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Dev tools · September 23, 2025

Sunbreak - Nightly App Blocker

Sleep well, live intentionally

Sunbreak - Nightly App Blocker launched on September 23, 2025 with 14 votes, #746 of 8,160 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

Visit getsunbreak.com ↗Alternativestop 9% of September 2025

What it does

Block distracting apps at bedtime and wake up naturally with sunrise. No subscriptions, no photo verification - just better sleep habits.

The iPhone app blocker built for sleep. Apps lock at bedtime, unlock at sunrise — and your friends get an email if you break your pact.

Sunbreak locks your apps at bedtime — and the moment you cheat, your accountability partners get an email. Willpower fails at midnight. Social pressure doesn't. It's midnight. You said you'd stop an hour ago. Tomorrow you'll be exhausted. Again. Your alarm feels like a personal attack because you were up until 1 AM. Screen Time has a bypass button. Your brain will always press it at midnight. Name a friend when you sign up. Break bedtime and they get an email — automatically. This is the part that works when willpower didn't. Every app locks at bedtime and stays locked until sunrise. No bypass button to talk yourself into. Apps unlock with the real sunrise at your location. Your morning…from getsunbreak.com

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