Read more. Every unlock starts with a real book.
Use apps on purpose, not out of habit.
Everything stays on your phone. Always.
How it works
Two reading paths.
One calmer phone.
Choose the apps that steal your attention.
Add any app to PageLock - social media, news, games. Takes thirty seconds.
Meet each impulse with an intentional pause.
When you open a gated app, you choose: scan a book page or start a reading session.
Scroll less. Read more. End the day clearer.
The reflex fades. The reading habit builds. Both happen at the same time.
Features
Built around
your reading habit.
Unlock by reading
Scan a real book page to open a gated app.
Gate any app
Add friction to Instagram, TikTok, or anything on your phone.
Daily reading goals
Session time counts toward your target automatically.
Private by default
Everything runs on your device. Nothing leaves your phone.
A few good uses
Less phone.
More life around it.
For work
Open less. Finish more.
For evenings
Read more. Scroll less.
For weekends
Keep the phone softer.
What people say
Quiet changes.
Real results.
“have to scan a book page before opening tiktok. sounds annoying but it actually works lol. i read way more now”
Sophie M.
“Been using it for 3 weeks and I genuinely look forward to my reading sessions now. Didn't expect that at all”
Tariq A.
“the scan thing felt gimmicky at first but now opening a book feels normal and opening instagram feels like effort”
Yuki T.
“Finished my first book in like 2 years last month. I credit this app fully”
Lucas W.
“it doesn't stop you from using apps, it just makes you read a page first. that small thing changed everything for me”
Mohamed S.
“Was so skeptical but my morning routine is completely different now. Phone stays down until I've read at least a bit”
Clara B.
“i like that it's not a hard block. i can still open whatever i want, i just have to read something first”
Ren K.
“The reading session timer is so simple but it got me to actually sit down and read instead of doomscrolling before bed”
Oliver H.
“have to scan a book page before opening tiktok. sounds annoying but it actually works lol. i read way more now”
Sophie M.
“Been using it for 3 weeks and I genuinely look forward to my reading sessions now. Didn't expect that at all”
Tariq A.
“the scan thing felt gimmicky at first but now opening a book feels normal and opening instagram feels like effort”
Yuki T.
“Finished my first book in like 2 years last month. I credit this app fully”
Lucas W.
“it doesn't stop you from using apps, it just makes you read a page first. that small thing changed everything for me”
Mohamed S.
“Was so skeptical but my morning routine is completely different now. Phone stays down until I've read at least a bit”
Clara B.
“i like that it's not a hard block. i can still open whatever i want, i just have to read something first”
Ren K.
“The reading session timer is so simple but it got me to actually sit down and read instead of doomscrolling before bed”
Oliver H.
PageLock
Honest friction for a calmer phone.
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