Locklandia
Block apps with an NFC card
Last updated November 5, 2026
With Locklandia you can choose an NFC card as your stop rule: start a block, leave the card in another room, and the only way out early is to walk over and tap it. The card is optional, and blocking works without it.
How it works
Pair an NFC card in Locklandia, then pick "Tap the card" as the stop rule for a setup. The card has to be tapped to end the block early. Keep it somewhere inconvenient, like a drawer in another room, so quitting takes a deliberate walk.
Other ways to add friction
- Write why: type the real reason before you can stop.
- Ask someone: a keyholder you trust has a code that changes every 30 seconds, so the only way out early is to ask them.
- Secret Keeper: someone else sets a PIN you do not know.
Honest limits
Locklandia adds friction. It does not make your phone impossible to use: you can delete the app or turn off Screen Time, and nothing here stops that.
Questions
Do I need the NFC card to use Locklandia?
No. The card is an optional stop rule. Blocking, schedules and the other stop rules are free without it.
Which iPhones work with the NFC card?
The card needs an iPhone that can read NFC tags. If yours can't, the app tells you, and the other stop rules still work.
Get Locklandia
Locklandia is a free app blocker and focus timer for iPhone and Android, made by JPX Software. Download it or see what it does.