WritersLock vs Write First

Write first. Scroll later. WritersLock is the writing app that makes daily writing a breeze by locking your apps until you've written. At the writing times you choose, your most distracting apps lock themselves and they stay locked until you write 20+ words. Once you've written, everything opens back up. THE PROBLEM ISN'T WILLPOWER The thoughts you keep meaning to write down lose to the feed every morning. Most screen time and app blocker tools just take your phone away—and willpower alone rarely lasts past the first hard day. WritersLock takes a different path. Instead of only saying "no," it gives you a small, meaningful thing to do first: write. It turns "stop scrolling" from a daily battle into a habit you actually keep. HOW IT WORKS 1. Your apps lock. At your chosen writing times, the apps you picked lock—no way past them but to write. 2. You write today's entry. Free journal, gratitude log, dream diary, or a guided prompt. Hit a small, repeatable word goal. 3. Your apps unlock. The words are down, your apps open, and your streak grows. FOUR WAYS TO WRITE - Free Journal — a blank page for whatever's on your mind - Gratitude Log — note what you're grateful for in seconds - Dream Diary — capture last night's dream before it fades - Creative Prompt — a fresh daily writing prompt so you never face a blank page BUILT TO ACTUALLY STICK - Per-app blocking — lock only the apps that pull you away (social media, news, games). Everything else keeps working. - Your writing times — set when the locks hold the line: morning, midday, night, or all three. - Streaks & momentum — track entries, words written, and your daily streak with a writing-days view. A simple habit tracker for your writing practice. - Vacation mode — take a day off without breaking your habit. It's practice, not punishment. - Snap to journal — write by hand and photograph the page; WritersLock reads it on-device and counts it as today's entry. No typing required. WHY IT WORKS Big changes rarely survive contact with a busy morning. Small ones do. WritersLock is built around tiny, repeatable wins: a few minutes of writing, tied to the moment you'd normally reach for the feed. Do it once and you've journaled. Do it daily and you've built a practice. The streak keeps you honest; the word goal keeps it easy. GREAT FOR - Reducing screen time and doomscrolling without a full digital detox - Building a daily journaling, gratitude, or dream-logging habit - Anyone who keeps meaning to start journaling but never quite does - Writers, students, and creatives who want a daily writing practice - Supporting mindfulness, self care, and mental wellbeing through reflective writing PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your writing is yours. Entries never leave your device—we only ever see anonymous metadata like word count, duration, streak, and which mode you used. We never read or track what you write. WritersLock uses Apple Screen Time only to lock and unlock the apps you choose. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "My days start with clarity. I know what I want and I know how I feel. It's already changing me." "Actually helped me build the habit—small daily wins that add up over months and years." Trade endless scrolling for a writing habit that finally sticks — starting tomorrow morning. WritersLock is a subscription with a 3-day free trial. No payment is due up front, and you can cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getwriterslock.com/privacy

Write First is a self-directed app blocker. Pick the apps that pull you in, and they stay paused until you write one honest sentence — then they unlock for a set time and re-lock on their own. When you reach for a blocked app, a calm pause screen stops you before the scroll begins. To get in, you write a single line. That one small step turns an autopilot tap into an actual decision. WHY ONE SENTENCE WORKS Most blockers make you wait, breathe, or tap "confirm." After a day or two, your thumb does all of it without you noticing. Writing one real sentence is the one kind of friction you can't do on autopilot — so the speed bump actually works. It takes about ten seconds, with a prompt already written for you. HOW IT WORKS - Pick your own apps to pause — social, news, games, whatever pulls you in. - Reach for a blocked app and a calm pause screen appears instead. - Pick a mood, get a matched prompt, write one honest line. - Your apps unlock for a set window, then re-lock automatically. - Reach for them again and the pause is right back there, at the real moment of temptation. YOU STAY IN CONTROL This is a speed bump, not a trap. You choose the apps. You choose the windows. And three emergency unlocks a day — five minutes each — open your apps right away when you genuinely need them, with no writing step. You never get locked out of your own phone. You point Write First at your own apps, on your own terms. It never monitors, supervises, or reports on anyone else. There are no dashboards anyone else sees. BUILT THE RIGHT WAY Write First runs on Apple's Screen Time framework, so blocking is system-level and reliable — no VPN trick, no background profile quietly draining your battery. SEE YOUR MOMENTUM A streak counter, check-in history, and simple stats show how often you chose to pause instead of scroll. No nagging, no guilt, no leaderboards. FEATURES - Self-directed blocking of the apps you choose - A one-sentence write step to unlock, with matched prompts - Timed unlock windows that re-lock on their own - Three 5-minute emergency unlocks a day - Streak and momentum tracking - Check-in history and simple stats - Built on Apple Screen Time — no VPN, no background network FREE TO START The free version is genuinely usable: block the apps you choose and use three emergency unlocks a day, no time limit. Write First Pro adds more — custom unlock durations, custom writing length, schedules, more prompt styles, unlimited history, full stats, export, and Face ID lock. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal entries, moods, and stats stay on your iPhone — no account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. The only thing that leaves your device is your subscription, which Apple handles to manage your Pro access. Privacy Policy: https://promptflowbusiness.com/write-first/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/