Strummingbird vs TuneLock

A modern country music festival in Newcastle, Sunshine Coast & Ballarat. Download the app for artist profiles, event info and to stay up to date with any important notifications.

Musicians don't need another tuner, another metronome, or another notebook. They need a reason to put the phone down and pick up the instrument. TuneLock locks the apps that distract you — Instagram, TikTok, whatever pulls you in — until you complete one daily musical ritual. Practice your instrument for a set time, verified by sound, or capture one composition idea. Either way, showing up unlocks your apps for a window you choose. Do it again tomorrow, and the day after, and you build a streak. Bank points for the days you do show up, and spend them on a rest day when you genuinely need one — no guilt, no broken streak. How it works • Pick the apps you want locked • Choose your ritual: Practice (timed, sound-verified) or Compose (one idea a day) • Complete it to unlock your apps for a window you set • Build a streak, bank points, protect it with rest days Built for musicians who don't need to be fooled The sound check confirms an instrument is being played near the phone — it's honest friction for someone building a habit, not proof of quality, and we say so plainly. If you're trying to beat the system, you can. This app is for people who aren't trying to. Privacy, on your device, always The microphone runs only during an active session. Nothing is recorded, stored, or uploaded — ever. There's no account, no server, no analytics. Everything happens on your phone. One purchase. No subscription. Ever. Free to download and try. A single one-time unlock adds rest days, full history and stats, custom unlock windows, and the Compose ritual. No subscription, no ads, no surprise renewal. If you've been meaning to practice and keep not doing it, this is the app that makes "later" a little harder to choose.