WritersLock is a journaling app that blocks distracting apps until you've written. Open TikTok before you've journaled and you'll hit the lock screen. Write your entry for the apps unlock. It's built for people who want to write every day but keep losing the morning to scrolling. Instead of relying on willpower, WritersLock puts a barrier between you and the scroll. Writing never leaves your device. No account required. https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6781280831&code=PRODUCTHUNT

Hey Product Hunt, I built WritersLock because I kept opening my phone to journal and closing it 40 minutes later having written nothing and watched a lot of Reels. The idea is simple. WritersLock locks the apps that distract you (Instagram, TikTok, X, whatever your poison is) and they stay locked until you write today's entry. Finish writing, apps unlock. Skip it, they stay shut. It turns the thing stealing your writing time into the thing that reminds you to write. No streaks to guilt-trip you, no willpower required. You just can't get to the scroll until the words are down. A few things I care about: - It runs fully on-device. Your entries never leave your phone. - No IDFA tracking, no ATT prompt, no ad SDKs. - The writing prompt is short. Two minutes counts. The point is showing up daily, not writing an essay. Would love your feedback, especially on which apps you'd want to lock and what would make the daily writing feel less like a chore. Thank you!

wow, this is very interesting as someone who wants to write consistently. the only thing is i write on my laptop, not on my phone. but i think this could work for the journaling part.

@heyitsirenechan thanks for the message! Hope you get a chance to try it out! Check the product description above for an offer code link :)

wow, this is very interesting as someone who wants to write consistently. the only thing is i write on my laptop, not on my phone. but i think this could work for the journaling part.

@heyitsirenechan thanks for the message! Hope you get a chance to try it out! Check the product description above for an offer code link :)

WritersLock

Your phone stays locked until you write

Your phone stays locked until you write