Dawn: Morning App Blocker Apple

Dawn: Morning App Blocker

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Features & Capabilities

Your apps stay locked until you write 3 gratitudes and 3 intentions. Five minutes, then your phone is yours and your morning is calm, not chaos.

Your apps are locked. Until you have earned your morning.

Dawn is the morning app that blocks Instagram, TikTok and every other doomscroll trap until you complete a 5 minute ritual. Write 3 gratitudes. Set 3 intentions. Take a short guided breathing pause. Then your phone unlocks and the day is yours.

WAKE UP WITHOUT THE SCROLL Most of us hand the first 20 minutes of the day to other people's content before we have had a single thought of our own. Dawn gives those minutes back, so you start the day intentional instead of reactive.

A JOURNAL THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS YOU TO IT Gratitude journals ask nicely. Dawn does not. Using Apple's Screen Time, your chosen apps lock overnight and stay locked until your ritual is done. No willpower required, because the choice was already made last night.

BUILD A STREAK YOU CAN FEEL Track your streak, level up as you go, and watch wellness insights unlock over time. Share a morning card when you are proud of one.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your gratitudes and intentions stay private, on your device and your own iCloud. No accounts, and we can't read them.

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Pick the apps that steal your mornings and set your lock time. Midnight by default.
  2. Wake up. Your apps are locked until you write 3 gratitudes and 3 intentions.
  3. Finish your ritual in under 5 minutes. Your apps unlock and your day starts calm.

WHAT YOU GET

  • App blocking powered by Apple's Screen Time
  • A guided 5 minute morning ritual: gratitude, intentions, a breathing pause
  • Streaks, levels and progress tracking
  • Wellness insights that unlock as you grow
  • Shareable morning cards
  • A lock time you control
  • An emergency unlock, because life happens

PERFECT FOR YOU IF

  • You reach for your phone before you are fully awake
  • Screen time limits never worked, because Ignore Limit is one tap away
  • You want a gratitude or journaling habit that finally sticks
  • You want calmer, more intentional mornings

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Start with a 7 day free trial, then Dawn is a subscription: $59.99 per year or $6.99 per week. Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Your free trial converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends, and subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.

Privacy Policy: https://usedawn.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Questions? Email us at dawn.app@proton.me

Tomorrow morning can feel different. Lock tonight, wake up calm.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Tom Wilford
Version:
1.6.0 Last updated: 2026-07-10
Version code:
888069684
Creation date:
2026-05-20
Compatible devices:
Size:
32.04MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-11
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Tom Wilford
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/no/app/dawn-morning-app-blocker/id6761691030
Website:
https://usedawn.app

User Reviews

Dawn has completely transformed my mornings. I start each day feeling more grounded and intentional, and that positivity carries through everything I do. Can’t imagine my routine without it
by Al*****, 2026-06-13
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