Latch : Focus & App Blocker
Block Social Media. Pay Once.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Block distracting apps and websites during focus sessions. One payment, yours forever — no subscription, no account, nothing leaves your iPhone.
Block distracting apps and websites while you focus — and pay for it once. Latch is the app blocker without a subscription: start a session, and the apps that eat your day stay shut until the timer ends. No streaks, no gamification, no account — just a door you can close on the attention economy.
One price, forever
Most screen time and app blocker apps charge $70 to $100 every year. Latch is a one-time purchase. Pay once and every future update is included — no upsell, no upgrade fee, ever.
Quiet by design
• No streaks to break
• No gems to chase
• No leaderboards or badges
• No coach messages or push reminders
• No email list, no account
A tool you use, then close.
Made for adults managing their own attention
Latch uses Apple's official Screen Time framework with individual authorization. It is not a parental control app. It is built for the designer, developer, writer, or knowledge worker who is tired of losing 40 minutes to doomscrolling before lunch.
What's in the box
• Block apps, app categories and websites
• Single-tap focus sessions — 15, 25, 45, 60 minutes, or custom up to 8 hours
• Recurring schedules — block the same apps at the same times every weekday
• Locked Mode — commit to a session you cannot cancel halfway
• Home Screen widgets (small and medium) — start focus without opening the app
• Control Center toggle — one tap from anywhere
• Dynamic Island Live Activity — your timer follows you between apps
• iOS Focus Filter integration — when your Work Focus turns on, Latch can auto-start a session
• Anonymous focus history — see your week in a simple chart, no analytics lockup
Private by design
Nothing ever leaves your device. There is no account, no email, no login, no cloud sync. Latch has no analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no telemetry — no third-party code that phones home. Your app selections, schedules, and focus history stay on your iPhone, reflected in the "Data Not Collected" privacy label on this page.
Supported on iPhone and iPad running iOS 18 or later.
Latch is built by a single independent developer. Every support email is read by a human. If something breaks, we fix it.
Privacy Policy: https://latchweb.meteerdal.workers.dev/privacy
Terms of Use: https://latchweb.meteerdal.workers.dev/terms
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
• The screen you see when you open a blocked app is now in Turkish, Spanish and Chinese too.
• Live Activity reliability fixes for iOS 27.
• After a finished session, Latch may ask once for a rating. It's how a small indie app gets found — thank you.
Latch is a one-time purchase: every update, including this one, is free. Forever.
Questions? Bugs? Feature requests? Write to maotunko@gmail.com — a human reads every email.
The developer, METE ERDAL KOROGLU, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- METE ERDAL KOROGLU
- Size
- 4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Unlock, One Payment $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mete Erdal Koroglu