Caught you.
Now unlock it.
ShameLock blocks your worst apps and only lets you back in after a selfie. No button-tap willpower. Just you, your camera, and the quiet horror of your own face at 1am.
Let's create some FOMO.
Everyone else is quietly winning at focus. You're not.
The average person spends 3 hours 45 minutes a day on mobile internet. Somewhere out there, people are keeping it well under that, hitting inbox zero, and putting their phones face-down without a struggle. Here's how everyone's screen time stacks up — and which side of the average you're on.
I don't want to be left behind →Don't worry. Getting from "here" to "there" mostly just requires a phone that judges you a little. We built one.
*3h45m/day global average mobile internet use, via DataReportal, Digital 2025 Global Overview Report.
What ShameLock actually does
Four features. Zero mercy.
Doomscrolling is expensive.
Let's do the math.
Time is money. Turns out your thumb has been spending it.
Confession ledger
The headline number
$136,875
That's what your doomscrolling time is worth at your hourly wage, added up over 10 years — time you spent scrolling instead of earning, resting, or doing pretty much anything else.
This is obviously a simplified model — we're not your financial advisor, we're just trying to make you feel something.
Exhibit V: the video testimonial.
Our most credible customer to date.
"Five bananas. Would be shamed again."
This testimonial is AI-generated. Obviously. No monkey was interviewed, employed, or given screen time. We just thought it was funny.
Questions people actually ask.
Straight answers, no fine print.
Q1Is ShameLock available for iPhone?
Not yet. ShameLock is Android-only for now — iOS's restrictions make the selfie-lock mechanism much harder to build (blame Apple, not us). Drop your email on the download section and we'll tell you the second that changes.
Q2How does the unlock actually work?
Open a blocked app and ShameLock takes over the screen. Take a selfie with your front camera, on-device face detection confirms a real face is looking back at you, and you get a 5-minute grace period before the lock returns. A working front camera is required.
Q3Is it free?
Free to download, and you can block one app at no cost. If you want to lock down more than one, there's a single one-time lifetime purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring charges.
Q4Do you see or store my selfies?
No. Every selfie, log, and stat stays on your phone — there's no account, no cloud sync, and no server for any of it to travel to.
Q5What happens to notifications from blocked apps?
They're held back until you unlock the app, so nothing sneaks through to pull you back in early.
Q6Can I set different rules for work vs. weekends?
Yes. Build multiple named schedules — "Work," "Weekend," or anything else — each with its own set of blocked apps and active hours.
Q7Does ShameLock post my "shame" anywhere public?
Never automatically. You can generate a shareable recap image of your unlock stats, but posting it anywhere is entirely up to you.
Q8Why does it want me to disable battery optimization?
Android can kill background apps to save power, and that would stop ShameLock from catching you. Exempting it from battery optimization keeps the block running reliably.
Q9Can't I just turn off the permission to get around it?
Technically, yes — nothing stops you at the OS level. ShameLock is a commitment device, not unbypassable software. The small amount of friction (and the mild self-confrontation) is the entire point.
Still have questions? Reach out at [email protected].
Not on the shelves yet
No store listing. No public build. Just a closed circle of testers.
ShameLock is in private testing before it hits Google Play. Send me a DM on LinkedIn and I'll add you to the list.
DM me on LinkedInLimited spots — first come, first unlocked.