a timed phone lock box
The Lock Box
the phone goes in. you set the time. it stays shut until the time's up.
$49.00
- it actually locks. not an app you can override. the phone goes inside and stays there until the time's up.
- calls still get through. a small window on the front lets you answer if you need to.
- the urge still comes — it just can't finish. you don't need willpower at 1am. the option's already gone.
- 60 days to decide. use it for two months. if it doesn't help, send it back.
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why this exists
the reach for your phone was never where it started.
- sometimes it's too much — your head's full, nothing's landing.
- sometimes it's empty — tired, alone, bored, running on nothing.
- sometimes it's nothing at all — the urge just shows up on its own.
and your phone's right there.
so you pick it up
scroll → the pull → back where you started
every road ends at the phone. because the phone was in reach.
the part no one tells you
you've done this before. you even held it together for a while.
a week, maybe a month. you felt like yourself again. then something got heavy, or something went flat, and it fell apart. and you decided the problem was you.
it isn't.
by the time the urge comes, you're tired, it's late, and the thing you'd need to fight it with is the thing that's already gone. so you don't fight it. you put the phone somewhere you can't reach it — before the tired version of you shows up.
the box closes the door. it won't fill the space on its own — you'll still want somewhere for the pull to go. that part's yours. but the door stays shut while you work it out.
how it works
three steps. that's the whole thing.
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phone in
while you still mean to — before you're tired.
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set the time
a five-second window to change your mind, then it locks.
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walk away
it won't open. the urge arrives, meets a shut box, and passes.
why not just an app
because the key is still in your hand.
every software fix leaves you holding the thing it's supposed to protect you from — one tap from undoing it. that's fine on a good day. it's useless on a bad one.
- screen-time limits
- one tap to ignore
- deleting the app
- reinstalled in 30 seconds
- greyscale, focus modes
- switched off in settings
- leaving it in another room
- you can just go get it
- a box you can't open
- no override
what arrives
the box, and one card.
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the lock box.
charged and ready.
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a charging cable.
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a printed card.
the three gates on one side; what to do when the pull comes on the other.
- opaque shell. no glow, no notifications leaking through.
- you set the time. a small window still lets a call through.
- fits
- most phones, uncased or slim case
- battery
- ~30 min charge · ~30 day standby
- emergency unlock
- hold 10s · twice max
- returns
- 60 days, money back
the questions people actually ask
straight answers.
what if there's an emergency?
two things. calls come through the window on the front, so you can answer without opening it. and there's an emergency unlock — hold the button ten seconds — which works twice. it's deliberately limited: if it were unlimited it'd just be another button you press at 1am.
will my phone fit?
most phones fit uncased or in a slim case. thick cases, wallet cases and the largest plus-size phones won't. if yours doesn't fit, that's covered by the 60 days.
can't I just… not put it in?
yes. it's a commitment device, not a prison — it only works if you use it. the point is that it moves the decision to the one moment you can still make it well: while you still mean to. after that, the choice isn't yours to make badly.
how long does the battery last?
about 30 minutes to charge, and roughly 30 days of standby. most people charge it monthly and forget about it.
what if it doesn't work for me?
send it back within 60 days and we'll refund it. no form to fill in explaining yourself. it either helped or it didn't.
is this going to fix my relationship with my phone?
no — and we'd rather say so. it closes one door: the phone is out of reach when you're least able to make that call yourself. that's real, and for a lot of people it's the piece that was missing. but if what's underneath is heavier than a habit, that's worth taking to a doctor or someone who knows you. a box isn't treatment.
sixty days to decide
use it properly for two months. if you're not better off, send it back and we'll refund it. you keep the card.
put the phone somewhere you can't reach it.
set the time. it locks. that's the whole thing.
60-day money back · no subscription