No reps,
no scrolling.
RepUnlock locks TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Push-ups, squats or a walk unlock them. Free to try.
Three steps to take
your focus back.
No timers to ignore, no “one more minute” button. Just a phone, your body, and something that notices whether you followed through.
Pick your worst apps.
Instagram, TikTok, X — whatever you keep opening without thinking. RepUnlock locks them at the system level.
Do the reps. Volt eats.
Push-ups, squats, jumping jacks, high knees, lunges — the front camera counts every rep on-device. Nothing uploads. One rep, one minute.
Scroll — and watch him drain.
Volt sits on your lock screen emptying in real time as you scroll. At zero, the apps lock and he goes quiet until you move again.
He is not a mascot.
He’s the battery.
Most screen-time apps show you a number you learn to ignore. RepUnlock gives the number a face, a mood, and an opinion about your afternoon.
He is the battery.
Not a mascot next to a number — the number itself. Reps fill him, scrolling drains him, and at empty your apps lock. One glance at your lock screen tells you where you stand.
He gets hungry.
Volt has a daily appetite that scales with what you normally do. Feed him and he is bright and smug. Ignore him and he gets hungry, then ravenous — sunken eyes, drooping, genuinely hard to look at.
He reacts when you cheat.
Every time you open a blocked app he is there on the shield. Once is a raised eyebrow. Five times is a stare. Twelve times and he is furious with you, and the lock screen says exactly how many times you tried.
He grows, and he scars.
Thousands of lifetime reps grow him from a hatchling into a full-size Volt. Break a streak and he cracks — then welds shut into a scar he wears permanently. Ten scars means ten comebacks.
He never dies.
The floor is power-save: dim, asleep, one workout from awake. A pet that dies is a pet you delete, so Volt cannot. He just waits.
Volt sleeps at night and wakes with you in the morning.
Sometimes a rep
is worth three.
A few times a day, without warning, reps start counting double — or triple, if you hit a golden window. It turns "I should work out later" into "it is happening right now".
Bet a friend.
Loser does reps.
Pick a partner, set the stakes.
A 7-day lock-in: you both choose blocked apps and daily reps. Break the contract and the penalty gets posted to the feed.
Borrow reps when life happens.
Tough day? Your partner does the work, you keep the streak. Real accountability, real teamwork.
Invite friends, unlock Premium.
Share your referral code and you both get premium access. More friends, more premium time.
You & your friend
streak grows · league boost
posted to feed · streak resets
“It changed my whole life.”
“I went from 6 hours a day of doomscrolling to under 2 — and I'm doing 200+ push-ups a week without thinking about it. The first habit app that didn't feel like punishment.”
“Replaced my 'one more scroll' reflex with squats. Genuinely the only intervention that has stuck.”
“The leaderboard is dangerous. I've never wanted to do burpees this badly.”
“My kids saw me using it and now we do reps together before any screens. Family game-changer.”
“Counter is shockingly accurate. Form check called me out on my half-reps. Rude. But fair.”
Frequently asked questions
What is RepUnlock?
RepUnlock is an iOS app that blocks your distracting apps until you exercise. It locks apps like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube using Apple's Screen Time system, and the only way back in is real reps — counted through your front camera by on-device AI. What makes it different from other blockers is Volt: a creature who lives on your home screen and holds your screen time. Your reps feed him, your scrolling drains him, and when he is empty your apps lock.
Who or what is Volt?
Volt is RepUnlock's pet, and he is also the battery. He is not a mascot standing next to a number — he is the number. Reps fill him up, every minute of scrolling visibly drains him, and he has moods about it: bright and smug when fed, hungry when you skip a day, and openly furious when you keep trying to open blocked apps. He grows over thousands of lifetime reps, keeps a scar for every broken streak, and he never dies — at worst he goes to sleep until you work out again.
What exercises does RepUnlock count?
RepUnlock counts push-ups, squats, jumping jacks, high knees and lunges through your front camera, using on-device AI that tracks your joints and validates each rep. Walking counts too, taken from your step data, so you can earn screen time without opening the camera at all.
How much screen time does one rep earn?
One rep earns one minute of screen time, and 60 banked minutes fills Volt completely. During Happy Hour — random windows that appear a few times a day without warning — camera reps count double, or triple if you catch a golden window.
How is RepUnlock different from Apple Screen Time?
Apple Screen Time enforces limits with a button that says "Ignore Limit", and most people learn to tap it within a week. RepUnlock uses the same system-level blocking API, so the block is just as strong, but the way out is physical: you do push-ups, not taps. There is no delay to wait out and no button to press through.
How is RepUnlock different from Opal, Freedom or one sec?
Those apps add friction — a scheduled block, a forced pause, a breathing exercise before you scroll. RepUnlock adds a price, and you pay it with your body. Friction can be waited out; a rep counter cannot. It is also the only one of them that gives you something that reacts to whether you follow through.
Can RepUnlock actually help with phone addiction?
It targets the specific moment that makes doomscrolling automatic: the thoughtless reach for a blocked app. Instead of a timer you dismiss, you hit a cost you have to pay physically, which breaks the reflex and turns the wasted minute into a set. People use it to trade an hour of scrolling for a few hundred reps a week. It is a behavioural tool, not medical treatment — if your phone use is seriously affecting your life, talk to a professional as well.
Is my camera footage private?
Rep counting runs entirely on your device. Camera frames are never uploaded, never stored, and never leave the phone. There is no video upload, no cloud rep counting, and no footage saved to your library.
Can I block TikTok, Instagram and YouTube?
Yes — any app on your iPhone can be blocked, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter/X, Reddit and games. You pick which ones, and they stay locked at the system level until you have banked the minutes to open them.
Does RepUnlock work on iPad?
Yes. RepUnlock runs on iPhone and iPad, on iOS 17 or later.
Is RepUnlock free?
Free to download, with an optional Premium subscription Premium can also be unlocked by inviting friends with your referral code, and students can get it at a discount.
Is it good for students?
It works well for study sessions specifically because the unlock cost is short and physical. Blocking social media during study hours removes the distraction, and the 20 squats you do to check your phone double as the movement break that actually helps you retain what you just read.
Can I use it with a friend?
Yes. You can see when friends are working out live, challenge them, and lock in together on a contract — you agree how long it runs and what the loser owes. Being watched is a much stronger commitment device than a private goal.
Stop scrolling.
Start earning.
Your phone is the most powerful tool you own. Make it work for the body you live in.