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Pick the apps you overscroll. Opening one asks for a real smile, then it stays open for about 15 minutes before it asks again. Detection runs entirely on your iPhone and no photo is ever uploaded. No account, no ads, free for two apps.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I did not want another app that shames me for opening Instagram. I wanted a small pause between the reach and the scroll, and something that made me feel a little better instead of guilty. So the key to your apps became a smile.
Pick the apps you overscroll with Apple's Screen Time picker. When you open one, Smile to Unlock asks for a quick smile break. The front camera looks for a natural smile, no big grin needed, and it all happens on your iPhone. No photo is uploaded, ever. Smile photos are optional and off by default.
After a smile the app stays open for an honest window, about 15 minutes free, longer with Premium, then it asks again. A daily goal ring and streaks turn skipped scrolls into something you can watch grow. And there is always a hold-to-unlock fallback for accessibility or when the camera is busy.
No account, no ads, fully offline. Free protects two apps.
Curious whether a smile actually changes the moment for you the way it did for me. Let me know. 😊
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About Smile To Unlock on Product Hunt
“A real smile unlocks the apps you overscroll”
Smile To Unlock was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #115 on the daily leaderboard. Pick the apps you overscroll. Opening one asks for a real smile, then it stays open for about 15 minutes before it asks again. Detection runs entirely on your iPhone and no photo is ever uploaded. No account, no ads, free for two apps.
Smile To Unlock was featured in iOS (110.6k followers), Health & Fitness (83k followers) and Productivity (657.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 217.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Smile To Unlock?
Smile To Unlock was hunted by Jan Piotrzkowski. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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