The screen time app you can't cheat.
Because your friend holds the key.
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The Problem
Opal, ScreenZen, one sec, Brick โ they all rely on your willpower. When it's 2 AM and you want to scroll, willpower loses every time.
Every blocker can be turned off in iOS Settings. Zero friction.
Your rational brain sets the block. Your impulse brain removes it 3 hours later.
Premium apps charge $100/yr for blocks you can bypass in seconds.
How Pact Works
Pact puts a real person between you and your distractions. The social friction of asking "can I scroll Instagram at 2 AM?" is the real blocker.
Pick the apps you want to block โ social media, games, whatever distracts you. Save it as a reusable mode.
Choose Partner Lock, set a timer, or create a daily schedule. Hit Lock In. The apps are now blocked.
Tap "Request Break." Your accountability partner gets a push notification and decides how long to unlock you.
After the approved time expires, your apps automatically re-lock. Your streak keeps growing.
Features
Not another cute productivity app. Pact is infrastructure for discipline.
Uses Apple's Screen Time API. Not a VPN hack. Real system-level blocking.
Pair with a friend. They approve or deny your unlock requests via push notification.
Block apps for 10 minutes or 12 hours. You pick. It auto-unlocks when time's up.
Block apps every night 10 PM to 7 AM. Recurring. Automatic. Partner-approved cancellation only.
Track consecutive days of discipline. Resets only when your partner unlocks you. Don't break the chain.
Create modes like "Work Focus" or "Sleep Mode" with different app groups. Switch instantly.
"The social friction of admitting 'I want to scroll Instagram at 2 AM' is the real blocker โ not the software."
โ The idea behind Pact