Your apps lock.
50 characters unlock them.
At night, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram go dark. Write 50 characters in today's entry and they're back. That's the whole deal.
There are plenty of pretty journaling apps. This one actually makes you write.
Download on the App Store
It's not willpower.
It's structure.
“I'll write every day” never survives a dopamine app. So we skip the reminder and use a lock. Until you write, the app you most want to open stays shut. Non-negotiable.
Three steps. Done.
A minute to set up. Two to write. That's it.
Pick your apps
Choose which dopamine apps to pause, and when. Defaults to 10 PM — set it anywhere from 6 PM to just before midnight.
Night falls, apps lock
Your apps go quiet. Add a photo or a voice memo if you like, but 50 characters of text is the only way back in.
Write, and it opens
About three sentences — 50 characters. Your streak ticks up, your apps come back. Skip it and everything unlocks on its own at 4 AM. Nothing stays locked for good.
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
App blocking
Pauses your dopamine apps every night. Fifty characters and they're back. The heart of Writeblock — and the only thing you pay for.
Unlimited journaling
From 50 to 5,000 characters, with photos and voice. Write as much as you want, as often as you want.
Streaks and calendar
Days stack up, and the calendar lays them all out. Missed days stay missed — no fudging.
App lock
Lock Writeblock itself behind Face ID or a PIN. Hand someone your phone without a flinch.
Search
Find any entry in a tap. One word from that day is enough.
Export and sync
Take everything out as Markdown whenever you like. iCloud sync and backup run on your account, never ours.
All free.
Blocking, once.
Everything you need to journal is free for life. One thing costs money: app blocking.
- Unlimited journaling (photos, voice)
- Streaks · calendar · search
- App lock (Face ID / PIN)
- iCloud sync & backup
- Every theme
- Markdown export
- Blocks dopamine apps every night
- Pay once, yours for good
- Not a subscription
- Free restore on the same Apple ID
No subscription. No ads. Pay once, you're done.
Your diary never
leaves your device.
Your entries live on your device. Turn on sync and they go to your iCloud — never our servers.
We can't read a word of it. No accounts, no servers, nothing to read.
One anonymous usage metric — and you can switch it off anytime.
No accounts · no servers · no tracking. Nobody reads it but you.