About ShiftGlitch
What is ShiftGlitch?
ShiftGlitch is a study rescue app built for students who struggle to get started, stay focused, or push through when everything feels overwhelming. Unlike traditional study apps that track streaks and grades, ShiftGlitch meets you exactly where you are — whether you can't start, you're panicking before a test, or your brain just won't stop. It gives you a specific, practical action to take right now. No fluff. No guilt trips. Just a way forward.
Who is it for?
ShiftGlitch is built for secondary school and university students who know they need to study but can't seem to make themselves do it. If you've ever sat at your desk for an hour without opening a single book, or panicked the night before an exam, or felt so far behind that you didn't even know where to start — this app was made for you. It's especially powerful for students dealing with ADHD, anxiety, perfectionism, or just the everyday chaos of being a teenager trying to figure things out.
Who builds it?
ShiftGlitch is built and maintained by Lourens Breytenbach, an educator and developer based in South Africa. After years of working with students who were bright, capable, and completely stuck, Lourens set out to build the tool he wished existed — one that focuses on the emotional and psychological barriers to studying, not just the logistics. Every feature in ShiftGlitch comes from real conversations with real students.
