Sweat before you swipe.
The iPhone app blocker that keeps the apps you pick shut until you’ve moved.
Works with
Works with
Your apps open after 8,000 steps.
Twelve goals from your iPhone, Apple Watch or WHOOP. Use one, or several.
Locked. 2,140 steps to go.
iPhone alone
- Steps 8,000
- Distance 5 km
With an Apple Watch
- Workout 30 min
- Exercise 30 min
- Active calories 400
- Stand hours 10
- Daylight 20 min
- Rings all three
With a WHOOP
- Strain 10.0
- Calories 2,200
- Recovery 70%
- Sleep 85%
Set it once. It runs by itself.
Pick the apps and the hours
In iOS’s own picker. Dwar never learns their names.
Choose what earns them back
A walk, a workout, a good recovery. And how many it takes.
Live your day
The apps open when you get there, or when the hours end.
Why I made Dwar
Growing up, fitness was a big part of my life, and I used to play a lot of sports. But as life happened, and work happened, I slowly fell out of touch. I couldn’t give fitness as much time as I wanted, and it showed up in other parts of my life.
I’d often feel sad about the mornings and evenings I wasted doom scrolling or watching TV, when I could have gone for a walk, hit the gym, or gone out to play a sport.
So I built an app for myself, as a game. I used my WHOOP to keep me accountable, and my apps would only unlock once I hit certain scores. It was tough at first, but slowly I got used to it, and fitness and sports became a habit in my life again.
That app is Dwar, and I hope it helps you the way it helped me. Nearly everything in it is free, and Pro costs almost nothing, on purpose. The small fee keeps Dwar alive, and me building it.
If you like Dwar, please help spread the word and recommend it to your friends.
Manal AroraDeveloper of Dwar
Before you ask.
How is Dwar different from Screen Time?
Screen Time counts minutes, and Ignore Limit is one tap away. Dwar keeps your apps shut until you’ve earned them, with your steps, a workout or a WHOOP score.
Do I need an Apple Watch or a WHOOP?
No. Your iPhone counts your steps by itself. An Apple Watch adds your workouts and rings, and a WHOOP adds its scores: strain, calories, recovery and sleep.
What stops me from just switching it off?
A locked app shows what’s left to do, with no Ignore Limit button. Dwar checks in the background about every sixteen minutes, even when it’s closed, and opens the apps once you’re there. In Hard mode, switching it off takes a day.
What if I really need a locked app?
Take a pause: five, fifteen or thirty minutes, whenever you need it. In Hard mode a gate has two 5-minute pauses a day, and moving earns longer ones: a 15-minute pause at half its goal and two more at three-quarters.
What does it cost?
One gate is free, with up to five apps, every goal and Hard mode. Dwar Pro holds as many gates as you build, for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year in the US.
Does Dwar see my data?
No. There’s no account, and Dwar’s developer never receives anything. Your gates and readings stay on your phone, and go wherever your iPhone backups go.
Move first.
Scroll later.
Join, lock your evenings, and tell us what you’d change.
Or write to manal.dwars@gmail.com. Free during the beta. iPhone only.