ShabbatLock: Jewish Focus
Patrick Deutsch Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ShabbatLock: Jewish Focus is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Patrick Deutsch. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated September 27, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 61 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 27
- 2026 · v1.0.2
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About ShabbatLock: Jewish Focus
Honor your time with Torah study. Every time you reach for social media, ShabbatLock steps in with a moment of kavanah (intention). Instead of mindless scrolling, you engage with Torah and Jewish wisdom — reading a passage from Tanakh, completing a verse challenge, or pausing for reflection. Build a meaningful phone habit rooted in thousands of years of tradition. WHAT YOU GET: - Lock any app behind Torah study — choose Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, or any app - Multiple unlock methods — scripture reading, fill-in-the-blank, word selection, and timed meditation - Mood-based passage selection — receive texts matched to how you're feeling right now - Shabbat mode — automatically lock apps from candle lighting to Havdalah - Smart scheduling — daily study times, Shabbat-only, or custom periods - Family-friendly — uses Apple Screen Time to enforce locks reliably FREE + PREMIUM: ShabbatLock requires a Premium subscription for app access. Eligible subscriptions start with Apple's 1-week introductory free trial and unlock unlimited app unlocks, unlimited schedules, advanced challenge types, and the full premium Jewish text library. TORAH & JEWISH TEXTS: ShabbatLock includes an extensive Jewish text library with over 65,000 entries: - Complete Tanakh — Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim with Hebrew text - Tehillim (Psalms) — all 150 Psalms for comfort, praise, and reflection - Talmud selections — wisdom from 12 tractates of the Bavli - Midrash — rabbinic commentary and stories - Zohar excerpts — mystical insights from Kabbalah - Rashi commentary — the master commentator on Torah and Talmud - Pirkei Avot — Ethics of the Fathers Content is organized by theme: comfort, wisdom, gratitude, teshuvah, emunah (faith), chesed (lovingkindness), shalom, and more. DENOMINATION SUPPORT: ShabbatLock respects the diversity of Jewish life: - Orthodox: Shabbat-strict scheduling, halachic awareness - Conservative: Traditional study with modern engagement - Reform: Inclusive approach to text and practice - Reconstructionist/Renewal: Creative spiritual engagement HOW IT WORKS: 1. Choose which apps to lock (social media, games, news — anything) 2. Set your schedule (Shabbat auto-lock, daily study times, or custom) 3. When you open a locked app, ShabbatLock presents a Torah passage or challenge 4. Read, reflect, and unlock — replacing empty scrolling with Torah wisdom PRIVACY FIRST: ShabbatLock processes everything on your device. No reading habits, no personal data, and no study history ever leaves your phone. We use Apple's built-in Screen Time framework — no tracking, no ads, no accounts required. LEGAL: Privacy Policy: https://apps.nereusdata.io/privacy-policy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Replace scrolling with study. Let Torah wisdom guide your day.
What’s new
Version 1.0.2 · Updated September 27, 2026
Explore more Jewish texts with easier library navigation. Tap a theme or suggested passage to continue reading. This update also adds a Hebrew app-rating label, improves settings text, and prevents duplicate App Store review requests.
App privacy
The developer, Patrick Deutsch, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Purchases: Purchase History
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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