
- Free iPhone appDownload, pick your apps, tap.
- Made in BredaEvery Mirror, by the two of us.
Good to know
Where does Mirror come from?
Mirror comes from Breda. We work on more calm in a world full of screens, and we believe in local: Mirror is designed and made in the Netherlands, with Dutch suppliers.
How does Mirror work?
Mirror is an NFC object that works with the Mirror app for iPhone. Tap your phone against Mirror to close the apps that distract you, and tap again to open them. Focus becomes a deliberate gesture instead of yet another setting deep inside your phone.
Which apps can I block?
Any app on your phone, you choose. Most people start with social media and messaging, and adjust once they notice what really pulls at their attention.
What if I need to unlock in an emergency?
The app has a small number of emergency unlocks, so you are never truly stuck. That number is deliberately small: they stay for emergencies and never become a daily way out.
Can I return Mirror?
Yes. Within the EU you can return Mirror within 14 days of receiving it, in its original condition, and you get your money back. Everything is in our refund policy.
Shipping
We ship to the Netherlands for free. The rest of the EU and a number of countries beyond. Details are in our shipping policy.
What if I lose my Mirror when im locked?
If you have lost the mirror you still have the option to unlock your phone with emergency unlock. The Mirror app is interchangeable with other Mirrors and you can order a new one.
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Time is the only thing you can't get back.
First made in Breda, 2026.
Read why we built MirrorFold the note
You pick up your phone to check the time. Twenty minutes later you're deep in your feed, and you still don't know what time it is.
We know the overwhelming feeling. Our phones were the first thing we reached for in the morning and the last thing we saw at night. They came along to dinner, sat next to our work, and filled every quiet moment before it had the chance to be quiet. We tried app limits and screen time settings, but those live on the same phone you're trying to put down, so they're gone with one tap.
It isn't a lack of willpower. Phones are designed to keep you on them. So we made the key to our most distracting apps something you can hold, and put it somewhere else. We wanted to feel less restless and more present: with the people around us, in our work, and in the moments that don't need a screen.
That's Mirror.
Frank & Jaimy
We'd love to hear from you.
What works, what doesn't, what you'd like to see. Every note is read by the two of us.