Morning Routine & App Blocker

Morning routine app that locks the apps you choose until you've been outside. Take 15 steps, get a few minutes of daylight, and they unlock. Stop doomscrolling before it starts. No timers to dismiss, no limits to snooze: the block lifts only when you've actually stepped into the light. Dawnova is an app blocker and sunlight tracker in one. Three minutes a day to quit doomscrolling, reduce your screen time and reset your circadian rhythm. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that steal your mornings: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, anything. 2. Your alarm goes off and they're blocked. 3. 15 steps confirms you're out of bed. 4. Go outside. The timer adapts to your real sunrise time and today's weather. 5. Apps unlock, streak logged. A DOOMSCROLLING BLOCKER THAT DOESN'T NEED WILLPOWER Phone addiction starts in bed, the minute the alarm goes off. That is where distracting apps get blocked, and the only way through is daylight. It works like a daily dopamine detox: the feed waits until your day has started. • Block social media apps or any app you pick • Evening wind-down: the same apps pause before bed until you finish one guided breathing session • Skip the breathing and they stay paused until midnight ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE (IMPORTANT) Dawnova uses Android's AccessibilityService API to power Morning Focus and Evening Wind-Down app blocking. It lets Dawnova detect when an app you chose to block is opened during a block window (your morning light window, or the wind-down window before bed) and show the block screen first. What we access: only the name of the app currently opened, so we know when a blocked app is launched. What we don't do: we do not read what you type, read your messages, capture your screen or collect content inside other apps. This stays on your device and is never collected, sold or shared. Accessibility is only requested if you turn on app blocking, after an in-app explanation. You can turn it off anytime in your phone's Settings, and disable or uninstall Dawnova normally. WHY SUNLIGHT FIRST Light in the first hour after waking is the strongest signal your circadian rhythm gets. It sets the clock that decides when you'll feel sleepy tonight. A typical indoor room is around 179 lux; an overcast day outside is about eight times brighter. WINTER MODE FOR DARK MORNINGS Your target scales to today's real daylight from location and cloud cover: 3 minutes in bright sun, 10 on a grey winter day. No usable daylight? A lamp session or the movement check unlocks your apps instead. You're never locked out because it's dark. BUILT FOR EARLY RISERS Wake at 5:30? You get a wake check you can always complete and a light window at civil dawn. Up at 4am and stuck? The plan flags that early light may be making it worse, and adjusts. SLEEP INSIGHTS YOU CAN TRUST Tag last night in five seconds (alcohol, late dinner, stress, caffeine) and compare like with like: "On clean nights, morning light before 8:30am gave you 7h 22m. Without it, 6h 48m." We say "associated with," never "caused." HEALTH CONNECT SUPPORT Syncs sleep, HRV and resting heart rate via Health Connect (Samsung Health, Fitbit, Oura, Garmin, Whoop and more). No tracker? The blocker, streaks and breathing work without one. WHAT'S INSIDE • App blocker for your morning and evening windows • Daily sunlight session and timer • Streaks and streak freezes • 7-Day Sunrise Challenge, repeatable • Winter Mode, adaptive targets and lamp sessions • Guided breathing: 4-7-8, box breathing, evening reset • Sleep, HRV and resting heart rate • Nightly tagging, sunrise photos and timelapse • Home screen widget • Insights, monthly recap and CSV export Dawnova is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition, including seasonal affective disorder. If you have ongoing sleep problems, bipolar disorder or an eye condition, speak to a clinician before light therapy. Terms: https://dawnova.app/terms Privacy: https://dawnova.app/privacy