Foldem vs Pawl

No app can make gambling impossible on an iPhone. That is how iOS is built, and any blocker promising otherwise is lying to you. Fold'em starts from that truth. It blocks with the strongest layer that exists, Apple's own Screen Time, and then adds the one layer no app can fake: people. If protection drops, someone you trust is told. If you want out early, someone you trust has to agree. Gambling stops being something you can do quietly. HOW THE BLOCKING WORKS • Betting apps: sealed with Apple's own Screen Time, the deepest blocking layer an iPhone has. • Betting sites: caught with an encrypted DNS shield built for one job. Not a VPN: most blockers tunnel your whole phone through one, which slows everything, breaks other apps, and still has an off switch. Fold'em never touches your traffic, so your banking, your email and your speed stay exactly as they were. • App deletion protection: the optional deletion lock closes the delete button. While it is on, no app on this phone can be deleted, and turning it off takes a 72 hour countdown your keyholder can see. • Server side timers: your unlock date lives on our servers, not on your phone. Changing settings or the clock does not end a term. THE CIRCLE Pick one person you trust: a partner, a parent, a friend. If protection is switched off on your phone, they are told. No blame, no details, just a nudge to check in with you. They approve an early exit in person, from a card in their Apple Wallet. You cannot approve your own exit. They can deny from anywhere. Going solo instead? An early exit waits a full 14 days either way. They see that protection holds and how far you have come: their card shows your day count, your milestones and the state at a glance. They never see what you browse or what you spend. There is no app to install on their side. The invite is a link; their surface is a Wallet card. THE BLOCKLIST ONLY GROWS Adding an app or a site takes a moment. Removing anything waits until your term ends. You pick what gets sealed: sportsbooks, casino apps, daily fantasy, up to 50 apps at a time. The web shield catches gambling sites in every browser on this phone. You switch it on once in Settings; the app guides you there. WHEN THE URGE HITS SOS is one tap away: guided breathing, grounding, quick games to keep your hands busy, and the people in your circle. In the US the National Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-522-4700, is right there too; other regions see their local service. WHAT YOU KEEP • Money taken back: watch what you did not lose add up, week by week. • A gambling free clock that never stops counting. • A home screen widget keeps the count in sight, and on the lock screen it names no habit. Only you know what HELD means. • Your block screen, your voice: seven voices for the wall you hit, from gentle to roast me, or your own words. Optional motivation lines through the day, in the voice you picked. THE COMMITMENT Protection runs with no end date by default, or to a fixed date you choose, at least one month out. Terms never end silently. A subscription is required and protection holds only while it is active. Plans run 1, 3 or 12 months, and every plan starts with a free trial. If your subscription lapses, the apps unblock after a grace window and your keyholder is told. That is the deal: the lock is real, so the safety net is real too. Fold'em is a blocking tool built for recovery, not medical care. SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://foldem.app/privacy.html

Block gambling sites, adult content, or distracting apps—and make them impossible to unlock without a security key. Pawl turns willpower into physical friction. Pawl is a commitment device for the habits you can't stop on your own. It blocks the apps and websites you choose — gambling, adult content, or anything you keep reaching for — using Apple's Screen Time, and makes unblocking deliberately hard. Every other blocker has the same flaw: you can turn it off the second you crave it. A passcode you set is a passcode you can remove. Pawl replaces willpower with physical friction. HOW IT WORKS • Shield it. Choose what to block — sportsbook, casino, and crypto sites and apps; adult sites; or any distracting app. Pawl shields them with Screen Time and shows a calm "Locked by Pawl" screen with no unlock button on it. • Lock it behind a key you can't reach. Unblocking requires a physical USB-C security key (FIDO2). Put it somewhere out of reach — a drawer at a friend's, a locked box, anywhere that isn't your pocket at midnight. No key in hand, no unblock. • Cool off first. Even with the key, unblocking starts a 15-minute wait before anything lifts. The urge passes, the block holds, and it re-locks on its own. BUILT FOR THE HARD MOMENTS • A clean-day streak that survives deleting and reinstalling the app. • A one-tap "tough moment" button: breathe, pause, and call someone you trust — never a shortcut to unblock. • A relapse log to see your patterns without shame. OPTIONAL: A SPONSOR Add a trusted person as your sponsor. They approve your unlock requests and are alerted if your protection drops — so you're not doing this alone. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS Pawl is friction, not a cage. You could still delete the app or switch off Screen Time, and Pawl says so plainly instead of pretending otherwise. The point is to turn the impulsive choice into a deliberate one. For most people, a key placed out of reach is the difference that finally sticks. PRIVACY Pawl blocks through Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls), which gives the app only anonymous tokens — it never sees which specific apps or sites you use. Your streak stays on your device and in your own iCloud. Signing in and adding a sponsor are optional. The right friction makes quitting possible. FREE CORE, OPTIONAL PRO Everything above — blocking, the security-key unlock, cooling-off, streak, the tough-moment tools — is free, and being a sponsor for someone else is always free. Pawl Pro (subscription) adds the accountability layer: linking your own sponsor who approves your unlocks and gets protection-drop alerts. $29.99/year (7-day free trial) or $3.99/month; auto-renews until cancelled. The one thing you'll need separately is a USB-C security key (FIDO2) — any standard one works. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getpawl.com/privacy