Monkly: Read to Unlock Apps

Screen Time Blocker & Focus

Only for iPhone

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

iPhone

Stop doomscrolling. Start finishing books. Monkly turns the apps that steal your attention into fuel for a reading habit. Pick the apps you lose hours to — social media, video, games — and Monkly locks them. The only way back in? Read a few pages. Every page you read earns real unlock minutes on the apps you blocked. It's the deal you'd never make with yourself — until now. HOW IT WORKS 1. Block — Choose your most distracting apps and set a schedule. Monkly shields them system-wide using Screen Time. 2. Read — Open any book inside Monkly. Each page earns unlock minutes, at a rate you control. 3. Unlock — Spend your earned minutes when you actually want them. Out of time? Read more. WHY IT WORKS • Loss aversion beats willpower. Your apps are locked by default, so reading becomes the easiest path back in. • Streaks you don't want to break. Build a daily reading chain and protect it with Streak Freezes. • Instant payoff. Pages become minutes become real progress you can feel. • No shame, no lectures. Monkly doesn't guilt-trip you for scrolling — it just changes the price. WHAT YOU GET • System-wide app and category blocking with custom schedules • A built-in reader for EPUB and FB2 — import your own books • A free starter library of timeless classics: The Great Gatsby, Meditations, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Art of War, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and more • Daily reminders that keep your streak alive • Reading stats: pages read, minutes earned, streaks, and books finished BUILT FOR Students who want to study instead of scroll. Professionals reclaiming deep work. Anyone who keeps saying "I wish I read more" while their screen time climbs. Your screen time is going to be spent either way. Spend some of it on a book. Download Monkly and read your way back to focus. SUBSCRIPTION Monkly requires a subscription to unlock its features: • Weekly — billed weekly • Annual — billed yearly, includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers Prices are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://monkly.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://monkly.vercel.app/privacy.html

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Version 1.0.2

The developer, Bizhan Ashykhatov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Purchases
    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

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Information

Seller
  • Bizhan Ashykhatov
Size
  • 102.1 MB
Category
  • Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 Bizhan Ashykhatov
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

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