Move. Breathe.
Scroll on purpose.

Lock the apps that eat your day. Earn your time back the only way that counts: move.

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What Loamkeep means

loamnoun · /ləʊm/

Rich, living soil, the most fertile ground there is. Your attention is loam: tend it and good things grow. When you numb your reality, that soil gets quietly poisoned.

keepverb · /kiːp/

To guard and to tend. A keep is also the stronghold at the heart of a castle. It stands guard the moment you reach for distraction. What you let in is always a choice.

The keeper of your attention. It holds the line in the weak moments, and hands the feed back the moment you choose it.

How it works

1

Lock

Pick your weak spots once. They stay closed by default, so opening one is a deliberate choice.

The Vault
Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
Any other app
2

Earn

Walk, work out, or meditate. Apple Health does the counting, so there is nothing to log.

Walk8,000 steps +10min
Meditate5 minutes +10min
Work out15 minutes +20min

Minutes last all week, reset every Sunday.

Pick your mode

Up to 40 min a day. A fair trade for your time.

3

Scroll

Pass one breath, choose for how long, and the gate opens. Same feed, completely different person walking in.

Before you scroll

Breathe

Why it works: five findings from behavioural science, built into the app.

01A lock you set yourself feels like freedom.A lock you chose

You pick what to lock, and how long to open it for. Because the limit is your own choice and not a rule forced on you, it sticks. Apps that just block you feel like a punishment, so people switch them off.

Ryan & Deci, 2000 · self-determination theory
02One slow breath pulls you out of autopilotBreak the reflex

Reaching for an app is usually a reflex, faster than thinking. One slow breath breaks that reflex, so what you do next is an actual choice instead of a habit.

Wood & Neal, 2007 · habits run on autopilot
03Move first, and the urge cools on its ownMove first

A short walk or workout lifts your mood within minutes. A lot of scrolling is really just escaping a bad feeling, so once you have moved, the urge to scroll fades on its own.

Reed & Ones, 2006 · acute exercise lifts mood
04Pick your exit before you walk inSet your exit

Trying to scroll less in the moment almost never works. So you pick your time up front: 5, 10, or 15 minutes. With the exit decided in advance, you stop on time without a fight.

Gollwitzer, 1999 · implementation intentions
05Minutes you earned feel like something to protectGuard the balance

The balance is never free: you moved or breathed for every minute in it. Because it cost you something to build, spending it feels like a real loss, so you save it for what's worth it and skip the scroll that isn't.

Kahneman & Tversky, 1979 · losses loom larger than gains

A note from the founder

“I kept reaching for Instagram every time reality got uncomfortable. A boring meeting, long queue or traffic moving slowly. Two minutes here, three there. Never much, but it was quietly costing me my focus.

One pause fixed it: do I actually want this right now? Usually, no. When yes, I’d unlock a set amount and scroll without the guilt. Instead of empty, I started feeling good after a session.”

RobertFounder

Fair questions

What is Loamkeep?

A screen time app that locks the apps you choose, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, any of them. You earn minutes back by walking, working out or meditating, counted automatically through Apple Health. One slow breath, pick your time, and the gate opens.

How do you earn screen time in Loamkeep?

Three quests: walk 8,000 steps, meditate for 5 minutes, or work out for 15. Nothing to log, Apple Health does the counting. Minutes last all week and reset every Sunday.

Learn more: earning screen time by exercising
How is Loamkeep different from other app blockers?

Most blockers sell less phone. They catch you, block you, and make you feel weak for wanting the thing you want. Loamkeep grants permission instead: you do something good for yourself first, then scroll without guilt. Not less scrolling, better scrolling.

Learn more: app blockers that make you move
Does Loamkeep help with doomscrolling?

Yes. The reach for the feed is a reflex, faster than thinking. Loamkeep breaks it three ways: locked apps make opening one a deliberate choice, one breath pulls you out of autopilot, and an exit you picked in advance ends the session without a fight.

Learn more: how to stop doomscrolling
Is Loamkeep a parental control app?

No. Loamkeep is for adults who choose their own limits. You pick what to lock, how to earn, and when to open. A lock you set yourself feels like freedom, not punishment.

Learn more: screen time apps for adults
Do I have to quit social media?

No. There is real gold in the feed, the problem is when the feed chooses for you. Loamkeep never asks you to delete anything and never judges what you watch. It only asks you to choose first.

Learn more: reduce screen time without deleting anything
When does Loamkeep launch, and where?

iOS first, Android next. Join the waitlist and we will email you the day it goes live.

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