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Stop the doomscrolling reflex.
One moment of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo before the apps.

Soka Lock intercepts Instagram, TikTok and YouTube the moment you open them ? and shows you an emotion-matched Nichiren Buddhist teaching rooted in Soka Gakkai practice. Not a blocker. A pause for human revolution.

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iPhone coming soon
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No credit card
Doesn't read your content
Soka Lock ? Buddhist teaching intercept screen
Soka Lock ? emotion selector for matched Buddhist teachings
700+ Nichiren Teachings
10 Worlds of Life
192 Countries ? SGI Reach
1 Moment of Revolution

"The purpose of the Buddhism of the Sun is to illuminate the darkness of the nine worlds with the light of Buddhahood."

? Daisaku Ikeda

SOUND FAMILIAR?

You didn't mean to open Instagram.
You just did.

You're not weak or undisciplined. You're up against the most sophisticated attention-capturing technology ever built. Your life force ? the Buddha-nature within you ? is being quietly drained, scroll by scroll.

The reflex

You open the app before you've even decided to. In Buddhist terms ? a moment of the World of Hunger, driven by craving.

The lost time

15 minutes becomes 45. You close the app feeling worse. The World of Animality ? reacting on instinct, not wisdom.

The guilt

You know there are better ways to use that moment. The poison is real. Soka Lock helps you change it into medicine.

Soka Lock intercepts that moment ? not to block you, but to offer one teaching that activates your life force before you scroll. Change poison into medicine. Free to start.

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HOW IT WORKS

Three steps. Thirty seconds. One moment of ichinen.

Ichinen ? one thought, one moment of life. Nichiren Buddhism teaches that every moment contains infinite potential. Soka Lock helps you claim it.

Soka Lock intercepting Instagram
01

Open a blocked app

Choose the apps that pull you in ? Instagram, TikTok, YouTube. The moment you open one, Soka Lock appears. Quietly, without blocking. The interception is the practice.

Once every 30 minutes. Fully configurable.

02

Name your world

Choose from 12 emotional states ? anxious, angry, restless, sad, lonely, overwhelmed, and more. Nichiren Buddhism's Ten Worlds framework maps every human emotional state to specific wisdom. Soka Lock finds yours.

A different teaching every time ? even the same emotion.

Soka Lock emotion selector
Nichiren Buddhist teaching in Soka Lock
03

Read the teaching. Then proceed.

The teaching appears with its original text and English meaning. Read it. Let it activate your Buddha-nature. Tap 'I've read it' when you're ready ? no pressure, no timer. You can even Go Deeper into its context.

No blocks. You always proceed when you choose to.

TRY IT NOW

Pick how you're feeling right now.

See the teaching Soka Lock would show you.

Select an emotion above to see your teaching
WHAT YOU GET

Buddhism in action. Every time you open your phone.

Not a reminder app. A practice ? rooted in Nichiren Buddhism and the Soka spirit of value creation.

Nichiren Buddhism identifies Ten Worlds ? ten states of life from Hell to Buddhahood. Every emotion you feel lives in one of them. Soka Lock maps your 12 selectable emotional states to teachings written for that exact world, surfacing a different teaching every time.
A different teaching every time ? even the same emotion

Every pause before scrolling adds to your streak. Milestones at 7, 30, and 100 days. Soka Lock tracks your emotional patterns ? the window into your Ten Worlds over the past week.
Missed days say 'welcome back' ? not failure

Unlock commentary and context drawn from Nichiren Buddhism and SGI practice. Then share a beautiful teaching card to WhatsApp ? because kosen-rufu (spreading the Dharma) starts with one person at a time.
Go Deeper available on Pro plan
Emotion selector
SIMPLE PRICING

Start free. Go deeper when you're ready.

The core practice is free forever. Pro unlocks depth.

Free
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Forever free
  • Unlimited app interceptions
  • All 12 emotions & Ten Worlds
  • Nichiren teachings in original + English
  • 7-day streak tracking
  • Daily teaching notifications
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$24.99 / year
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  • Everything in Free
  • Go Deeper ? SGI commentary & context
  • Full streak history
  • Ten Worlds emotion insights chart
  • Cooldown timer customization
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YOUR PRIVACY

We only know one thing: an app was intercepted.

Soka Lock uses Android's Accessibility Service for a single purpose: detecting when you open a blocked app. That's it. We never see what you do inside those apps, never read your messages, never access your photos, never track your location.

We collect only anonymous emotion selections and streak data ? no names, no device IDs. Your blocked app list never leaves your phone.

What we access vs. what we don't

We access
  • App interception event
  • Emotion selections (anonymous)
We never access
  • Your messages
  • Photos or files
  • Activity inside apps
  • Your location or identity

Read our full Privacy Policy.

FAQ

Common questions

Soka Lock is a free Android app that intercepts social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Each time you open one, it shows an emotion-matched Nichiren Buddhist teaching ? rooted in Soka Gakkai practice ? before letting you through.

Nichiren Buddhism is a school of Buddhism founded in 13th-century Japan by the monk Nichiren, centered on the Lotus Sutra and the chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Soka Gakkai International (SGI) is a global lay Buddhist organization practicing Nichiren Buddhism across 192 countries. Its core philosophy is human revolution ? individual inner transformation as the foundation of all positive change in the world. The word "Soka" (??) means "value creation."

Not at all. Soka Lock is for anyone seeking more intentional phone habits. The teachings speak to anxiety, anger, restlessness, and peace in ways anyone can connect with. Whether you're a long-time SGI practitioner or simply curious about Buddhist wisdom, the app works for you.

No. Soka Lock does not block apps. It shows you a teaching as a moment of pause. You can always proceed when you're ready ? no timer, no lock, no guilt trip.

The Ten Worlds is a Buddhist framework from Nichiren Buddhism describing ten states of life ? from Hell (extreme suffering) through Hunger, Animality, Anger, Humanity, and Rapture, up to Learning, Realization, Bodhisattva, and Buddhahood. Rather than separate places, these are moment-to-moment states we all move through. Soka Lock's emotion system is built on this framework ? each emotion you select corresponds to a world, and the teaching shown speaks directly to it.

Yes. The core habit loop ? unlimited interceptions, all 12 emotions, and Nichiren Buddhist teachings ? is free forever. Pro unlocks Go Deeper commentary, full streak history, emotion insights (Ten Worlds chart), and cooldown customization.

No. Soka Lock uses Android's Accessibility Service only to detect when a blocked app is opened. It never reads your messages, photos, location, or anything you do inside apps. Your blocked app list never leaves your phone.

Once every 30 minutes by default. You can adjust this freely ? shorter for more pauses, longer for fewer. Pro users get full cooldown customization.

Not yet ? currently Android only. iPhone support is in development. Reach out at hi@sokalock.com to be notified when iOS launches.

Most screen time apps block or restrict ? they rely on willpower and hard limits. Soka Lock doesn't block anything. It intercepts the moment before you scroll and offers a teaching matched to your current state of life. It works with your psychology rather than against it ? replacing a mindless reflex with a moment of intention rooted in 700 years of Nichiren Buddhist wisdom.
AVAILABLE NOW

Buddhism in action means right now.

Your phone just never made it easy.

Human revolution doesn't happen all at once ? it happens in moments. Every pause before a mindless scroll is a moment of value creation. Join those who are practicing daily.

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