# LockIn: App Launcher & Blocker — Screen Time Limit, Focus Detox

> Screen Time Limit, Focus Detox (iPhone/iPad app by Hongsin Aing.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lockin-app-launcher-and-blocker/id6759444596 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hongsin Aing](https://appshunter.io/developer/1852169001)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 109 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is LockIn?

LockIn blocks the apps and websites that pull you off whatever you sat down to do. It also gives you a launcher holding only the apps you picked on purpose, so unlocking your phone doesn't have to start with a detour through a feed.

BLOCKING

You can block one app, a whole category, or a website. You do it by building focus templates: Deep Work, Study, Sleep, Gym, whatever your week actually contains. Each template keeps its own app list, color and emoji, so switching between them is one tap.

Templates can also start on their own. Set one for weekdays from 9 to 12, or every night at 10, and it runs whether or not you remember.

Strict Mode is for the sessions you actually mean. Once a strict focus starts, ending it early takes three deliberate steps: write down why you are quitting, type the unlock phrase, then press and hold. There is no single tap that gets you out.

Force-quitting LockIn will not release the block either. The blocking plan lives outside the app, so closing it, backgrounding it or crashing it leaves the shields up.

YOUR HOME SCREEN

A launcher is just a list of apps you chose deliberately. You open them straight from the widget without walking past anything else.

There are more than 20 widgets: clock, date, calendar, weather, quote of the day, focus timer, launcher and a progress ring, in every size. Lock Screen widgets too, and a Live Activity that keeps a running session visible without unlocking.

Font, weight, design, alignment and time format are all yours to set.

WHAT YOU GET BACK

Reports by day, week, month, or a range you pick, charting every session you have run.

Streaks count the days you actually focused, not the days you opened the app. Achievements cover streaks, consistency, session count, hours and a handful of one-off moments.

There is a new quote each day, and you can share it as a card.

SIRI, SHORTCUTS AND FOCUS FILTERS

Start a focus with your voice, from a Shortcut, from a button on a Home Screen widget, or automatically through an iOS Focus Filter.

PRIVACY

Your Screen Time data stays on your device. There is no account and nothing to sign up for. Backup and sync run through your own iCloud, and you can leave sync switched off entirely.

FREE AND PRO

The free version has no time limit on it. You get 3 launchers, 5 focus templates, 1 schedule, 14 days of history, Strict Mode, and every widget, for as long as you keep the app.

LockIn Pro lifts the caps on launchers, templates, schedules and history, then adds week, month and custom reports, iCloud Sync, widget styling and the archive.

$1.99 a month or $9.99 a year, both starting with a 7-day free trial. Lifetime access is $29.99, paid once.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you switch off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your account is charged within the 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel yours in your Apple Account settings.

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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LockIn Pro - Annual | $11.99 | per year |
| LockIn Pro - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LockIn Pro - Unlimited | $29.99 | one-time |


## Is LockIn safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess LockIn.

## Is LockIn legit?

LockIn: App Launcher & Blocker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LockIn is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-06

What's New in 1.0.2
 • See how much of each session you completed
 • Add a reason when you end a session early
 • Smoother hold-to-stop button
 • Redesigned focus widgets
 • New badge unlock screen
 • Streak celebrations now only show at milestones
 • Added support for background images and quality settings in Instagram Stories

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-28

What's New in 1.0.1
 • Focus cards warn you when Screen Time access is off
 • A new guide helps you turn it on and picks up where you left off
 • LockIn notices Screen Time changes in Settings instantly
 • A new badge unlock celebration, and earned badges spin into place
 • Streak celebrations show at most once a day
 • Bug fixes and improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-09-27

No release notes.

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All apps by Hongsin Aing: https://appshunter.io/developer/1852169001

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