Touch Grass: Walk to Unlock

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About this app

Make your next app break a walking break.

Touch Grass is an app blocker that helps you pause distracting apps and earn screen time by walking. Choose the apps you want to restrict, set a step goal, and complete a walking session to unlock a timed break.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose the apps you want to take a break from.
2. Set your walking step target.
3. When a selected app is blocked, start a walking session in Touch Grass.
4. Carry your phone and walk toward your goal.
5. Complete the goal to temporarily unlock your selected apps. Restrictions return when the unlock timer ends.

APP BLOCKING WITH A PURPOSE
Add a walking break before another scroll. Choose which apps to restrict and keep your screen time decisions intentional.

A WALKING COMPANION
Follow your step progress with an animated walking companion. See how many steps remain as you work toward your next app break.

TIMED APP ACCESS
Finishing a walking session earns temporary access to your restricted apps. The dashboard shows when your unlock window ends.

A TARGET PER APP
Not every app costs you the same, so not every app should cost the same walk. Set a different step target for the one that eats your evening, and leave the rest on your usual goal.

LOCKS ON A SCHEDULE
Set the hours that matter - work hours, bedtime - and your chosen apps lock themselves during those windows, even if you never open Touch Grass.

STRICT MODE
For the moments you talk yourself out of it. With strict mode on, switching the shield off costs a wait or a walk - and the app tells you exactly what it will cost before you turn it on, not after.

PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE
Track steps recorded through your walking sessions, review your activity, build a streak over time, and see what each app actually cost you in steps and minutes.

FRIENDLY COMPETITION
Compare step totals on global and city leaderboards. Your profile and walking progress help you see where you stand.

PERMISSIONS AND SETUP
Touch Grass uses physical activity access to count steps, Usage Access to detect selected apps, and permission to display over other apps to show the blocking screen. A foreground service keeps app restriction monitoring active, with a notification while it runs. App visibility lets you choose applications to restrict.

Step detection depends on your phone's sensors and how you carry it. Account sync and leaderboards require an internet connection. Signed-in profile and walking-session data sync to our backend to support these features.

Less scrolling. More strolling.

What’s new

Your walk now keeps counting when the screen goes off, when you leave the app, and even if Android closes it while the phone is in your pocket.

- A notification shows how far along your walk is
- Your apps unlock the moment you reach your target, whether or not the app is open
- An active walk stays visible on the home screen so you can pick it back up
- Fixed walks that could get stuck showing zero steps