You set the rule.
Only a friend can unlock you.
Oath blocks what you choose, certain apps or your whole phone for a set window. It takes the unlock button from you and gives it to someone you trust.
Everyone says productivity is a solo quest. It's not.
We've all tried screen-time limits, blockers, willpower apps. The problem was never the tools, or your willpower. It's being left alone with them.
You need people.
How a Pact works
Name your rules
Block certain apps, set a daily cap, or no phone for your chosen hours. It's completely up to you.
Choose your Oathkeeper
A friend, partner, anyone you trust. You both agree to the same rules and hold each other's key.
Break it, and you're locked out
If you use your phone in a way you agree not to, your Oath blocks it. Request a key, and your Oathkeeper decides when you're back in. When they're blocked, you hold their key.
You get to rely on each other.
Free to start. Premium when you're ready.
See where your time goes and build real focus for free. Add the accountability you can't quit when you're ready.
- Focus sessions: when you need to block distractions
- Full Usage Analytics & History
- Automatic, scheduled focus sessions
- Everything in Free
- Pacts unlocked
- Lockdown mode: unquittable focus sessions
- Templates: pre-built focus sessions, ready in a tap
Pricing is still being finalised and may change before launch.
You're a founding member.
We'll be in touch the moment Oath opens, and we'll want your take on it. Thanks for being early.
Questions, answered honestly
The things people ask before they sign up.
What actually happens when I break a rule?
It depends on your rule. Block a few apps and the rest of your phone works as normal. Set a whole-phone window and everything locks for those hours. Either way you can't just swipe the block away in the moment. Your Oathkeeper issues a key, or you spend your emergency unlock. Calls and emergency services always get through, whatever you've set.
Do the blocks reset, or am I locked out forever?
What ends a block depends on the rule you set:
- A scheduled block (say nothing from 6 to 8pm) only applies in those hours, then lifts on its own.
- A daily limit blocks an app once you hit the cap, then resets the next morning.
- An app you ban outright stays blocked, and that one doesn't lift on its own. Changing the rule needs your Oathkeeper to approve it, so it holds until someone acts.
The one thing you can't do is dismiss a block in the moment. To get in early, your Oathkeeper issues a key, or you use a monthly emergency unlock. Since an outright ban won't expire by itself, one of those two is how you get back into one.
What if I genuinely need a blocked app?
That's what the emergency unlock is for. You get one a month to let yourself into a blocked app, no questions asked, and your Oathkeeper can grant a second if you're really stuck. And calls and emergency services are never blocked, ever.
What if I don't have anyone to do this with?
You don't need a partner to start. Lockdown mode works on your own. A Pact, where a friend holds your key, is there when you want it - not a requirement.
Can't I just bypass it?
We won't pretend it's unbreakable. A determined person could find a way around it, and we're not going to claim otherwise. But Oath takes away the easy exit - the one-tap “ignore for today” that every other blocker hands you. Getting past it takes real effort, and the friend holding your key is what makes that effort cost something.
What does being a founding member get me?
You join the first group Oath opens to, and your feedback shapes what we build. You'll get one email when it's ready and a direct line to tell us what's working. Joining costs nothing and commits you to nothing. We're opening it slowly, on purpose, to get it right for the people here first.