Parsha Lock locks Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and the rest of the feed on a kid's phone until today's Torah portion is read and a short quiz is passed — then it unlocks for a couple of hours before locking again on its own. WhatsApp and calling are never touched.
How it works
No accounts, no ads, nothing to configure daily — a parent sets it up once, and the routine runs itself.
Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and whatever else was chosen show a lock screen instead of opening.
A real passage from that week's parasha, pulled fresh — a different section each day.
Ten easy-to-moderate questions on what was just read. 70% or higher to pass.
Social media opens normally for a couple of hours, then the lock returns automatically.
The app itself
Real screens, not mockups — captured straight from a running build.
Parent setup, start to finish
A clear recap before it goes live
What a blocked app shows instead
Today's portion, set like a page
One question, ten total, gentle pace
Why it's built this way
Uses the device's own accessibility permission to actually intercept a blocked app opening — not a countdown a kid can dismiss.
Texting and calling apps are never touched. A kid can always be reached, even while everything else is locked.
Only a parent's PIN can change the blocked-app list, override the lock, or turn any of it off.
The reading rotates through the week's Torah portion day by day, so it's never the same text twice in a row.
The PIN, the blocked list, quiz history — all local to the device. No account, no server, no ads.
A simple day-by-day record of passed quizzes, so progress is easy to see at a glance.
Not live yet
Android is built and working. iOS is waiting on Apple's approval for the screen-time permission it needs. Check back soon.