Digital wellbeing, rethought

Stroll before you Scroll

A family of iOS apps that locks your most distracting apps until you've done one real-world thing. Walk. Scan. Or finish your day's tasks. No willpower tricks — just a small, meaningful step between you and the scroll.

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The idea

One small step. Then your apps open.

Most screen-time apps rely on willpower or a one-tap bypass. Before You Apps put a real action between you and your phone — one you'll actually feel.

01

Pick your apps

Choose the apps or categories that pull you in — Social, News, Games. Your choice, your rules.

02

Lock them up

Your picks are blocked by Apple's official Screen Time system. A shield appears whenever you try to open them.

03

Earn them back

Walk a few thousand steps. Scan a code across the room. Finish your tasks. The moment you do, your apps unlock.

The family

Three apps. One philosophy.

Different triggers, same idea: earn your screen time through a positive action.

Stroll before you Scroll app icon
Walk to unlock

Stroll before you Scroll

Your apps stay locked until you reach your daily step goal. Walk more, scroll less.

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Scan before you Can app icon
Scan to unlock

Scan before you Can

Lock your apps, then walk to a printed QR code and scan it to unlock. A real physical barrier.

€2.99 · one-time Learn more
Your Day before you Play app icon
Finish tasks to unlock

Your Day before you Play

Your apps stay locked until your daily tasks are done. Built on Apple Reminders, no separate to-do list.

€2.99 · one-time Learn more
Why we built this

Screen time should be earned, not endured.

Most focus apps feel like punishment — a cold wall between you and the world. We wanted the opposite: a small, satisfying action that flips the relationship. Your phone isn't the enemy. It's the reward for doing something you already wanted to do anyway.

Positive, not punitive

Reaching your goal feels like a small celebration, not a grudging unlock.

Privacy by default

No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Everything runs on your device.

One-time purchase

No subscriptions, no ads, no upsells. Pay once, keep it forever.

Get in touch

Questions? Ideas? Hello is a good start.

Before You Apps is made by Flo — a one-person indie studio. Every email gets read and answered personally. No support ticket system, no bots.

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