earn your screen time.
Merit locks your distracting apps until you physically show up at the places that matter. Go to the gym, the library, the office — your apps unlock when you arrive.
join others who chose the harder version of tomorrow.
willpower is overrated.
merit is not.
willpower is overrated.
merit is not.
location-based locking
Set a real-world location — gym, library, office. Your distracting apps stay locked until you physically arrive.
location-based locking
Set a real-world location — gym, library, office. Your distracting apps stay locked until you physically arrive.
no workarounds
No "Ignore Limit" button. No toggling off. Merit is designed so you can't cheat — because that's the whole point.
no workarounds
No "Ignore Limit" button. No toggling off. Merit is designed so you can't cheat — because that's the whole point.
pick any app
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit — lock whichever apps waste your time. You choose.
pick any app
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit — lock whichever apps waste your time. You choose.
simple by design.
simple by design.
lock your apps
Choose which apps distract you and set a real-world location as the unlock point.
show up
Physically go to your chosen location. Merit verifies your arrival with GPS.
apps unlock
Once you're there, your apps unlock automatically. Skip the trip? Stay locked.
real people. real problem.
real people. real problem.
“I kept telling myself I'd hit the gym before work but I'd end up on TikTok for like an hour. Now it's locked until I actually walk in. Haven't missed a morning in three weeks.”
— college student, Austin
“The library thing is what sold me. I'd sit down to study and immediately open Reddit. Now it stays blocked the whole time I'm there. My grades literally went up.”
— grad student, Chicago
“I just needed something that wouldn't let me negotiate with myself at 7am. I set it so Instagram unlocks when I get to the office. Sounds simple but nothing else actually worked.”
— software engineer, NYC
designed for ios.
built to be invisible.
designed for ios.
built to be invisible.
questions? answered.
questions? answered.
stop negotiating
with yourself.
stop negotiating
with yourself.
Merit is live on the App Store. Download now and take back your time.