Lagerland Apps

Movement-based · No account · On-device

Looking for a
Stoic Mode alternative?

Stoic-style screen-time tools work through friction, awareness, and focus-period shields that ask you to reconsider before you scroll. It's a thoughtful approach, and some days you'll ignore it. EarnLock keeps the apps you pick locked until Apple Health shows you've moved. Halfway to your goal they open for an hour, and the full goal opens them until midnight. EarnLock keeps a reflective step too: tap Reflect and log why you reached for the phone.

See EarnLock Compare side by side

How does EarnLock compare to Stoic Mode?

Stoic Mode details come from its public description, and several cells say "check current" because that information was inconclusive. Check again before switching.

Feature EarnLock Stoic Mode
Core approach Apps stay locked until a daily activity goal is met Intervention first: friction and awareness, with focus-period shields
Unlock cost is movement Yes, measured by Apple Health No; it relies on intention and timed focus periods
What a locked app shows EarnLock's screen with what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock", and an Earn it button A focus-period shield
A trial week before blocking Shadow Week: seven days that block nothing and count how often you would have been blocked Check current features
Reflection Tap Reflect and pick why you reached: Boredom, Anxiety, FOMO, Habit, or Other Reflection and mindfulness are central
Price Free for one app or category. Premium $1.99/month or $9.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial, or $19.99 once Check current pricing
Apple Watch app Yes, with Premium: the watch reads its own Health data and has complications. The iPhone does the locking Check current support
Account No account Check current requirements
Third-party SDKs None. The app makes no network connections of its own See Stoic Mode's App Privacy label

Checked 2026-06-14 against Stoic Mode's public description. Details vary by version, and several cells say "check current" because the public information was inconclusive, so check again before switching.

When should I pick Stoic Mode instead?

Pick a Stoic-style intervention tool if any of these matter more to you than a lock tied to movement:

EarnLock is for someone who has tried the gentle approach and wants the lock to hold until they've moved. The reflective step stays: tap Reflect when you reach for a locked app and log why.

About EarnLock

EarnLock Lock distracting apps until you earn them with steps. Lock Instagram, TikTok, or any app until you hit a daily step goal. Halfway opens an hour. Free for one app, no account, data stays on your iPhone. Free · ProiPhone

Questions

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Stoic Mode?
If you want a lock that holds, EarnLock is a Stoic Mode alternative built around movement. It locks the apps you pick until you reach a daily activity goal measured by Apple Health. Halfway opens them for an hour, and the full goal opens them until midnight. Locking one app with a step goal is free for good, and there is no account. If reflection and friction already work for you, a Stoic-style tool is the gentler choice.
How is EarnLock different from Stoic Mode?
Stoic-style tools ask you to reconsider and leave the decision with you. EarnLock keeps the app locked until Apple Health shows you've moved enough that day, with a math-gated emergency unlock once a day. A locked app shows what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock". EarnLock also starts with a Shadow Week that blocks nothing and counts how often you would have been blocked, and its Reflect button lets you log why you reached.
Does EarnLock enforce a harder block?
Yes. Intervention-first tools are designed to make you reconsider, and they don't stop you outright. EarnLock keeps the app locked until your daily activity goal is met, with one emergency unlock per day behind a two-digit math problem. iOS still lets you turn off EarnLock's Screen Time access, so it's a commitment you choose.
How much does EarnLock cost?
Locking one app or category with a step goal is free for good, with partial and full unlocks, Shadow Week, streaks with a weekly rest day, the Insights Day view, every widget, and the emergency unlock. Premium adds unlimited apps, active minutes and active calories, the Apple Watch app, a Live Activity, Smart Schedules, and Week and Month insights for $1.99/month or $9.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial, or $19.99 once. All three support Family Sharing. Check Stoic Mode's current pricing before you compare.
Is EarnLock private?
Yes. EarnLock has no account, makes no network connections of its own, and includes no analytics, advertising, or other third-party SDKs. Apple Health is read on your iPhone and never written to or sent anywhere, and Apple's Screen Time picker gives EarnLock opaque tokens instead of the names of your apps. EarnLock is built for limiting your own iPhone and has no parent controls.
Can EarnLock block the same apps Stoic Mode can?
For apps, EarnLock locks any app or whole category you can choose in Apple's Screen Time picker: one on the free tier, as many as you like with Premium. They differ in what it takes to get back in.

Start here

Try EarnLock.

Your apps open when Apple Health shows you've moved, and halfway earns an hour. Locking one app is free, with no account.

Learn about EarnLock

Last updated