I built a Muslim app blocker because I kept opening distracting apps on autopilot
Assalamu alaikum. I built DeenUnlock because normal app blockers felt too generic for the problem I was trying to solve.
The issue was not only screen time. It was the habit of opening distracting apps automatically, especially when I wanted to be more consistent with Quran, dhikr, dua, salah, and learning.
DeenUnlock is a complete Muslim-focused app blocker and prayer toolkit. You choose the apps you want to block, and before unlocking them you complete a worship action: Quran, dhikr, dua, salah, or ilm.
It also includes a full Muslim prayer toolkit with 4 prayer sections:
- Quran reading and audio
- Dhikr and tasbih
- Dua library
- Salah
And 9 practical tools:
- Prayer times and reminders
- Qibla
- Wudu
- Fasting
- Zakat/khums
- Rakat
- Islamic calendar
- Tahajjud
- Tarawih
It supports Sunni, Shia Twelver, Ismaili, Bohra, and other Shia traditions.
I would genuinely like feedback from Muslims who struggle with phone distraction:
Would you use an app that asks you to do a small act of worship before opening Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or other distracting apps?
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.deenunlock.app
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/deenunlock-muslim-app-blocker/id6761636845
Posted Jul 7, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC