Get Prayer First.

After installing.

Prayer First works best when the first setup is deliberately small. The goal is not to lock every corner of your phone on day one. The goal is to protect the reach that keeps becoming automatic: the app you open before prayer, before Scripture, before you have decided what kind of morning this is going to be.

• Choose the apps that most often become your first scroll, such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, or games.
• Pick the Scripture-first key you will actually use: a supported Bible app, a physical Bible timer, or a short journal line.
• Keep the first rule small enough for a tired morning. One protected app and one honest unlock path is a real start.
• Read the permission pages if you want the precise difference between Android app detection and iOS Screen Time shielding.

On Android, you will be asked for permissions that make app blocking possible. The permission pages explain why Accessibility Service and Usage Access are needed, what Prayer First does with them, and what the app does not collect. On iPhone, the setup follows Apple's Screen Time path. That means the app picker and shield are shaped by Apple's APIs rather than Android-style foreground detection.

If you are comparing tools, start with the simplest question: what should happen before the feed opens? Prayer First's answer is Scripture first. You can open a supported Bible app such as YouVersion, use a paper Bible with the timer, or write a short journal line. The feed is not treated as permanently forbidden. It simply waits its turn.