The key isn't on your phone

Stop scrolling.
For real this time.

Tollie closes the apps that pull you in. To open one, walk to a spot in another room and scan it, or walk 300 steps. No passcode. No "Ignore Limit". Pay once.

Free to start. One booth free forever. iPhone, iOS 17 or later.

Tollie at night: a toll barrier closed over Social, Games and Shopping, and the Bedtime booth counting down to 7:00
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Changing the clockBlocks check a clock you can't set.
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Deleting the appCan't be removed while a block you scheduled runs.
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"Ignore Limit"There is no such button. There is no passcode either.
A little mission. Then admission.

How Tollie works

Every blocked app sits behind a toll booth. Pay the toll and you get a 10-minute pass. Then the shield comes back.

01

Pick the apps that cost you

Instagram, YouTube, games, whatever eats your evenings. Two kinds of booth: close a window (bedtime 23:00 to 07:00, the workday, a phone-free Sunday) or set a daily budget of free minutes. Set it to zero and you earn every minute.

02

Hide the key in another room

Scan a corner of your kitchen, hallway or bathroom for a few seconds. That spot is now your key. Tollie keeps a 3D map of the scene to recognise it, plus one photo so you can see which spot it is. Both stay on your phone, and a picture of the spot on another screen is refused.

03

Pay the toll to get in

Stand up, walk to your spot and scan it. Ten minutes, then the shield returns. Not at home? Walk real steps instead, counted by your phone. Shaking it doesn't count.

The key

Your key is a spot in your home.

One quick scan opens your apps for 10 minutes. No gadget to buy, nothing to carry, nothing to lose.

  • Photo keyScan a spot in another room once. Only the real spot opens the lock.
  • Walk key100 to 2,000 real steps, your choice. Default 300. Zero setup.
  • Passes don't stackTen minutes a trip. Want more? Another trip.
Scanning a kitchen shelf with the phone: Admitted, 10 minutes. Away from home? Walk 100 steps.
Strict, on purpose

No passcode. No loopholes.

Each extra pass inside the same block costs more. Going easier waits 24 hours. Going harder works at once.

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  • The ratchetMore apps, longer windows, more steps: instant. Fewer of anything: a 24-hour wait. The rule belongs to 3pm you, not 11pm you.
  • Survives everythingRestart, force-quit, clock change, low power mode.
  • Always worksPhone, Messages, Maps, Camera, Wallet, Health, Settings and emergency calls can never be blocked.
How strict? Easy, Standard and Strict tickets, with step costs rising from 300 to 2,000 per pass
For real emergencies

Break the glass. Someone hears.

One tap opens every booth for 30 minutes, once a week, no key needed. Name a witness and they get a short note that you broke the glass, or made a rule easier.

  • Never paid for, never gatedBreak Glass is free and it's always there when it's your turn.
  • The witness sees nothing elseNot your apps, not your rules. Just that you broke the glass or eased a rule. "Nobody" is a valid answer.
  • Get your nights backYour week shows every hour you won back from your phone. "Night held."
Break Glass screen: 30 minutes, once a week, and the witness notification
No subscription needed

Pay once. Keep it forever.

One booth free, forever. Every booth with a single payment. Nothing behind the paywall is a safety feature.

Tollie Free
€0
forever
  • One toll booth, a window or a budget
  • One key: photo or walk
  • Break Glass and the witness
  • Every safety feature
Start free
ADMIT ONE · FOREVER Tollie Forever
€59.99once
launch price, no renewal, ever
  • Every toll booth, a key per booth
  • The ticket widget and everything after
  • Shareable with your family
  • Forever costs 18 months of yearly
Get Tollie Forever
Tollie Plus
€39.99/ year
or €6.99 a month, for the not-yet-sure
  • The same as Forever, renewing
  • Upgrade to Forever any time for €39.99
  • Cancel in the App Store
Try Plus

Prices in euros. The App Store shows the price in your country. The Forever launch price moves up in two announced steps; everyone who already holds a ticket keeps it.

Nothing leaves your phone

No account. No server. No analytics.

Your rules and keys sync through your own iCloud, so a new phone picks up where the old one left off. The apps you block are never sent anywhere, not even to us.

Read the whole privacy policy. It fits on one screen.

Home with three booths. No account, no data collected, free to start.
Questions

Before you install

Can I bypass it?

Not with a tap. There is no passcode, no "Ignore Limit", and changing the clock, force-quitting or deleting the app doesn't work while a block runs. The one thing no app can prevent is switching Tollie off in iPhone Settings under Screen Time. Tollie counts that as a Break Glass and tells your witness. We'd rather say so here than have you find out at 2am.

What if I really need my phone?

Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Maps, Wallet, Camera, Clock, Health, Find My and Settings can never be blocked, and emergency calls are never affected. For everything else there is Break Glass: 30 minutes, once a week, no key needed.

I'm not at home. How do I get in?

Walk. The walk key counts 100 to 2,000 real steps on your phone's motion sensors and opens the booth for 10 minutes. You can pause a walk for up to 15 minutes.

Does it block websites in Safari?

No. Tollie blocks apps, which is where the scrolling happens. Website blocking is where other blockers collect their worst reviews, so Tollie leaves it out on purpose.

Android?

No. Tollie is built on Apple's Screen Time framework and runs on iPhone with iOS 17 or later.

What happens to my purchase on a new phone?

Tollie Forever is tied to your Apple ID. Restore Purchases brings it back, no account needed. Your booths and keys come back through your own iCloud.

Guides

Already beaten a blocker?

Plain comparisons with dated prices, for the person choosing their second blocker.

All guides

Tonight, not someday

Set one booth. Hide one key.

Setup takes under four minutes. The first block can run tonight.

Free to start. No account. Nothing leaves your phone.

Get Tollie on the App StoreFree to start · No account · iOS 17+