a christian screen time blocker built around a single mechanic: the apps that pull at you stay quiet until you pray.
less scrolling. more presence.
“do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.”
romans 12:2
how it works
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instagram, tiktok, snapchat, games — anything that pulls at you.
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the apps you chose stay silent until you complete a prayer.
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a short bible verse loads, then a guided prayer matched to how you're feeling.
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say amen. the app opens for a window of time. your streak grows.
what's inside
not another habit tracker dressed in scripture. an actual screen-time blocker, an actual prayer flow.
lock instagram, tiktok, snapchat, x, games — whatever steals your time. they open only after a short prayer.
praise. repent. ask. yield. a simple shape for talking with God, right inside the flow when you don't know where to start.
today's verse is picked to match how you're feeling — struggling, neutral, or amazing. real bible. NIV / KJV / ESV / NLT.
use a guided prayer we wrote, or pray silently with the timer on. switch modes anytime. no preset path.
see your prayer rhythm over 7 days, 30, 3 months, a year. current streak, total prayers, mood patterns. honest progress, no shaming.
built on apple's own family controls framework — the same one apple uses for screen time. your app list never leaves your phone.
the pray method
when you don't know where to start, the PRAY method appears on screen — four short prompts that move you through a real prayer in under a minute.
thank Him for who He is.
confess where you fell short.
bring your needs and the needs of others.
surrender today to His will.
built for
privacy is non-negotiable
the list of apps you've locked stays on your phone, never on our servers.
we use apple's family controls framework — the same one apple uses for screen time.
no ads inside your prayers. ever.
no third-party analytics in the prayer flow.
no algorithms optimizing for time-on-app.
no selling your data. ever.
faq
you pick which apps on your phone (instagram, tiktok, games, anything) require a short prayer before they open. when you tap to open the app, Prayin opens first with a bible verse and a guided prayer. say amen, the app unlocks for a window of time, your prayer streak grows.
Prayin uses apple's Family Controls framework — the same one apple uses for its built-in Screen Time feature. when you designate apps to lock, the system blocks them from launching until you complete the prayer flow inside Prayin.
yes. the list of apps you've locked stays on your phone and is never sent to our servers. we run no third-party analytics inside the prayer flow, no ads, no algorithms designed to keep you in the app. you paid for Prayin, you're not the product.
NIV is the default. KJV, ESV, and NLT are selectable in settings. localized translations are bundled per region — NVI / ARC / NTLH for Brazil, RVR1960 / NVI / DHH / LBLA for Mexico, CEI for Italy, Luther 2017 / Einheitsübersetzung for Germany, Louis Segond / TOB for France, Biblia Tysiąclecia for Poland, 개역개정 for Korea.
no signup is required. open the app and start praying. if you want your streak and prayer history to sync across your iphone and ipad, sign in with apple id — that's it.
PRAY is a simple structure for prayer used by christians for decades. Praise — thank Him for who He is. Repent — confess where you fell short. Ask — bring your needs and the needs of others. Yield — surrender today to His will. it appears in Prayin when you choose 'pray on my own' and don't know where to start.
an emergency unlock exists. your streak resets for that day but there's no shame screen — life happens.
iOS is in active development and pending apple's Family Controls entitlement approval. join the waitlist and we'll email you the day it ships.
Prayin is a premium app. pricing is set per region. apple's App Store shows the exact cost in your local currency before you tap install. we don't show pricing here because apple's UI does it more accurately.
all three. we built Prayin to be ecumenical — the bible translations, language, and prayer references work for catholic, protestant, evangelical, and orthodox audiences. localized markets default to the most common bible translation for that region (e.g., catholic-heavy Biblia Tysiąclecia for Poland, NIV/Reina Valera split for Spanish-speaking markets).
we'll email you once. no marketing list. no spam. just the day it ships.
ios first · android later · no signup to use the app