Soka Lock

Open Instagram, TikTok or any time wasting app, pause with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo first. A Nichiren Buddhist screen-time app: chant, read the Gosho, then choose to scroll.

your phone is pulling you away from your practice. the scrolling, the notifications, the endless feed - it has pushed your chanting, your study, and your connection to your Gohonzon lower and lower on the list.

Soka Lock flips that.

before Instagram opens, before the compulsive scroll starts, you pause - just for a moment - with Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and a passage from the Gosho or Lotus Sutra, matched to exactly what you're feeling right now. it takes 1 minute. and it's the 60 seconds that changes the reflex.

this is not another screen time app. this is your practice, showing up at the moment of distraction, with the wisdom and courage of Nichiren Buddhism to meet you exactly where you are.

how it works

1. choose which apps to block - Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat
2. open one and Soka Lock pauses you with a custom chant timer
3. chant, read, reflect - then continue when you're ready
4. your streak builds, your patterns become visible, the reflex softens

WHAT'S INSIDE

• streak tracker build a daily Daimoku reading habit. milestones at 7, 30, and 100 days.

• progress insights see how many sessions have resulted in chanting over the past 7 days. the patterns are more revealing than you expect.

• mindful pause — not a hard lock after chanting, the app opens freely for 15/30/45 minutes. no frustration, no hard block. just a pause — then your choice. cooldown is adjustable.

• wisdom library browse and revisit all passages. your practice always available, not just during interception.

• daily passage reminder one quiet notification each morning — a short passage before the day takes over.

• fully offline all data stored on your device. the app blocker works with zero internet.

WHO THIS IS FOR

if you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo — or are drawn to the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism — and you're tired of how much of your attention disappears into a phone, this was made for you.

for SGI members, Nichiren Shoshu practitioners, and anyone on the path who wants their phone to serve their practice, not compete with it. for people who've tried every screen time app and found something was missing.

what was missing was... Soka Lock.

GOOD FOR

• deepening your daily chanting practice
• reducing compulsive phone scrolling
• staying connected to Nichiren Buddhist teachings
• building spiritual discipline through consistent small moments

PRIVACY

the Accessibility Service detects when a blocked app comes to the foreground. it reads nothing else — not your messages, not your feed, not any content from other apps. no ads. no data selling. all insights stay on your device.

FREE & PRO

free: interception, daily reminder, wisdom library. pro: custom chant timer, wisdom library, insights analysis, gated app selection, cooldown customisation.

7-day free trial. no charge until it ends. cancel anytime.

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/