Human Mode

Offline is the ultimate status symbol. Human Mode is a privacy-first ritual app for intentional offline time. Plan a session, complete a readiness checklist, put your phone down, return for reflection, and create a shareable badge that honors the time you spent present — a trophy you can share, not another app score. It is designed for people who want a calmer relationship with technology — without ads, feeds, streak-shame, push nags, guilt-driven retention, subscriptions, or surveillance analytics. HOW HUMAN MODE WORKS Plan your session Choose a duration, purpose, intention, and optional screen-stay mode (advanced; most people simply put their phone away). Complete your readiness checklist Prepare your environment before you begin. Checklist items can help you switch into a more intentional offline state. Go offline Spend time in the real world: deep work, rest, family, reading, nature, prayer, meditation, recovery, fitness, or any other meaningful offline purpose. Reflect afterward When the session ends, capture what you did, how you feel, and whether anything truly required your attention. Create a badge Generate a visual badge as a personal trophy for your offline discipline. Share it to Stories or messages. Basic badges are free. Optional Patron support unlocks premium badge aesthetics. CORE FEATURES • Offline-first ritual sessions Core session features work without a network connection. • Privacy-first by design Human Mode does not use product analytics, advertising trackers, or attention-harvesting feeds. • Local guest mode Use the app without creating an account. Optional Google sign-in is available for cloud backup and public profile features. • Readiness checklist Build a simple pre-session ritual before you begin. • Reflection prompts End sessions with a short private reflection instead of jumping straight back into digital noise. • Shareable badge cards Create beautiful badge trophies for completed sessions — designed to share as proof of presence. • Presence celebrations (Android) Optionally celebrate time when your phone stays off or locked. No usage-stats access. No surveillance permissions. • Public proof links, optional Signed-in users can choose whether a completed session is public. Reflections remain private. • Data ownership Export or wipe your local data from inside the app. ETHICAL MONETIZATION Human Mode has no subscriptions and no ads. The core practice is free. If you want to support the project, you can become a one-time Patron. Patron support unlocks premium badge themes and related cosmetic perks forever. Human Mode is not a productivity hack. It is a boundary. Use it to protect deep work, sleep, family time, recovery, prayer, meditation, nature, reading, fitness, social connection, or any moment where being fully present matters.