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.

MAManal Arora
Developer of Dwar

About Dwar

Dwar is an iPhone app that locks the apps you choose, during the hours you choose, and opens them once you’ve moved. Set a goal on your WHOOP strain, recovery or sleep, or in steps, a workout, exercise minutes or closed Activity rings, and the apps stay shut until you reach it. There is no account and no ads, and your data never leaves your phone except inside your own backups. One gate is free. Dwar (द्वार) means gate in Hindi.

About the developer

Dwar is made by one developer, Manal Arora. Manal grew up playing sports, lost the habit when work took over, and built Dwar as a game to get it back. The apps stayed locked until the day’s movement was done. It worked, and that game became Dwar.

Write to manal.dwars@gmail.com.