# Brick phone-free cube

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/brick/

12 people recommended Brick phone-free cube in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 12 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People say it cuts phone and social media use, and it is not a subscription. Critics have said it can be bypassed, so it is less strict than some alternatives.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Cuts phone and social media use (5 comments in the sample): "I can’t recommend it enough for cutting back on social media." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034696)) "I've been using getbrick.com with amazing results." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763050)) "The Brick has been helping me with phone overuse." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832362))

## Where to get it

- [Official site](https://getbrick.com/)
- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Brick+phone-free+device+getbrick)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Brick phone-free cube", https://hackerapproved.com/p/brick/ (12 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.