App blocker for Reels & Shorts: walk to unlock apps. 34 steps earn 1 minute
Mozy is an app blocker that runs on your steps. Every 34 steps you walk earns 1 minute of screen time on the apps you choose. When your minutes run out, those apps lock until you walk again.
Walk first. Scroll later.
Most screen time apps ask for willpower. Mozy asks for a short walk. Pick the apps that eat your day, like Instagram, YouTube or a game, and use them while you have minutes. When the minutes are gone, Mozy shows a lock screen and pauses the video that was playing. Walk a little, and the app opens again.
How Mozy works
1. Pick the apps you want to use less.
2. Walk. Mozy's step counter turns your steps into screen time: 34 steps = 1 minute.
3. Spend your minutes on the apps you picked.
4. Out of minutes? They lock. Walk to unlock them.
Why walking works better than a timer
• You earn screen time instead of fighting it. Walking is the price, not a punishment.
• Real steps only. Steps your phone counts on a bus or bike ride are filtered out.
• No camera, no push-ups, no GPS. Keep your phone in your pocket and walk.
• It locks the whole app, so Reels, Shorts and endless feeds stop with it.
• Need it right now? Emergency time is there, at a cost you will notice.
Your walking buddy
Meet your bean, a small companion that walks when you walk and cheers you on. Hit your daily step goal, keep your streak, and level up. Mozy Pro takes you from the desert to the city and the park.
Track your progress
• Step counter and pedometer that keeps counting in the background
• Minutes earned, minutes spent and the time you won back
• Daily step goals and streaks
• Home screen widget with today's steps and minutes
Free and Pro
Mozy is free to download. The free plan locks up to 3 apps. Mozy Pro locks every app you choose and adds every world, every bean character, 2× Momentum and a Freedom Pass you can earn each week: a rest day that keeps your streak. Pro is a subscription. Cancel any time in Google Play.
Made for
• People who open Reels and Shorts without meaning to
• Anyone trying to stop doomscrolling, stop scrolling at night or cut phone addiction
• A digital detox that doesn't depend on willpower
• Students who want focus and fewer distractions while they study
• Anyone who wants to walk more every day (touch grass, literally)
Questions
Is Mozy a Reels and Shorts blocker?
It's an app blocker that locks whole apps, so Reels and Shorts lock along with Instagram and YouTube when your minutes run out. It works the same way for social media, games and any app you pick.
What is "walk to unlock"?
Your locked apps open again as soon as you walk enough steps to earn new minutes. No timers to reset and no settings to change.
How is this different from a screen time limit?
A screen time limit only says no. Mozy gives you a way back: walk, earn screen time, and keep going.
Does it use GPS?
Mozy reads the step counter chip built into your phone. It never asks for your location.
Which phones does it work on?
Android 8.0 and newer, on phones that have a step counter sensor.
Private by design
No account. Your steps, the apps you lock and your screen time history stay on your phone. Mozy records anonymous usage, like which screens open, to improve the app, and Google Play confirms purchases. Full policy: mozy.mcrudra.com/privacy
Accessibility Service
Mozy uses Android's Accessibility Service only to notice when an app you chose to lock comes to the front, so it can show the lock screen. It does not read your screen, your messages, your passwords or what you type, and it shares nothing.
Made by an indie developer in India. Questions or ideas:
[email protected]
What's new in Mozy 2.1
• Presents for walking: your bean earns new things to wear
• Level ups, celebrated on Home
• New Stats: your walking trail, famous walks, a weekly look back and share cards
• Freedom Pass redesigned as a real day off
• Fresh setup and a cleaner Settings
• Talk to Mahesh: send feedback right from the app
• Better at ignoring bus and bike rides
• Bug and crash fixes