Put down the phone.
Be in the moment.

Block distracting apps.
Lock your phone
for the next hour.every morning at 7.after an hour of scrolling.with no way out.

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Block your distractionsOne hold away from focusNot another timer you will ignore. Choose your practice.Set it once. It repeats.

Features

Blocking that works the way your day actually runs.

You open apps without deciding to. That is the loop, not a character flaw. Sanctum interrupts it three ways.

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Block on demand

Pick a duration, tap Begin. Your chosen apps go quiet for exactly that long. No setup ceremony before your first session.

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Standing schedules

Mornings, work hours, wind-down. Set it once and the shield arms itself on those days, at those times.

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Daily limits

Give an app a ceiling. Use it freely until the ceiling is reached, then Sanctum holds the line for the rest of the day.

Block screens

The wall that looks after you.

When you reach for a blocked app, Sanctum meets you with a calm screen instead of the feed. A moment of friction, a quiet message, and you are back to your day.

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A calm screen, not a scoldNo red alerts, no shame. Just a still, on-brand block screen where the app used to open.
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A reminder of whyThe screen shows what you set out to protect, so the pause has a reason and not just a wall.
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Puts the phone down for youOne tap returns you to the home screen. The point is to leave the phone, not to sit in another app.

Five block screens today. More on the way.

Sanctum block screen — a breathing intervention when you reach for a blocked app

How it works

Three steps. The first one is the hard part, and it is done.

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Choose your apps

Pick the ones that take more than they give. Sanctum suggests a starting list so you are not staring at a blank picker.

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Start a session

One tap for right now, or set a schedule and let it arm itself. Your phone still works. The loop apps do not.

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Watch the hours return

Insights show what changed: fewer pickups, quieter days, hours back. You will see it within the first week of use.

Immersive themes

Pick a place to sit.

Every theme is a living, looping world. The whole app re-skins around it: text, glass, buttons. A new one lands every week.

Sanctum Midnight theme
Midnight
Quiet mind, open sky
Sanctum Nature theme
Nature
Quiet mind, open meadow
Sanctum Ocean theme
Ocean
Slow tide, steady breath
Sanctum Universe theme
Universe
A galaxy of one
Sanctum Serene theme
Serene
Evening blue, settled mind
Sanctum Sunset theme
Sunset
Warm horizon, slow exhale

FAQ

Fair questions.

Can I just turn the block off when I want the app back?
There is no off switch. There is a pause, and it costs you something: a deliberate exercise, not a reflex tap. Pause a schedule and it steps aside for today, then arms again tomorrow. Pause a daily limit and it holds off until midnight, then comes back. The block always returns on its own.
What if I lock myself out of something I actually need?
Calls and everything you did not block keep working the whole time. If you set a block to hold with no pauses at all, an emergency exit is still there, and it pauses the block rather than tearing it down.
Does it keep working when I forget about it?
That is the point. A schedule arms itself on the days and times you set. A daily limit gives an app a ceiling and holds the line once you reach it. Neither needs you to remember to start anything.
What happens when I open a blocked app?
You get a still, on-brand screen where the feed used to be, with a reminder of what you set out to protect. One tap puts you back on your home screen. The point is to leave the phone, not to sit in another app.
What can Sanctum actually see?
On iOS, app usage is read through Apple's Screen Time framework, which keeps the raw data on your device. Sanctum sees the summaries it needs to show your insights and nothing else.
Is this another streak app that makes me feel bad for missing a day?
There is a day count, and missing a day starts it over. Nothing else resets: your hours, your longest run and every badge you have earned stay yours. There are no red marks and no failure state, just a number that begins again.
Which devices does Sanctum support?
iPhone and iPad, from the App Store. Blocking runs on Apple's Screen Time framework, so it holds system-wide rather than only inside Sanctum.

The hours are still yours.

Notice. Then choose stillness.

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