Four steps, then hold.

1. Step 1 of 4

   Pick the apps.

   Instagram, TikTok, BGMI, YouTube — whichever ones take your nights. On iPhone, through Apple’s own Screen Time picker.

2. Step 2 of 4

   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. Step 3 of 4

   Hand someone the key.

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

4. Step 4 of 4

   Hold.

   The shield goes up. Leaving early takes a reason and their answer — and every attempt to slip out lands on their phone.

An early unlock, start to finish.

1. 01

   You ask

   Tap “Ask” on a held app. Pick 5, 15 or 30 minutes and write a reason — “need to reply to a DM”.

2. 02

   They decide

   Your keyholder gets a notification showing the app, the time and your reason, and taps Approve or Decline.

3. 03

   It re-locks

   If they approve, the apps open for exactly that long, then the shield comes back on its own.

4. 04

   It’s counted

   Every request, answer and bypass attempt lands on the weekly tally you both see.

Under the hood.

Blocking on iPhone

Uses Apple’s Screen Time API (Family Controls). Apps are chosen in Apple’s own picker.

Blocking on Android

Uses Android usage access to see which app is open, and shows a block screen over held apps during scheduled hours.

Bypass reports

If someone switches off the permissions blocking depends on, their keyholder is told.

Privacy

Stores schedules, unlock requests and decisions. Never messages, browsing or what you look at.