Calm Lock: Mindful App Blocker
Mitesh Yadav Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Calm Lock: Mindful App Blocker is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Mitesh Yadav. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated June 29, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 41 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 29
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About Calm Lock: Mindful App Blocker
CalmLock puts one breath between you and the scroll. Lock Instagram, TikTok, and any app that steals your hours, then unlock them with 60 seconds of guided breathing. Scroll on purpose, never on autopilot. Lock the apps that steal your time. When you tap one, CalmLock steps in: "Time to breathe." Hold the circle for a 60-second guided breath, and your apps unlock for 30 mindful minutes. When time's up, they re-lock — automatically. You don't lose your life in years. You lose it in 15-second scrolls. CalmLock helps you take it back. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your time-thieves — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, games, any app, category, or website 2. Tap a locked app and a calm shield appears instead of the feed 3. Hold the breathing circle for 60 seconds — lift your finger and the countdown pauses 4. Your apps unlock for a 30-minute window 5. When it ends, CalmLock quietly re-locks them No willpower required. The breath is the key. WHY ONE BREATH WORKS Most scroll sessions start on autopilot — you open the app before you've decided to. Sixty seconds is long enough for the urge to pass and the choice to come back. If you still want to scroll afterward, go ahead: you earned it, on purpose. Most of the time, you'll realize you never wanted to in the first place. WHAT'S INSIDE • True app locking, built on Apple's Screen Time technology — not a reminder you can swipe away • Guided press-and-hold breathing: stay present, or the countdown pauses • Your rules: set a daily limit before the lock kicks in • 30-minute mindful unlock windows with automatic re-locking • Emergency unlock for when life actually needs you — limited per day, so it stays honest • See the real cost: your hours, days, and years reclaimed from the scroll • Streaks, sessions, and calm-time stats that make progress visible • Calm, distraction-free design — no feeds, no noise, no guilt PRIVATE BY DESIGN CalmLock is built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your app activity stays on your device — we can't see what you do on your phone, and we like it that way. No account required. WHO IT'S FOR • Doomscrollers who open Instagram "for a second" and lose an hour • Students and deep workers protecting their focus • Anyone on a digital detox or dopamine reset who doesn't want to go cold turkey • People who tried hard blockers, hated the punishment, and deleted them Hard blockers feel like a wall, so you tear them down. CalmLock isn't a wall, it's a pause. Breathe, then choose. Take back your attention. One breath at a time. Terms of service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xsPlPUJM0PHETlEQyawK3FkRTR7khgF/edit#bookmark=id.pg2q5yk5h1pm Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EqoWacWJicVAcnv_NsxEW9p0iK8zKaVK/edit#bookmark=id.2n3ry4uyw3vm
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated June 29, 2026
UI updates and fixes
App privacy
The developer, Mitesh Yadav, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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