FreeAlways
£0/forever
One contact, one daily unlock. Works indefinitely — no time limit, no nag.
- One CallFirst person
- One unlock per day
- All seven blockable apps
How does CallFirst work?
CallFirst sits between you and the social apps you have chosen to block. When you open one of them, CallFirst takes over the screen. To unblock everything for the rest of the day, you place a phone call to a contact you chose at setup, and stay on for sixty seconds.
What apps does CallFirst block?
On Android, the major social apps including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X (Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Snapchat. You decide which subset to lock. On iPhone you can choose whichever you want.
How is the call verified?
CallFirst measures the time you spend away from the app, not the call itself. When you tap to call, CallFirst notes the moment on your device; when you return, it checks how long you were away. Sixty seconds or more — your apps unlock for the day. The contact you're calling stays entirely on your device — we don't sync the name or number to our servers. The only thing logged to your account is an anonymous call attempt: time, method, duration. We don't read your phone's call log, and we don't know who you actually called.
Who is CallFirst for?
CallFirst is for adults who scroll past someone's name in their phone to open Instagram — and would like that to stop happening. Students, parents, people trying to leave a relationship to a feed. It's not a focus tool for work; it's a friction layer for personal connection.
What does it cost?
CallFirst has a free tier and two paid options. Free works indefinitely with one contact and one daily unlock. Annual and one-time purchases add multiple contacts, custom schedules, and streak tracking.
AnnualRecommended
£19.99/yr
R$ 59,90 / anoUS $24.99 / yr
Multiple contacts, custom schedules, and streak tracking. Cancel any time in your app-store panel.
- Up to 5 CallFirst people
- Custom weekly schedule
- Streak tracking
- Free 7-day trial
One-timePay once
£59.99/once
R$ 149,90 uma vezUS $79.99 once
Pay once, yours indefinitely. Same features as Annual, no renewals, no surprises.
- Everything in Annual
- No renewal, ever
- Major updates included
How is CallFirst different from other app blockers?
Most app blockers make you wait out a timer, breathe through a pause, or enter a passcode you set yourself. CallFirst makes you call someone. It is the only app blocker where the friction is a real relationship — a 60-second phone call to a person you chose — rather than a delay you can wait out.