Couch Potato is an app blocker and screen time control app that helps you spend less time scrolling and more time moving.
Choose distracting apps, set a walking requirement, and unlock access by walking. When you try to open a blocked app, Couch Potato turns that impulse into a concrete action: move first, then unlock.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose the apps you want to block or limit
2. Set your walk-to-unlock requirement
3. Let Couch Potato lock selected apps with Apple's Screen Time framework
4. Walk to unlock access and track progress over time
FEATURES
- App blocker for selected distracting apps
- Walk-to-unlock screen time system
- Flexible schedules for work, study, evenings, or weekends
- Custom step goals and unlock durations
- Daily progress, streaks, and achievement tracking
- No account required
- Privacy-first design: activity data stays on your device
BUILT FOR REAL LIFE
Most screen time tools rely on nagging or willpower. Couch Potato gives you a simple rule you can actually follow: move first, unlock later.
Use it to reduce doom scrolling, protect focus time, build better habits, and make screen time feel earned instead of automatic.
PRIVACY
- Movement and usage settings are processed on-device
- No account required
- Uses Apple's secure Screen Time APIs for app limiting
SUBSCRIPTION
Try Couch Potato free for 3 days.
Then choose a plan:
- $2.99/week
- $29.99/year
Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Apple ID Settings.
Move more. Scroll less.
Download Couch Potato and start unlocking with movement.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://couchpotatoscreenlock.com/privacy/
What's new (v1.0.2)
This update improves the App Store listing around app blocking, screen time control, and walk-to-unlock behavior. Couch Potato still helps you limit distracting apps, walk to unlock access, and keep activity data on device.