For ADHD
Take the decision out of the moment.
Blockers you can switch off yourself ask you to win the same argument every night. Second Key moves the exit to a person you trust, so stopping doesn’t depend on willpower at 11:47 pm.
External structure, on your terms.
You pick the apps and the hours. Your keyholder only decides early exits.
A pause, not a punishment.
Asking takes a reason and a moment — enough to notice what you were about to do.
Someone in the loop.
Knowing a person will read the request is often enough to put the phone down before asking.
Not a medical product.
Second Key is a focus tool. It doesn’t diagnose or treat anything.
How it works.
01
Pick the apps.
Instagram, TikTok, BGMI, YouTube — whichever ones take your nights. On iPhone, through Apple’s own Screen Time picker.
02
Set the hours.
Tonight by default: 9:30 pm to 7:00 am. Decide who can end it early — you after a delay, your keyholder, or nobody.
03
Hand someone the key.
A partner, a sibling, a study partner. Six characters and sixty seconds, on whatever phone they own.
04
Hold.
The shield goes up. Leaving early takes a reason and their answer — and every attempt to slip out lands on their phone.
Questions.
- Why not just use Screen Time?
- Screen Time ends with a button on your own screen. Second Key moves that decision to someone else, so there’s nothing to tap through in the moment.
- What if I genuinely need an app during a block?
- Ask for 5, 15 or 30 minutes with a reason. Your keyholder approves or declines, and approved apps re-lock on their own.
- Is Second Key a treatment for ADHD?
- No. It’s a focus tool, not a medical device, and it doesn’t diagnose or treat anything.