# Hindu Mode: Pray Before Scroll — Block apps until you pray

> Block apps until you pray (iPhone/iPad app by Kushal Mittal.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hindu-mode-pray-before-scroll/id6789272211 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kushal Mittal](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788474013)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-12
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hindu-mode-pray-before-scroll/id6789272211/reviews.md

## What is Hindu Mode?

Pray before you scroll.

Hindu Mode locks the apps that pull you away, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat,
whichever you choose, at your prayer times, and keeps them locked until you've done a
short puja. Morning, sandhya, night. Then the phone is yours again, on your terms.

It's not about more willpower. It's about who you turn to first.

MADE FOR EVERY HINDU
Tell us who you pray to, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha, Krishna, Lakshmi, Durga, Ram, Kali,
Venkateswara, Murugan, Ayyappa, Shirdi Sai, and more, and every prayer is addressed to
your ishta, in your language (English, Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi,
Bengali, Kannada, Punjabi). This isn't one tradition's app. It's yours.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose the apps to lock and your prayer times
2. At puja time, your apps lock and you get a gentle nudge
3. Tell us how your mind is, restless, anxious, tired, grateful…
4. Read the short prayer written for that moment, grounded in a real line of scripture
5. A few beads of jaap on the mala, or today's shloka, line by line
6. Your apps open. Go gently.

YOUR TEXTS, NOT JUST ONE
• Hanuman Chalisa, Sundarkand, Ramcharitmanas, Ram Raksha
• Bhagavad Gita, all 700 verses, Sanskrit + meaning + reflection
• Shiv Chalisa, Rudrashtakam, Lingashtakam, Shiv Tandav, Mahamrityunjaya
• Durga Chalisa, Devi stotras, Argala, Saraswati Vandana
• Ganesh Atharvashirsha, Sankat Nashan, Pancharatnam
• Vishnu Sahasranama, Venkateswara Suprabhatam
• Lakshmi stotras, Shri Suktam, Kanakadhara
• Aartis, Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Jai Ganesh Deva, Om Jai Shiv Omkara…
• Gayatri, Shanti mantras, Upanishads
• Kanda Shasti Kavasam, Harivarasanam, Sai aartis
Every line in the original script with easy pronunciation and plain meaning.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• Prayer locks, apps lock at set times and stay locked until you pray
• Strict mode, always locked, each prayer opens apps for a set window
• Prayers written for you, to your deity, in your language
• Jaap on your screen the way it's always been on a mala, one tap, one name
• Your mandir, a temple that grows with every prayer; miss days and the flame dims
• 40-day sankalp, the traditional anushthan, one day at a time
• Read, every text, chapter by chapter, with highlights and notes
• Streaks, beads counted, hours reclaimed from the feed
• Today's line on your lock screen and home screen widgets
• 3 emergency unlocks a month, for real emergencies

*All features require an active subscription.*

Your practice stays private: no account, no tracking of what you do in your apps, and your
prayers never leave your phone.

Hindu Mode is the new name of Gita Mode, same team, now for every tradition.

Feedback or ideas? Email kushal2001apple@gmail.com, we read every one.

Terms of Use: https://gitamode.vercel.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://gitamode.vercel.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gita Mode Plus — Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Gita Mode Plus — Monthly | $6.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-08-26

Gita Mode is now Hindu Mode, for every tradition, not just one.
• Pick who you pray to (up to 3) and your language, every prayer is written for your ishta
• Prayer locks: apps lock at your puja times and stay locked until you pray
• 20+ texts: Hanuman Chalisa, Sundarkand, Shiv & Durga Chalisa, aartis, Gayatri, Sahasranama, Suprabhatam, Kanda Shasti, Harivarasanam and more
• Your mandir grows as you pray; a 40-day sankalp replaces the streak
• Read tab with highlights and notes
• A cleaner, lighter design

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-06

Gita Mode now runs on iPhones with iOS 18 and later — so more of your family can bring a calmer, more devotional phone home.

• Broader device support: iOS 18 and up.
• Polish and stability under the hood.

Jai Shri Krishna.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-30

• Plans and prices on the paywall now come straight from the App Store — always current, always accurate.
• Stability improvements and small polish.

Jai Shri Krishna.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-21

A smoother path from shield to sadhana.

• New: when a blocked app tempts you, tap "I'll do the ritual" on the block screen — a notification appears that takes you straight into Gita Mode. No more hunting for the app on your home screen.
• The block screen now tells you exactly what happens next.
• Fixed a crash when opening the app from a notification.

Jai Shri Krishna.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-12

No release notes.

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