# SonaLock: Speak Japanese — Lock apps until you talk aloud

> Lock apps until you talk aloud (iPhone/iPad app by Matthew Edwards.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sonalock-speak-japanese/id6794156304 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matthew Edwards](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781458390)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sonalock-speak-japanese/id6794156304/reviews.md

## What is SonaLock?

You've done the streaks. You've tapped through the lessons. And you still freeze when it's time to actually speak.

SonaLock fixes the one thing every other app skips: it makes you say it out loud. Your chosen apps stay locked until you speak your daily Japanese, verified by your iPhone's mic, right on the device.

SonaLock isn't another course. It's the daily push that makes you use what you already know.

WHY IT WORKS
• Speak, don't tap. The timer only counts while you're actually talking. No talking, no unlock.
• Verified on your device. Your mic confirms speech happened. Nothing is recorded, stored, or uploaded, ever.
• Lock what distracts you. Pick the apps that pull you in most, and put them behind your daily session.
• Bring your own material, or don't. A built-in survival phrasebook covers greetings, food, directions and emergencies in romaji for when you've got nothing to read yet.
• Keep the streak alive. One session a day, with rest days and reminders built in so the habit sticks.
• Always fails open. An emergency release and a hard time limit mean you are never truly locked out.

NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ADS. NO ACCOUNT.
Pay once and own it. No monthly rent, unlike every other lock-and-learn app in the store.

Stop revising Japanese. Start speaking it. Download SonaLock and put your screen time to work.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Unlock | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-19

Welcome to SonaLock. Speak Japanese out loud each day to unlock the apps you've chosen to lock. No quizzes, no flashcards, no subscription. Honest friction, not a fluency test.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-13

No release notes.

## More apps by Matthew Edwards

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- [Complete Coach Aussie Rules](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/complete-coach-aussie-rules/id6805066564)

All apps by Matthew Edwards: https://appshunter.io/developer/6781458390

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