Observed arrival · 2026-08-24
Latch, the iPhone blocker with a lockpick
A privacy-first iPhone and iPad app that blocks selected apps and websites through Apple’s Screen Time, with sessions that resist casual escape.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
Field notes
Latch uses Apple’s Screen Time picker to pair selected apps, websites, and categories with timed sessions. A blocked item opens a shield with a “Never mind” route back to the app, while Golden Latch adds a 30-second lockpick hold and consumes one of three starting tickets. The page also describes an on-device privacy model: no servers, analytics, third-party SDKs, or account, with Focus figures computed inside an Apple extension.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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