# Loch: Smart App Locker — Unlock apps on a timer.

> Unlock apps on a timer. (iPhone/iPad app by Amir-Khamza Bakhtiyorov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loch-smart-app-locker/id6810946332 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Amir-Khamza Bakhtiyorov](https://appshunter.io/developer/6810877339)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loch-smart-app-locker/id6810946332/reviews.md

## What is Loch?

Loch puts the apps that eat your day behind a wall. They stay shut until you decide, on purpose, to open one.

HOW IT WORKS
• Pick the apps that pull you in. They go behind the wall.
• Open one and you'll see the wall instead.
• Want in anyway? Open Loch and choose 5, 10 or 20 minutes. Then wait 15, 30 or 60 seconds. The more time you ask for, the longer you wait.
• Leave Loch during the wait and it starts over.
• When your time is up, the app goes back behind the wall.

THE WAIT IS THE POINT
Most urges pass in a few seconds. Loch wants to give you a little friction for those seconds. Tap "Never mind" at any point and it counts as a save, and Loch celebrates every one.

A COOLDOWN THAT GROWS
Each unlock pushes the next one a little further away. Backing out never costs you anything. Loch's day starts at 4 a.m., not midnight, so late-night scrolling doesn't get a fresh start.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no sign-up. Screen Time never tells Loch which apps you picked or what you do in them.

FREE, WITH A WAY OUT OF ADS
The FlyingMount's goal is to keep Loch absolutely free for anyone. A short ad plays during the wait, and it never adds time. Leave a tip of any size and the ads are gone for good.

Meet Ness. Ness keeps the wall.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Kind Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Generous Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Big Tip | $9.99 | one-time |
| Huge Tip | $24.99 | one-time |
| Enormous Tip | $49.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-25

No release notes.

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