LingoLock

Gianluca Messina

About this app

Turn your phone addiction into language learning.

LingoLock is a focus tool with a twist: instead of just blocking
distracting apps, it makes you answer a quick language flashcard
before you can open them. Every time you reach for Instagram,
TikTok, or any other app you choose to block, LingoLock asks you
to translate a word. Get it right and the app opens. It's a
dopamine gate that converts your impulse to scroll into a moment
of learning.

Most language apps need you to remember to study. LingoLock works
the opposite way — you don't have to do anything. Just open your
phone like you always do, and the words come to you.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose which apps you want to block (Instagram, TikTok,
YouTube, anything)
2. Pick your language: Spanish, French, Italian, or German
3. Set how often you want questions to appear (1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes)
4. Done. Open a blocked app and answer a flashcard to continue.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 4 languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German
- 350+ high-frequency vocabulary words per language
- Smart spaced repetition — words you get wrong come back more often
- Multiple choice format — no typing, takes 5 seconds
- Block any apps you want from your installed list
- Adjustable question frequency to match your habits

PRIVACY FIRST
LingoLock is designed to respect your privacy completely.
- No data leaves your phone
- No analytics, no ads, no tracking
- No account, no sign-up
- Works fully offline
- All progress stored locally

WHY IT WORKS
You probably open Instagram dozens of times a day without thinking.
Each of those moments could be a chance to learn 5 words. Over a
week that's hundreds of vocabulary touches — far more than you'd
get from sitting down to study. LingoLock turns your phone habit
into a learning habit without you having to change anything.

PERMISSIONS
LingoLock needs two permissions to work:
- Accessibility Service: to detect when you open a blocked app.
We only check the package name — we never read screen content,
passwords, or anything you type.
- Display Over Other Apps: to show the flashcard question on top
of the blocked app.

We don't collect or transmit any of your data. Everything stays
on your phone.

PERFECT FOR
- Language learners who never have time to study
- Anyone trying to cut back on social media
- Students who want to make their scrolling time productive
- Parents who want to learn alongside their kids
- People who've tried Duolingo and stopped after 3 days

LingoLock isn't another app you have to remember to open. It's a
quiet companion to the apps you already use too much.

Start small. Block one app. Pick one language. See what happens
in a week.

What’s new

Fixed a bug on Samsung devices where the screen could freeze on a flashcard, requiring a reboot.