For iPhone
Scripture before scrolling.
Prayer Lock keeps Instagram, TikTok and the rest locked until you scroll a few verses of the Bible. Start each day with God, not the feed.
How it works
- 1
Choose what pulls you away
Pick apps or whole categories with Apple's Screen Time. Apple keeps the list private.
- 2
They lock when you wake
Morning first, prayer times or focus hours. The lock holds even when Prayer Lock is closed.
- 3
Scroll Scripture to open them
Swipe through a few verses, one screen at a time. Then your apps open for the window you chose.
The unlock
Scroll the Bible like your feed.
One verse per screen, in a reading typeface made for it. Each verse counts after a few seconds on screen, so the habit is real reading, not a tap.
This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Built for the long run
- Morning first
- Your apps wait until you've read. After that, the day is yours.
- Three translations, offline
- Berean Standard, King James and World English Bibles, always free.
- Grace, not guilt
- Streak freezes, a Sunday grace day and an honest emergency unlock.
- Verse of the day widgets
- On your Home Screen and Lock Screen, with your streak.
- Strict mode
- For the days you want no way around it.
- No account, no ads
- Your reading stays on your iPhone.
Reading is free. Always.
Every verse and every translation in Prayer Lock costs nothing, with no ads. Blocking works on the free plan too. Pro adds more locks, strict mode, listening and AI verse explanations.
Free
$0
Morning first, Lock now, one prayer-time lock, all reading.
Pro
$39.99 / year
3-day free trial. Also weekly or lifetime. Family Sharing.