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No hardware · Movement-based · On-device

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Unpluq alternative?

Unpluq unlocks when you pass a digital challenge, such as shaking your phone, or tap its physical NFC tag. The free version covers 2 apps and 1 schedule, and the tag works with Premium, a subscription. Having to find the tag does slow you down, but it is also a gadget to carry and a plan to renew. EarnLock keeps the apps you pick 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.

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How does EarnLock compare to Unpluq?

Unpluq details come from its public website and pricing. Tag and subscription prices vary, so check them before buying.

Feature EarnLock Unpluq
How blocked apps unlock A daily activity goal from Apple Health. Halfway opens an hour; the full goal opens them until midnight Tap the physical Unpluq tag, or pass a digital challenge
Hardware None; software only An optional NFC tag, used with Premium; the digital challenges need no hardware
Subscription Optional: one app is free, and Premium is also sold as a one-time Lifetime purchase Free for 2 apps and 1 schedule. Premium, a subscription, adds unlimited apps and schedules, every challenge, and the tag
What a locked app shows EarnLock's screen with what's left, such as "2,026 steps until unlock", and an Earn it button Unpluq'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
Cost 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 Free for 2 apps. Premium $6.99/month or $59.99/year on the US App Store (checked 29 October 2026), plus the tag (around $26.50 on Unpluq's site in June 2026)
Apple Watch app Yes, with Premium: the watch reads its own Health data and has complications. The iPhone does the locking Not an activity-goal app
Account No account Check current requirements
Third-party SDKs None. The app makes no network connections of its own See Unpluq's App Privacy label
Family Sharing Yes, on Monthly, Yearly, and Lifetime A separate Unpluq Family product; check current terms

Free version and Premium prices checked 29 October 2026 against Unpluq's US App Store listing; tag price from Unpluq's website, 14 June 2026. Prices vary, so check again before buying.

When should I pick Unpluq instead?

Pick Unpluq if any of these matter more to you than skipping hardware:

EarnLock is for someone who doesn't want a tag to carry and would rather earn the unlock with a walk or a workout. Your iPhone already counts the steps, so there is no tag to keep track of.

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

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What is the best alternative to Unpluq?
If you want a commitment without a tag, EarnLock is an Unpluq 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, there is no account, and Premium is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time $19.99 purchase.
How is EarnLock different from Unpluq?
Unpluq unlocks when you tap its physical tag or pass a digital challenge. EarnLock unlocks when 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", and the first week is a Shadow Week that blocks nothing and counts how often you would have been blocked. There's no tag to buy or carry.
How much does EarnLock cost compared with Unpluq?
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. Unpluq is free for 2 apps and 1 schedule. Its Premium subscription, which the tag works with, was $6.99 a month or $59.99 a year on the US App Store on 29 October 2026, and the tag cost around $26.50 on Unpluq's site in June 2026. Check Unpluq's current pricing before buying.
Does EarnLock need a subscription or a tag?
EarnLock has no physical tag, and locking one app with a step goal is free for good. Premium is optional, as a monthly or yearly plan or a one-time $19.99 Lifetime purchase. You unlock by reaching your daily activity goal, read from Apple Health.
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 Unpluq can?
On iPhone, for apps, yes. 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 opens the lock.

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Your apps open when Apple Health shows you've moved, and halfway earns an hour. There's no tag to carry, and locking one app is free.

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