Latch locks distracting apps until you scan your key, and the key lives where you have to walk: an NFC sticker on the fridge, a printed QR code, or a number of steps. No account, no ads, no analytics. iPhone and Android; Pro is $9.99 once.
Hi Product Hunt 👋 I make Latch: Scan to Unlock.
Screen Time limits never worked for me because I could tap past them in a second. What worked was distance: when the thing that unlocks my phone is in the kitchen, I usually decide I don't need Instagram that badly.
So Latch locks the apps you choose, and the everyday way back in is to scan your key. The key can be any cheap NFC sticker, a QR code you print, or a number of steps. You can keep one at home, one in the car and one at work.
A few things I cared about:
🕵️ No account, no analytics, no ads. On iPhone, Apple's Screen Time hides your blocked apps even from Latch.
💸 Pay once. Pro is $9.99 and never renews.
🆘 A way out when you really need it. Break glass gives you 3 emergency unlocks a month, then it locks again on its own.
It's on iPhone, iPad and Android today. For the Product Hunt crowd, Pro is free while the codes last: https://latch.luklalogic.ai/free...
I'd love to hear where you'd put your key, and what would make you trust a blocker like this. I'll be here all day.
About Latch on Product Hunt
“The app blocker you unlock by walking to your key”
Latch launched on Product Hunt on October 18th, 2026 and earned 80 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #17 on the daily leaderboard. Latch locks distracting apps until you scan your key, and the key lives where you have to walk: an NFC sticker on the fridge, a printed QR code, or a number of steps. No account, no ads, no analytics. iPhone and Android; Pro is $9.99 once.
On the analytics side, Latch competes within Android, iOS and Productivity — topics that collectively have 832.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Latch performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Latch?
Latch was hunted by Sudarshan. 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.
For a complete overview of Latch including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Sudarshan