SolatLah

In development · Android first

Lock the scroll.
Open it at solat.

SolatLah locks the apps that pull you away. During each JAKIM prayer window you can open them again by taking a live photo: a short pause to remember your prayer.

See how it works Coming soon to Android
  • Works offline
  • Photos never leave your phone
  • All 60 JAKIM zones

How it works

Three steps, five times a day.

  1. 1

    Choose what to lock

    Pick the apps that distract you and your JAKIM prayer zone. Phone, Settings and your home screen are never locked.

  2. 2

    Hit the lock screen

    Open a locked app and SolatLah steps in front of it, with the next waktu and a countdown.

  3. 3

    Pause, then take a live photo

    During the prayer window, take a live camera photo. Your apps open for 15 minutes (you choose), then lock again by themselves.

The prayer window

The unlock only opens when it’s waktu.

Each waktu opens an unlock window until the next one begins. Subuh closes at Syuruk, so there is no unlock mid-morning. Drag the time to try it.

    Built with care

    Strict enough to matter. Never a trap.

    Live camera only

    No gallery, no old screenshots. The photo has to be taken now, inside the real window.

    Stays on your phone

    Photos live in the app’s private folder and are never uploaded. Delete one, or all, any time.

    Works offline

    Prayer times are cached on the device. The unlock works with no signal.

    Emergency unlocks

    A small weekly quota (2 by default) for real emergencies. At least one is always kept, so you are never locked out.

    Clock guard

    Automatic time must be on, and the clock can’t be wound back to sneak into a window.

    Re-locks by itself

    After your unlock time, apps lock again. Blocking comes back after a reboot, too.

    Unlock history

    See this week’s unlocks grouped by day, each with its photo, so you can reflect on your habits.

    BM & English, light & dark

    Switch language any time, even on the lock screen. Follow your phone’s theme or pick one.

    An honest note

    A photo can’t verify prayer. It isn’t meant to.

    The photo is a moment of intention, not proof. What makes it work is friction: it must be live, and it must be taken inside the real JAKIM prayer window, so an old picture or a Subuh unlock at 3pm won’t do.

    The rest is between you and Allah. SolatLah just helps you put the phone down and remember.

    Where it’s at

    Android first. iPhone later.

    Android

    In development

    Blocking, the prayer-window unlock, emergency unlocks, reboot recovery and unlock history are built. Final polish and a real-phone check come before release.

    iPhone

    On hold

    Blocking on iPhone uses Apple’s Screen Time API, which needs Apple’s Family Controls approval. It will follow once that’s in place.

    1. M0Feasibility
    2. M1Foundation
    3. M2Blocking
    4. M3Unlock gate
    5. M4Resilience
    6. M5History & polish
    7. M6Store release

    Questions

    Soalan lazim

    What if I need an app outside prayer time?

    Use an emergency unlock. You get a small number each week (you choose 1 to 7; 2 by default), and at least one is always kept. Phone, Settings and your home screen are never locked.

    Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

    No. Photos are saved in the app’s private folder on your phone and are excluded from cloud backup. You can delete one photo or all of them in Unlock history.

    Where do the prayer times come from?

    JAKIM times for your zone, via api.waktusolat.app. They are cached on the phone, so the unlock works offline once they’ve been downloaded.

    Can I just turn it off?

    Yes. SolatLah is a commitment tool, not a parental lock. It adds friction you choose for yourself, and you can turn blocking off in the app.

    Can I change how long apps stay open?

    Yes. Unlock time can be 5 to 60 minutes (15 by default), and you can add a buffer of up to 30 minutes after each waktu ends.

    When can I download it?

    SolatLah is still being built, Android first. It will come to Google Play once testing on real phones is done; iPhone follows after Apple’s approval.

    Put the phone down. Pick the sejadah up.

    Made in Malaysia, for every JAKIM zone. Coming soon to Android.

    See how it works