BookLock blocks the apps you choose, sends you back to your bookmark, and unlocks your screen time when the chapter is done.
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For iPhone · Built with Apple Screen Time
You already reach for your phone every day. BookLock turns that reflex into a chapter finished before the feed opens.
The shelf moves on its own · hover, focus, or touch to pause
A chapter at a time adds up. Put reading in front of the apps you already open and the shelf starts filling itself.
BookLock keeps the next chapter, your progress, and your next unlock in one place—so there is never a decision to make when distraction hits.
BookLock launches with The Odyssey. More public-domain classics will follow.
The book opens cinematically at your saved place. Read at your pace or follow the narration as each line glows across the page.
Select the apps that pull you in. BookLock shields them using Apple Screen Time until your reading is complete.
The shield closes the distracting app and sends a notification. Tap it to return to your exact saved page.
Read through the chapter and BookLock returns the screen time you chose. The feed becomes a reward—not a reflex.
The moment you complete your reading, BookLock confirms the win and returns the screen time you chose. No vague goals—just a clear exchange.
Yes. On iPhone, BookLock uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs to shield the apps you select after you approve access.
The shield asks you to read. Its button closes the distracting app and BookLock sends a notification; tapping that notification returns you to your saved page.
No. BookLock works by chapter. Finish the chapter assigned to your rule and you earn the amount of screen time you selected.
Yes. You choose which apps are shielded, how many chapters are required, and how much screen time the completed reading earns.
No account is required, and reading progress stays on your iPhone. Apple gives BookLock private tokens for the apps you select rather than their names.
Join the waitlist for launch access and the next BookLock update.
No spam. One email when BookLock launches.
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