Be Serious

You set a daily limit on the apps that eat your evening, the limit pops up, and you tap past it. Most app blockers leave you to argue with them like that. Be Serious ties the limit to something else you're trying to do. You choose the apps with Apple's Screen Time picker, and they stay shut until a habit unlocks them.

Each habit has a price in minutes. Finishing a fast earns 30. So does a logged workout, or a day that lands on your calorie target. Hitting your water goal earns 15, and so does a clean day on the app's NoFap streak, where the site says a slip should be logged honestly before starting again. Every habit is optional and can be switched off.

A separate lock covers food delivery apps. You pick them on their own, and they stay locked for as long as a fast is running, whatever minutes you've earned.

The tracker is more than a checklist. A fasting timer counts down a 16:8 window or a schedule you write. Workouts get a calorie burn estimate. For food, you point the camera at a plate and an AI model returns calories, protein, carbs and fat, split into ingredients you can correct line by line. Groups can share an invite link, chat, and see a leaderboard ranked by current streak.

The terms are plain that this is a tracking and motivation tool and not a medical device, that fasting, exercise and diet changes carry real risks, and that you should consult a doctor before significant changes. That caution matters here, because locking delivery apps during a fast is a strong nudge.

Be Serious is for iPhone only and requires iOS 18 or later. The site's answer on Android is "Not yet". Under the terms, using it requires an account and an active subscription. Some plans start with a free trial, by the site's account, and the App Store listing shows in-app purchases that include Premium Monthly at $12.99 and Premium Yearly at $59.99, among other price points. If the subscription ends, everything unlocks automatically.

The privacy policy, last updated October 2, 2026, names the operator as SN Industries LLC of Texas. Your logs are stored on the device and mirrored to a backend hosted by Supabase in the United States. A meal scan or a described workout is sent to an AI gateway, OpenRouter, which passes it to a model provider. The app's Screen Time selection and earned minutes stay on the device and aren't uploaded.

The policy also states that health data, logs, photos and chat content are never shared for advertising. It does report install and subscription events to Meta to measure its own ads. Data is kept for as long as the account exists, and you can delete the account in the app.

If you're already fasting or training and your phone keeps getting in the way, this is a clever way to make the two pull in the same direction. Start with a plan that has a trial and see how the trade feels.