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Second Key is an app blocker for iPhone and Android where early unlocks need another person’s approval. You choose the apps and the hours; someone you trust — a partner, friend or study partner — holds the key. When you want out early, they get a notification and decide. Waiting list open. Invites go out in waiting-list order; pairs are invited together.

Key facts

What it is
An app blocker for iPhone and Android where early unlocks need another person’s approval.
How an early unlock works
You ask with a reason and a length (5, 15 or 30 minutes). Your keyholder gets a notification and approves or declines. Approved apps re-lock on their own when the time runs out.
Who can be a keyholder
Anyone with a phone: a partner, friend, sibling, roommate or study partner. They join with a six-character code.
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.
Price
Free: one schedule and three partner unlocks a week. Pro: $59.99 a year or $9.99 a month. Pro for two: $89.99 a year for both people ($59.99 the first year for waiting-list members). Waiting-list members lock in Pro at $19 a year instead of $59.99. Keyholders never pay.
Privacy
Stores schedules, unlock requests and decisions. Never messages, browsing or what you look at.
Status
Waiting list open. Invites go out in waiting-list order; pairs are invited together.

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Contact

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