Comparison
Warden vs Brick
A physical NFC tile. Tap your phone to it to lock your chosen apps, and tap the same tile again to unlock — so the tile has to be within reach.
What Brick does better
Start with the honest part.
These are real advantages and several of them Warden has no answer to. If one of them is what you need, buy theirs.
- A physical object is a real constraint, and leaving it at home works
- One purchase, no subscription
- No account, no server, nothing to trust with your data
- Genuinely satisfying to use
The difference
One decision, moved.
The tile is only a boundary while it is somewhere else. In a pocket or a bag it is a two-second unlock, and the evenings you most need it are the evenings you brought it with you.
Side by side
The rows that actually differ.
| Warden | Brick | |
|---|---|---|
| What holds the lock | A person | A physical tile |
| Unlocking early | Ask, and wait for an answer | Tap the tile |
| Works away from home | Yes | Only if you left the tile behind |
| Cost | Free to try | One-off hardware purchase |
| Needs an account | Yes | No |
Choose Brick if
You like physical objects over software, you would rather not pay monthly, and you can reliably leave a small tile at home.
Choose Warden if
You want the boundary to hold wherever you are, including in the room with the tile in it.
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