Why we built Quikr
We believe focus apps should do more than keep you off TikTok. They should turn your productive time into something that really matters. That's why Quikr is the first focus app where every minute of focus funds real marine protection.
The story
We saw two problems at the same time: a phone demanding too much attention, and an ocean getting too little. We didn't want to build another app trying to cure phone addiction, we wanted one that turns the same minutes into real environmental impact.
Today Quikr is a two-part product: an iOS app that eliminates distraction without compromise, and an optional physical NFC key 3D-printed in Berlin from plant-based PLA and packed by hand. Both parts are tied together by one simple promise: your focus time funds marine protection.
Mission
Productivity with purpose for 1 million iPhone users – and enough collected ocean plastic that people actually notice.
The team
Paul Kasten
Co-founder, Quikr · Berlin
Alexander Zakharov
Co-founder, Quikr · Berlin