Write First: App Blocker
Block apps until you check in
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Write First is a self-directed app blocker. Pick the apps that pull you in, and they stay paused until you write one honest sentence — then they unlock for a set time and re-lock on their own.
When you reach for a blocked app, a calm pause screen stops you before the scroll begins. To get in, you write a single line. That one small step turns an autopilot tap into an actual decision.
WHY ONE SENTENCE WORKS
Most blockers make you wait, breathe, or tap "confirm." After a day or two, your thumb does all of it without you noticing. Writing one real sentence is the one kind of friction you can't do on autopilot — so the speed bump actually works. It takes about ten seconds, with a prompt already written for you.
HOW IT WORKS
- Pick your own apps to pause — social, news, games, whatever pulls you in.
- Reach for a blocked app and a calm pause screen appears instead.
- Pick a mood, get a matched prompt, write one honest line.
- Your apps unlock for a set window, then re-lock automatically.
- Reach for them again and the pause is right back there, at the real moment of temptation.
YOU STAY IN CONTROL
This is a speed bump, not a trap. You choose the apps. You choose the windows. And three emergency unlocks a day — five minutes each — open your apps right away when you genuinely need them, with no writing step. You never get locked out of your own phone.
You point Write First at your own apps, on your own terms. It never monitors, supervises, or reports on anyone else. There are no dashboards anyone else sees.
BUILT THE RIGHT WAY
Write First runs on Apple's Screen Time framework, so blocking is system-level and reliable — no VPN trick, no background profile quietly draining your battery.
SEE YOUR MOMENTUM
A streak counter, check-in history, and simple stats show how often you chose to pause instead of scroll. No nagging, no guilt, no leaderboards.
FEATURES
- Self-directed blocking of the apps you choose
- A one-sentence write step to unlock, with matched prompts
- Timed unlock windows that re-lock on their own
- Three 5-minute emergency unlocks a day
- Streak and momentum tracking
- Check-in history and simple stats
- Built on Apple Screen Time — no VPN, no background network
FREE TO START
The free version is genuinely usable: block the apps you choose and use three emergency unlocks a day, no time limit. Write First Pro adds more — custom unlock durations, custom writing length, schedules, more prompt styles, unlimited history, full stats, export, and Face ID lock.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your journal entries, moods, and stats stay on your iPhone — no account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. The only thing that leaves your device is your subscription, which Apple handles to manage your Pro access.
Privacy Policy: https://promptflowbusiness.com/write-first/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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New app icon, plus small under-the-hood improvements.
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Information
- Seller
- chad vasquez
- Size
- 16.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Write First Pro $29.99
- Write First Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 PromptFlow LLC