# Monkly: Read to Unlock Apps — Screen Time Blocker & Focus

> Screen Time Blocker & Focus (iPhone/iPad app by Bizhan Ashykhatov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkly-read-to-unlock-apps/id6760341943 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bizhan Ashykhatov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1862449989)
- Category: Productivity, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 97 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monkly-read-to-unlock-apps/id6760341943/reviews.md

## What is Monkly?

Stop doomscrolling. Start finishing books.
Monkly turns the apps that steal your attention into fuel for a reading habit. Pick the apps you lose hours to — social media, video, games — and Monkly locks them. The only way back in? Read a few pages. Every page you read earns real unlock minutes on the apps you blocked.
It's the deal you'd never make with yourself — until now.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Block — Choose your most distracting apps and set a schedule. Monkly shields them system-wide using Screen Time.
2. Read — Open any book inside Monkly. Each page earns unlock minutes, at a rate you control.
3. Unlock — Spend your earned minutes when you actually want them. Out of time? Read more.
WHY IT WORKS
• Loss aversion beats willpower. Your apps are locked by default, so reading becomes the easiest path back in.
• Streaks you don't want to break. Build a daily reading chain and protect it with Streak Freezes.
• Instant payoff. Pages become minutes become real progress you can feel.
• No shame, no lectures. Monkly doesn't guilt-trip you for scrolling — it just changes the price.
WHAT YOU GET
• System-wide app and category blocking with custom schedules
• A built-in reader for EPUB and FB2 — import your own books
• A free starter library of timeless classics: The Great Gatsby, Meditations, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Art of War, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and more
• Daily reminders that keep your streak alive
• Reading stats: pages read, minutes earned, streaks, and books finished
BUILT FOR
Students who want to study instead of scroll. Professionals reclaiming deep work. Anyone who keeps saying "I wish I read more" while their screen time climbs.
Your screen time is going to be spent either way. Spend some of it on a book.
Download Monkly and read your way back to focus.

SUBSCRIPTION
Monkly requires a subscription to unlock its features:
• Weekly — billed weekly
• Annual — billed yearly, includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers
Prices are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://monkly.vercel.app/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://monkly.vercel.app/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monkly Weekly | $6.99 | per 7 days |
| Monkly Annual | $49.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-06

-Design update

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-16

Fixed couple of issues at onboarding

### 1.0 — 2026-06-13

No release notes.

## Apps similar to Monkly

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Read-To-Unlock](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/read-to-unlock/id6764658159) | — | Free | Productivity |
| [Read to Unlock: App Blocker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/read-to-unlock-app-blocker/id6759538712) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Productivity |
| [Clipboard Sheets](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clipboard-sheets/id6758867058) | — | $2.99 | Productivity |
| [Pulso · Pomodoro Timer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pulso-pomodoro-timer/id6783874597) | — | Free | Productivity |
| [Speakfirst: Articulation Coach](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakfirst-articulation-coach/id6772697038) | — | Free | Productivity |
| [readlock - read to unlock](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readlock-read-to-unlock/id6758688445) | — | Free | Productivity |

## More apps by Bizhan Ashykhatov

- [Reflection Journal: TalkTrack](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reflection-journal-talktrack/id6781355203)
- [Fitelo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fitelo/id6782859581)
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- [Aura: Social Map](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aura-social-map/id6785400352)
- [Cert — authentic streak](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cert-authentic-streak/id6786159294)

All apps by Bizhan Ashykhatov: https://appshunter.io/developer/1862449989

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