StoicLock: Focus & App Blocker

Name: StoicLock: Focus & App Blocker
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Ramin Afandiyev

ADHD Screen Time & Control

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

2 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Ramin Afandiyev
Language

EN
+ 6 More
Size

75.5
MB

NEW: StoicLock turns app urges into Stoic exercises: breath work, virtue reflection, mortality awareness, and philosophy challenges. Try free. You checked your phone 150 times yesterday. Marcus Aurelius ran an empire and wrote: "Confine yourself to the present." StoicLock gives you the philosophy — and the architecture — to do it. Start your 7-day free trial. No card required. THE PRACTICE OF ATTENTION Other apps block your phone. StoicLock transforms why you reach for it. Every time you open a blocked app, a Stoic intervention begins — breathing, virtue reflection, mortality visualization, or a philosophical challenge from 2,000 years of Stoic teaching. One question: who are you choosing to be right now? Not a timer. A practice. THE SIX STOIC EXERCISES RESPIRATIO — Box breathing (4-4-4-4) calms the dopamine impulse in 48 seconds before you decide whether to continue. QUATTUOR VIRTUTES — Reflect on the four Stoic virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance. Which do you need now? PROPOSITUM — Write your intention in Latin before you scroll. Not a rule. An oath. MEMENTO MORI — Your life as a grid. 80 years × 52 weeks = 4,160 dots. Lived weeks are dark. The current week glows gold. Is this app worth three of your remaining days? PROVOCATIO — Complete Marcus Aurelius quotes, identify philosophers, sort virtues. 2,000 years of wisdom in a 30-second challenge. SAPIENTIA STOICA — A Stoic quote with source and theme. Reflect on 2,000 years of wisdom before you continue. Free for all users. Every exercise is randomized. Every urge becomes a different practice. YOUR STOIC ARCHETYPE A quiz reveals your archetype — Sage, Soldier, or Emperor — and personalizes your practice with its own philosophical framing and progression path. THE PHILOSOPHER'S JOURNAL Daily prompts from Marcus Aurelius and Seneca. Rate your four virtues. Track gratitude. Record voice notes. 210+ curated quotes from six Stoic philosophers, each with source and theme. A new quote on your Home Screen every day. Morning practice. Evening examination. The rituals the Stoics never skipped. FOCUS LIKE A PHILOSOPHER Pomodoro and Deep Focus timers with a sundial interface. Block distracting apps during sessions. Schedule blocking automatically — morning, midday, evening — the schedule holds whether you feel like it or not. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES Stoic quotes on your Lock Screen. Discipline streak as a widget. Live Activities show focus sessions in real time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. DESIGNED FOR ADHD StoicLock does not rely on willpower. Interventions trigger automatically when you open a blocked app. Nothing to remember, configure, or maintain. The system works for you. Scheduled blocks hold structure — even when your attention does not. YOUR PROGRESS Track your level from Aspirant to Sage. Earn drachma through discipline, not dopamine. Monitor virtue averages and streaks. Your metrics are virtue records, not screen time statistics. ROOTED IN SCIENCE Stoicism is the direct historical source of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. StoicLock's approach combines ancient practice with clinically validated methods. Available in 7 languages. PRIVACY Apple FamilyControls. Your app list never leaves your device. No VPN. No traffic routing. Encrypted on-device by Apple. STOICLOCK PRO Unlock the full Stoic toolkit: — Unlimited app and website blocking with custom schedules — All six Stoic interventions (Respiratio, Virtutes, Propositum, Memento Mori, Provocatio, Sapientia Stoica) — Philosopher's Journal with daily prompts and voice notes — Memento Mori life grid with mortality counter — Widgets, Live Activities, and daily quote rotation — Full progress tracking, virtue analytics, and streaks Free trial included. Annual, weekly, and lifetime plans available. Auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before period ends. Payment charged to Apple ID. Manage subscriptions in Account Settings. Privacy: http://stoiclock.vercel.app/privacy Terms: http://stoiclock.vercel.app/terms

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

2 Ratings

The blocker that actually holds
May 25
DanielS0814
Downloaded this for the app blocking and it’s the first one that actually works on me. Other blockers fail because the off switch is right there — you talk yourself into disabling it in 30 seconds. This one makes you sit through a short Stoic exercise before you can open a blocked app, and that pause kills the urge most of the time.The schedule feature is great, I have Instagram and TikTok blocked from 9am-6pm and it just holds. The daily limits feature is also really well done — once you hit your time on an app, same thing happens, you have to do an exercise before it’ll open again.Latin names are a bit much but the blocking itself is rock solid.
The blocker that actually holds
May 25
DanielS0814

Downloaded this for the app blocking and it’s the first one that actually works on me. Other blockers fail because the off switch is right there — you talk yourself into disabling it in 30 seconds. This one makes you sit through a short Stoic exercise before you can open a blocked app, and that pause kills the urge most of the time.The schedule feature is great, I have Instagram and TikTok blocked from 9am-6pm and it just holds. The daily limits feature is also really well done — once you hit your time on an app, same thing happens, you have to do an exercise before it’ll open again.Latin names are a bit much but the blocking itself is rock solid.
Actually works
May 17
JackyMor23
sooo I don’t usually write reviews but this one earned it. Tried like 6 focus apps before this and I find a way to unblock it in like 10 min. Stoiclock doesn’t let me it just pushes me with its intervention mechanisms so I don’t open the app. Also philosophy stuff helps too quotes hit hard man. Phone time down improved like 60% already after one week. And bro like memento Miri really haunting in the morning like I am thinking wow, I just don’t have enough time and wasting it man. Worth it. planning to buy the lifetime offer next month.
Actually works
May 17
JackyMor23

sooo I don’t usually write reviews but this one earned it. Tried like 6 focus apps before this and I find a way to unblock it in like 10 min. Stoiclock doesn’t let me it just pushes me with its intervention mechanisms so I don’t open the app. Also philosophy stuff helps too quotes hit hard man. Phone time down improved like 60% already after one week. And bro like memento Miri really haunting in the morning like I am thinking wow, I just don’t have enough time and wasting it man. Worth it. planning to buy the lifetime offer next month.

This update makes Daily Limits more reliable and brings a more polished experience in every language. • Daily Limits now turn on and off exactly as you expect — no more blocks lingering after you switch a limit off. • The Daily Limits toggle always reflects your real setting. • More consistent labels and text throughout the app. • Full translations across all supported languages. • Stability improvements and minor fixes.

Version 1.0.4 May 24

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Seller: Ramin Afandiyev
Size: 75.5 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.1 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.1 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.1 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 6 more

English, French, German, Kazakh, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Age Rating: 9+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

StoicLock Pro — Lifetime $99.99

StoicLock Pro — Weekly $3.99

StoicLock Pro — Annual $49.99

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