For students

Exam week, held.

Hand your study partner or your roommate the key to the apps that eat your revision time. They decide if you get a break early, and you do the same for them.

Study hours, not just bedtime.

Set a block for 2–6 pm on weekdays, or for the whole of exam week.

First month free.

Everyone on the waiting list gets Second Key free for their first month, with every feature. Start it before exam season.

A break still exists.

Ask for fifteen minutes with a reason. If they say yes, the apps re-lock on their own.

Your roommate isn’t your parent.

They see requests and answers, never your messages.

How it works.

  1. 01

    Pick the apps.

    Instagram, TikTok, BGMI, YouTube: whichever ones take your nights. You choose them from the apps on your phone.

  2. 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.

  3. 03

    Hand someone the key.

    A partner, a sibling, a study partner. Six characters and sixty seconds, on whatever phone they own.

  4. 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.

Can I block apps only during study hours?
Yes. A schedule is any days and hours you choose: weekday afternoons, the night before an exam, or all of exam week.
Can two of us hold each other’s keys?
Yes. Keys go both ways: block your own apps and hold your study partner’s key at the same time.
Does my study partner need the app?
Yes. To hold your key they install Second Key on their Android phone and enter your six-character code.

Close the gap.

The app blocker your study partner holds the key to. Exam season, held.

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