ShabbatLock: Jewish Focus

Torah, Psalms & Shabbat Focus

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Premium subscription required for app access. Apple's 1-week introductory free trial is available on eligible subscriptions. Honor your time with Torah study. Every time you reach for social media, ShabbatLock steps in with a moment of kavanah (intention). Instead of mindless scrolling, you engage with Torah and Jewish wisdom — reading a passage from Tanakh, completing a verse challenge, or pausing for reflection. Build a meaningful phone habit rooted in thousands of years of tradition. WHAT YOU GET: - Lock any app behind Torah study — choose Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, or any app - Multiple unlock methods — scripture reading, fill-in-the-blank, word selection, and timed meditation - Mood-based passage selection — receive texts matched to how you're feeling right now - Shabbat mode — automatically lock apps from candle lighting to Havdalah - Smart scheduling — daily study times, Shabbat-only, or custom periods - Family-friendly — uses Apple Screen Time to enforce locks reliably FREE + PREMIUM: ShabbatLock requires a Premium subscription for app access. Eligible subscriptions start with Apple's 1-week introductory free trial and unlock unlimited app unlocks, unlimited schedules, advanced challenge types, and the full premium Jewish text library. TORAH & JEWISH TEXTS: ShabbatLock includes an extensive Jewish text library with over 65,000 entries: - Complete Tanakh — Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim with Hebrew text - Tehillim (Psalms) — all 150 Psalms for comfort, praise, and reflection - Talmud selections — wisdom from 12 tractates of the Bavli - Midrash — rabbinic commentary and stories - Zohar excerpts — mystical insights from Kabbalah - Rashi commentary — the master commentator on Torah and Talmud - Pirkei Avot — Ethics of the Fathers Content is organized by theme: comfort, wisdom, gratitude, teshuvah, emunah (faith), chesed (lovingkindness), shalom, and more. DENOMINATION SUPPORT: ShabbatLock respects the diversity of Jewish life: - Orthodox: Shabbat-strict scheduling, halachic awareness - Conservative: Traditional study with modern engagement - Reform: Inclusive approach to text and practice - Reconstructionist/Renewal: Creative spiritual engagement HOW IT WORKS: 1. Choose which apps to lock (social media, games, news — anything) 2. Set your schedule (Shabbat auto-lock, daily study times, or custom) 3. When you open a locked app, ShabbatLock presents a Torah passage or challenge 4. Read, reflect, and unlock — replacing empty scrolling with Torah wisdom PRIVACY FIRST: ShabbatLock processes everything on your device. No reading habits, no personal data, and no study history ever leaves your phone. We use Apple's built-in Screen Time framework — no tracking, no ads, no accounts required. LEGAL: Privacy Policy: https://apps.nereusdata.io/privacy-policy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Replace scrolling with study. Let Torah wisdom guide your day.

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Information

Seller
  • Patrick Deutsch
Size
  • 42.4 MB
Category
  • Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 2 more
  • English, Hebrew, Spanish
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • ShabbatLock Premium Yearly $29.99
  • Monthly Premium $4.99
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Copyright
  • © 2026 Nereus Data
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    • Family Sharing

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