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Slacking off again today?
Change your surroundings.

Promised yourself you’d really study today, and didn’t keep it again?
Reach today’s goal with MonkMate.

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Blocking that ended in a few seconds with one Screen Time toggle
now takes 24 hours to undo.

Turn on monk mode,
and those apps simply won’t open.

YouTube, Instagram, KakaoTalk: there’s no way to open any of them.

iPhone · Mac
Self-control, wherever you are

Pick every app and site you want to pause

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Once it starts, there’s absolutely no stopping it

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See the time left right on the Lock Screen

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Say goodbye for now to YouTube and Instagram

Today is for studying, remember? Step away from media for a while and focus.

Once monk mode starts, it can’t be canceled.

Planning to study at home? Schedule MonkMate ahead.

Once monk mode is scheduled, there’s no way to turn it off. We’ll keep you focused, with nothing to slack off on.

Sites outside the allowlist are blocked.

So one Short before bed doesn’t become two hours

Turn on monk mode at 11 p.m. ahead of time and put your phone down. In bed, there’ll be nothing left to do.

The miracle of looking forward to the morning.

What early users say

Translated from reviews written in Korean.

I run my own business

Even at work I kept losing 10, 20 minutes at a time to YouTube and Instagram, so I installed it. People don’t change. Restricting your surroundings is the best way. Thank you!

오**라 · 2026.08.15

Unreal

Honestly the design is really clean, and the way it just disarms the urge to slack off… relentless. Seriously relentless.

밍**트 · 2026.09.17

If you’re studying, just use it

I was always vibe coding lol, slacking off on my laptop at the café and again at home, never getting any studying done. With MonkMate there’s honestly nothing to do but study. It’s annoying, and that’s exactly why it’s the best.

강**쥐 · 2026.09.01

Frequently asked questions

Anything else? Email us at admin@monkmate.pro.

Is MonkMate free?
It’s free on both iPhone and Mac, up to 1 hour 30 minutes at a time. To focus longer, you can subscribe to a Pro plan.
Can I really not turn it off?
On iOS 26.4 and later, turning off MonkMate’s access, deleting the app, and turning off Screen Time all need the passcode. The passcode is in the vault. When you lock it, have a friend enter their Apple Account for passcode recovery. Locked on your own, “Forgot Passcode?” in Settings lets your Apple Account set a new passcode. With a friend holding recovery, you can’t skip the wait. We can’t stop a device reset or a restore from a computer, though. The goal is friction strong enough for the urge to pass.
Is iOS 26.4 to 26.6 okay?
There are reports that Face ID can turn off MonkMate’s access on these versions. We’ll warn you when you create a vault, and we recommend updating to the latest iOS.

The next urge
passes while you wait

Free on iPhone, and the same account carries over to Mac.

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