PHONE FASTING APP FOR IPHONE

Put the phone down
on purpose.

Choose a phone-free window and let Monk use Apple's Screen Time controls to keep every app and website iOS allows closed until the time is held.

Coming soon on the App Store

$7.79 in the US
One purchase · No subscription

Monk fasting timer showing clear elapsed time during a fast

A DELIBERATE PAUSE

A phone fast should change what the phone can do.

Choose the period in advance. Monk seals every shieldable app and website, then lifts the block when the common clock ends.

HOW IT WORKS

Seal the time. Let the phone rest.

Grant Screen Time access once, choose between 15 minutes and 8 hours, and start. There is no allowlist and no ordinary early-unlock button: blocked apps close and return you to the fast.

Need to end for a real emergency? Monk keeps a confirmed Emergency Release inside the app and records the strict fast as “Began again.” You can also choose the quieter honor-system timer instead.

Strict by default

All third-party app and web categories that iOS permits Monk to shield stay closed.

One honest ending

The clock completes, or an Emergency Release records that you began again.

Private challenges

Start one common clock with accepted friends. They see readiness and outcome—not your app activity.

Monk Today screen bringing habits and active fasts into one calm overview

PART OF THE WHOLE PRACTICE

Phone-free time can sit beside everything else.

A phone fast does not need its own account, subscription or dashboard. In Monk it lives beside your daily habits, abstinence commitments, food fasts and reflection.

Solo phone fasting works offline without an account. Monk asks iOS to shield categories; it does not read or upload your app usage, app identities or websites. Monk uses no advertising or behavioral analytics.

See exactly what stays private

COMMON QUESTIONS

A phone fast, clearly explained.

Does Monk block my phone or other apps?

With optional Screen Time permission, strict phone fasting shields every third-party app and website category iOS allows. Phone and emergency system routes remain available.

What if I genuinely need the phone?

A confirmed Emergency Release is always available inside Monk. It lifts the shield and records the strict fast as “Began again.”

Can I see the timer on my Lock Screen?

Yes. Phone-fast Live Activities can show progress on the Lock Screen when you enable them.

Does Monk inspect my app usage?

No. Screen Time applies the shield on-device. Monk does not receive or upload the apps or websites you use or try to open.

START WITH A QUIETER HOUR

Seal one quiet hour.

Choose the window. Let iOS hold the line. Return when the time is held.