Unloop: Walk to Unlock Screen Time Blocker

Your phone isn't the problem. The loop is.

You open an app for one thing and surface forty minutes later. Unloop puts a wall in that loop - a real one, built on Apple's Screen Time - and makes getting past it cost exactly enough to make you stop and think.

BLOCK WHAT EATS YOUR DAY

• Pick the apps, categories and websites that pull you in.
• Block them on a schedule - evenings, mornings, work hours - or all the time.
• Set a daily usage limit: when an app has had its minutes, the shield comes up for the rest of the day.
• Need a clean hour right now? Block Now starts a timed block in one tap, with a countdown on your Lock Screen.

UNLOCKING COSTS SOMETHING

Most blockers have an off switch one tap away. Unloop doesn't.

• Choose how firm each rule is: Soft asks once, Firm makes you hold, Strict makes you earn it.
• Earn a few minutes, not an off switch: unlock for 5, 10 or 15 minutes, and the shield comes back on its own.
• Every unlock today costs double the one before, and each rule has a daily limit. "Just once more" gets expensive fast.

UNLOCK RITUALS

Strict rules ask for a ritual before they open:

• Hold - keep your thumb down, no shortcuts.
• Transcribe - retype a phrase exactly. One typo and you start over.
• Breathe - a minute of paced breathing, then decide again.
• Walk - steps buy minutes. 20 steps for every minute you want.
• Intention - say why you're opening it, then look at the answer.
• Wait - a minute of nothing. Most urges don't last that long.

EVERY "GO BACK" COUNTS

The shield keeps score. "You've backed off 3 times today. Make it 4." Walking away from an unlock counts as a win and earns stamps - because resisting is the point, not a failure.

SEE THE PATTERN

• Blocked time, streaks and your resistance rate over the last two weeks.
• Why you unlock, week over week - "bored" looks different on a chart.
• How your mood tracks the days you blocked.
• What the scrolling costs you in a year, in hours you could spend on something else.
• A weekly receipt of your week, ready to share.

REPLACE THE SCROLL

Log what you did instead - walked, read, cooked, called someone - and rate the day with one tap in the evening. It all stays in a journal on your phone.

ALWAYS WITHIN REACH

• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your status and streak.
• A Live Activity while a block runs.
• Siri and Shortcuts: "Block for a while."
• Notifications only about things you set up - a limit reached, a block ending, a strict rule about to start. No streak nagging. No "we miss you."

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Apple never tells Unloop which apps you pick - the app only ever sees sealed tokens. Your selections, rules, journal and unlock reasons stay on your iPhone. Your Screen Time numbers are drawn by Apple's own system components, which Unloop can't read.

UNLOOP PREMIUM

The core blocker is free, with one rule. Premium unlocks:

• Unlimited rules - one for every part of your day.
• Strict mode and every unlock ritual.
• Daily usage limits. Choose monthly, yearly - with a free trial for new subscribers - or a one-time lifetime purchase.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. A free trial, if offered, converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.