Mindful Lock: App Block & Lock

Mindful Lock

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About this app

The average person checks their phone 96 times a day. Mindful Lock gives you back control with full-device locking and selective app blocking. Lock your entire phone, or just block distracting apps. Emergency calls always work.
Full device lock + App blocking. Choose total lockdown or block specific apps.
100% private. No accounts, no cloud, no data leaves your device.
Emergency access. Make calls when it matters, even during a lock session.

What you can do:
Quick Device Lock. Lock your entire phone for a set duration. Your whole device goes dark until the timer ends. Perfect for deep focus sessions.
Selective App Blocking. Block just the apps that distract you, like social media, games, or shopping. Keep calls, messages, and work apps accessible.
Time-boxed sessions. Choose 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or set your own custom duration.
Device Admin locking. Unlike app blockers that use overlays, our device lock uses Android's Device Admin API. No workarounds.
Accessibility-based app blocking. Detects when you try to open blocked apps and immediately redirects you during active sessions.
Emergency call access. Reach important contacts even when the device is fully locked. Fully configurable.
On-device usage stats. Track screen time, unlocks, and session streaks. All data stays on your phone.
Zero accounts required. No sign-ups, no email, no cloud sync.
Lightweight and fast. Minimal battery impact. No background data usage.

Who is Mindful Lock for?
Students who need distraction-free study sessions. Professionals who want deep work without phone interruptions. Anyone doing a digital detox or mindfulness practice. People who want to stop scrolling before bed. ADHD users who need an external structure to maintain focus. Anyone who wants to break phone addiction and reduce screen time.

Why Mindful Lock?
Two blocking modes, one app. Need total lockdown? Use Quick Device Lock. Just want to block Instagram and TikTok? Use App Blocking to target specific distractions.
Device-level locking that actually works. Unlike app blockers that only use overlays you can dismiss, Mindful Lock uses Android's Device Admin API for full-device locks. When you lock your phone, it stays locked.
Your data never leaves your phone. We don't collect analytics, run VPNs, or require accounts. Mindful Lock is built for people who care about both focus and privacy.
Reduce doom-scrolling and impulsive texting. Protect your late nights and study time. Stay focused during work. Reclaim your time from distractions.
100% Ad-Free. Your focus and privacy are our only priorities.

Coming Soon:
Location-based auto-blocking.

Permissions & Privacy
Device Admin API enables full-device locking during Quick Device Lock sessions. Used solely for device-level locks.
Accessibility Service Usage
Mindful Lock uses Android's Accessibility Service only to detect when a user opens a blocked app during an active focus session and to display a blocking screen.
Mindful Lock does not read, collect, store, or share any personal or sensitive data. No keystrokes, screen content, messages, or passwords are accessed.
Accessibility access is required solely for enforcing user-configured app blocking and can be disabled by the user at any time.

Take back your time. Lock your phone. Stay focused.
Download Mindful Lock, the private and reliable way to beat phone distractions.

Use Mindful Lock to lock apps, lock your phone, or lock yourself out of distractions when you need to focus. Whether you want a focus lock for deep work, a way to lock your phone for study, an app lock and screen time tracker, or a digital detox and distraction blocker, Mindful Lock does it all in one private app - block distracting apps, run focus sessions, and cut screen time.

Ratings and reviews

This app has given me significant chunks of my life back. It's no secret that phones are a necessity nowadays. It's also no secret that phones are super addictive. This is the only app I've found with a working locking widget. With one second of willpower, you can lock your phone. It's incredible. and the ability to schedule the locks has helped me start sleeping again! My mornings are starting without my phone in my hands. I have tried all these apps, and this is my favorite for sure.

Please integrate a Pomodoro feature into this app. Technically, it should work like this: when the user completes a 25-minute session of reading or practicing their habit, the phone/app should unlock and remain open and accessible for a 5-minute break duration, The app would be the best app in the world and would get 5 stars.

This app genuinely fixed my night habbits. Am I getting 8 hrs of sleep because of it? No. But am I wasting those hours on mindless scrolls or midnight addictions? How can I when they are locked away. No compromise. No quick password.

What’s new

Congratulations on taking the first step to be more productive
> Added Schedule Lock fixes and improvements
> Introducing App-limits based on usage
> Added Widgets
> Added Schedule for App Blocking
> Added favourite contacts while making emergency calls.
> App Blocker Feature
> Language Selection added
> Added premium purchase
> Added Permissions Management in Settings Screen.
> Fixed issues with the loading of Usage Stats Cards.
> Added settings for device reboot/restart.
Regards,
Vikesh Dass