Your phone finally fights back.
Put your phone face down and focus. Pick it up before you're done, and Slapback slaps you back to work — then keeps your socials locked until you finish what matters.
iPhone first · Android next
Put your phone face down and focus. Pick it up before you're done, and Slapback slaps you back to work — then keeps your socials locked until you finish what matters.
iPhone first · Android next
The moment
Vibration. Sound. A hand across your screen — and a roast that knows your name. It only gets meaner the more you try.
The problem
Distraction isn't the lost minute. It's the 23 that follow it, trying to get back into focus.
to refocus after one glance at your phone*
times the average person picks up their phone a day
a day quietly disappearing into the feed
How it works
Three steps. No mercy.
Speak or type up to three real commitments for the day. Math homework. Ship the deck. Clean the room.
Start a 25, 45 or 60-minute session. Your distracting apps lock. The hand is watching.
Vibration, sound, and a hand across your screen with a roast. Socials stay locked until your tasks are done.
What's inside
Powered by Apple Screen Time — blocks the app and its website. Instagram and instagram.com. No loopholes.
Three modes — Gentle, Savage, and Slap + Roast with real voice lines. It gets meaner the more you try.
Watch the hours you bought back stack up, with a before/after of your real screen time.
A 12-week heatmap and a streak you won't want to break. Momentum you can feel.
Your feed doesn't come back just because the timer ended. Finish your tasks — the honest way.
No account. No server. No spying. Everything stays on your iPhone. Just motion and consequences.
Inside the app
No camera. No spying. Just motion, consequences, and a hand with zero patience.
Pricing
Questions
Slapback uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to block the exact apps and websites you pick — the app and its website, like Instagram and instagram.com. It all runs on your device.
No. There's no sign-up and no server. All your data stays on your iPhone, and your subscription is tied to your Apple ID automatically.
During a session, picking up your phone triggers the slap — a vibration, a sound, a hand across the screen, and a roast. Your blocked apps stay locked until your daily tasks are done.
A 3-day free trial, then €4.99/week or €29.99/year. Cancel anytime. No lifetime lock-in.
Completely. Slapback never sends your usage anywhere — no account, no analytics server, no selling data. Screen Time reports are rendered privately on your device.
Slapback launches first on iPhone. Android is on the roadmap.
Join the waitlist for early access, founder pricing, and the beta.
* Refocus time based on research by Dr. Gloria Mark, UC Irvine.