Amber Lock: Screen Time Limit
App Blocker: Walk to Unlock
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
Amber Lock seals your most distracting apps in digital amber. To get them back, you have to stand up and walk. Whether your goals are to reduce screen time, increase your daily steps, or both, Amber Lock has got you covered!
THE LEGEND
Gnomish stories tell of a distracted worker whose candied berries were sealed in tree sap until he finished plowing the fields. Amber Lock applies the same friction to your phone.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Seal your distractions. Pick your worst offenders (social media, games, news) and lock them inside the amber.
2. Set your own rules. Decide how many steps buy one minute, how many steps the tank can hold, and how long a single unlock is allowed to run.
3. Walk. Put the phone in your pocket and go. Your real steps charge the Melter.
4. Melt the amber. Spend that charge whenever you choose, up to the limit you set.
5. Watch it re-seal. When the charge runs dry, the amber locks your apps again.
BUILT FOR YOUR SCREEN TIME, NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S
A 4am doomscroller and a gamer who wants one clean hour at night need opposite things from a blocker. Most apps give them the same one.
If your problem is the slow drip (five minutes here, twenty there) run a small tank and a short unlock cap. A slip costs you five minutes, not the entire evening.
If your problem is that you want your hour before bed and you want it uninterrupted, use the deep tank instead. Bank steps all day, then spend them in one sitting without the app locking you out halfway through.
SEE WHAT YOU GET BACK
Amber Lock tracks your time in sealed apps week over week, so you can watch the hours come back.
ON YOUR HOME SCREEN
A widget sits beside your locked apps showing the time you have left, so you can melt or re-seal without opening anything.
PRIVACY
Amber Lock uses Apple's Screen Time API to block apps directly on your device. Your app usage data never leaves your phone. It isn't sent to us or to anyone else. Your step data stays on your device too.
NO SUBSCRIPTION
Amber Lock is free, and it's fully usable that way. One optional upgrade is available as one-time purchases. This gives you access to premium settings which allow you to further customize your Amber Melter!
Take back your time. Seal the distractions. Earn your screen time.
Terms & conditions of use: https://www.gnomesteadcollective.com/terms?app=amber-lock#amber-lock
Hi everyone! We've simplified the premium settings in the app!
The developer, Gnomestead Collective LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Gnomestead Collective LLC
- Size
- 55.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Settings Bundle $9.99
- Premium Burn $7.99
- Premium Step Tank $7.99
- 1,000 Step Power Bank (10x) $4.99
- 1,000 Step Power Bank (3x) $1.99
- 1,000 Step Power Bank (1x) $0.99
- Copyright
- © Gnomestead Collective LLC