Prayer Focus · App Blocking
The prayer app that blocks distractions.
When a prayer window opens, the apps you choose rest until you've prayed. Prayer Focus is built on Apple's Screen Time technology — and designed to feel like a kindness, not a cage.
Auto-block, per prayer
Set it once, pray in peace.
Choose which apps rest and which of the five prayers are protected. When a prayer window opens, those apps pause automatically — no willpower contest, no decision to make in the moment.
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Your apps, your prayers
Pick the apps that rest and the prayers they rest for — auto-block during all five, or just the ones you choose, such as Fajr only.
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"It's time for salah"
A calm screen counts down the time remaining and lays out the order of your rakʿāt — for example, 4 sunnah · 4 farḍ · 2 sunnah.
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Centre yourself
A breathing guide and a dhikr counter help you arrive at the prayer present, not rushed.
Unlock, your way
Three ways back to your phone.
When you've prayed, ending the block takes seconds — choose whichever way suits the moment.
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Scan your prayer mat
Point your camera at your mat once you've prayed. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone — photos are never saved or uploaded — and it learns your specific mat over time, so scans keep getting better.
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Scan a QR code
Print your own code and keep it by your prayer space — or scan the poster at your mosque.
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Mark it manually
A simple, honest tap. No camera, no code — just your word.
Gentle by design
A ritual, not a punishment.
Prayer Focus is designed to help you arrive at salah calm — not to punish you for being human. Every part of it bends towards mercy.
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A centring breath, if you like
An optional 30 or 60 seconds of guided breathing with a softly animated orb before you pray — or switch it off entirely.
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No lockout spiral
If a prayer window passes, your apps quietly return. No guilt — just a fresh start at the next prayer.
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Two quiet minutes after
Once you've recorded your prayer, a quiet invitation offers two minutes of post-salah adhkar with the Misbaha.
The honest small print
You stay in control.
Prayer Focus works with Apple's Screen Time permission, requested in-app — all blocking runs through Apple's own framework. And a manual confirmation is always available, so this is a boundary you set for yourself, never a lock someone else holds.
App blocking, answered.
Yes. You choose exactly which apps rest — social media only, if you like — and which of the five prayers are protected. Block during all five, or begin with a single prayer such as Fajr and grow from there.
A manual confirmation is always available, so you are never locked out of your own phone. Prayer Focus is gentle by design — a nudge towards salah, not a padlock — and if a prayer window passes, your apps quietly return with no guilt.
Salah Habit recognises prayer mats with on-device recognition and learns your specific mat over time, so scans become more accurate. Photos are never saved or uploaded. The QR code and manual confirmation are always available as alternatives.
Yes. App blocking uses Apple's Screen Time permission, which Salah Habit requests in-app when you turn Prayer Focus on. All blocking runs through Apple's own framework.
Keep exploring.
Guard your next prayer.
Download Salah Habit and let the apps rest while you pray. Free to try — no payment until you decide.
Salah Habit: Prayer Tracker · by Venturity Ltd · iPhone, iOS 18+