PayToUnlock: Focus Lock

Keep checking your phone when you want to focus?

PayToUnlock locks your whole phone during timed focus sessions, helping you concentrate on work, study, or time away from your screen.

Choose how long you want to focus and start your session. Your phone unlocks when the timer ends. If you choose to finish early, you can pay a US$1 early-unlock fee. That extra step encourages you to pause before breaking your commitment.

PHONE LOCK FOR BETTER FOCUS

Give yourself space to concentrate without repeatedly picking up your phone. Whether you’re preparing for an exam, finishing a project, or taking a digital detox, PayToUnlock helps you set aside time for what matters.

KEY FEATURES

• Timed phone lock: Lock your phone for the focus duration you choose.
• Scheduled focus sessions: Plan focus time around your daily routine.
• Progress tracking: Review your focus activity and build consistent habits.
• US$1 early unlock: Choose to end a session early by paying US$1.
• Automatic unlock: Your phone unlocks when your session finishes, with no early-unlock charge.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Choose your focus session length.
2. Start the session to lock your phone.
3. Spend that time on work, study, or another activity away from your screen.
4. Complete the session and your phone unlocks automatically.
5. If you decide to finish early, pay US$1 to unlock your phone.

SPEND LESS TIME SCROLLING

A quick phone check can turn into a long distraction. PayToUnlock puts a barrier between the urge to check your phone and using it again.

Instead of ending your focus session with a quick tap, you make a deliberate choice: keep your commitment or pay US$1 to unlock early.

MAKE TIME FOR YOUR PRIORITIES

Use PayToUnlock when you want to:

• Study with fewer phone distractions.
• Concentrate on work or personal projects.
• Reduce screen time and interrupt scrolling habits.
• Take a planned break from your phone.
• Build a routine of completing your focus sessions.

BUILD A CONSISTENT FOCUS HABIT

Schedule sessions around your day and track your progress over time. Start with a duration that works for you, then build a routine you can maintain.

UNDERSTAND THE COSTS

Subscription access and early-unlock fees are separate. A subscription does not include the US$1 fee for each early unlock.

Review the subscription terms in the app before subscribing. Complete your focus session and your phone unlocks without an early-unlock fee. The US$1 fee applies only when you choose to end a session early.

PERMISSIONS

PayToUnlock uses Android’s AccessibilityService API to access foreground app identifiers and window information during focus sessions, detect opened apps, and display the focus lock screen.
Accessibility access requires your consent and must be enabled manually in Android Settings.
Display-over-other-apps access shows the focus lock, notifications provide session updates, and exact alarms start scheduled sessions at your chosen time.

Choose your time. Lock your phone. Keep your commitment.