Movement-based · No account · On-device
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Jomo alternative?
Jomo is a well-made blocker with sessions, schedules, a strict mode, and unlock actions like a short meditation. Those actions happen on the phone you're trying to put down. With EarnLock the key is a walk: the apps you pick stay locked until Apple Health shows you've moved, and halfway to your goal they open for an hour. Locking one app is free for good, and Premium comes monthly, yearly, or as a one-time $19.99 purchase.
How does EarnLock compare to Jomo?
Jomo details come from its public App Store page and pricing. Both apps are careful products; they disagree on what the unlock should cost.
| Feature | EarnLock | Jomo |
|---|---|---|
| How blocked apps unlock | A daily activity goal from Apple Health. Halfway opens an hour; the full goal opens them until midnight | Scheduled sessions, strict mode, and in-app actions (for example, meditate to unlock) |
| Unlock cost is movement | Yes, measured by Apple Health | No; the actions happen on the phone |
| What a locked app shows | EarnLock's screen with what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock", and an Earn it button | Jomo's block screen |
| A trial week before blocking | Shadow Week: seven days that block nothing and count how often you would have been blocked | Not listed |
| Paid plans | $1.99/month or $9.99/year (each with a 7-day free trial), or $19.99 once | About $5.99/month or $29.99/year, or about $99.99 one-time |
| Apple Watch app | Yes, with Premium: the watch reads its own Health data and has complications. The iPhone does the locking | iPhone-focused |
| Account | No account | Check current requirements |
| Third-party SDKs | None. The app makes no network connections of its own | See Jomo's App Privacy label |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17 or later), plus the Apple Watch app with Premium | iPhone, iPad, and Mac |
| Family Sharing | Yes, on Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime | Check current App Store terms |
Checked 2026-06-14 against Jomo's public App Store page and pricing. Descriptions of how each app works come from its own published documentation; check again before switching.
When should I pick Jomo instead?
Pick Jomo if any of these matter more to you than a lock tied to movement:
- You want one blocker across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Jomo covers all three; EarnLock is an iPhone app with an Apple Watch app in Premium.
- You prefer session- and schedule-based blocking with a strict mode over a single daily goal.
- You like Jomo's in-app unlock actions, such as meditation, and don't want movement as the cost.
- Jomo's design and onboarding click with you. You'll see this app every day, so that matters.
EarnLock is for people who want to unlock their apps with a walk, a workout, or calories burned. Apple Health keeps score, halfway earns an hour, and the first week only counts.
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Your apps open when Apple Health shows you've moved, and halfway earns an hour. Locking one app is free, with no account.
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