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Prayer Lock

A Christian app blocker that locks distracting apps until you pray.

Visit prayerlock.comSelf-reportedas of Oct 26, 2026

What it is

Mau Baron built it in three days and grew it with TikTok ads, creator videos and UGC, sold at $49.99 a year or $9.99 a week. Ernesto Lopez later joined as co-founder and investor. In October 2026 the founders said the app had been removed from Apple's App Store; it is still on Google Play.

How it was built with AI

Mau told Starter Story he built Prayer Lock with just Cursor and ChatGPT in three days, and now uses Cursor as his daily driver with Codex CLI for more complex tasks.

Traction

Self-reported

Over $150K a month at its peak, including Android, before Apple removed it from the App Store, per co-founder Mau Baron (Oct 2026); earlier $21K in sales in December 2025 and about 58,000 downloads. Current revenue not disclosed

As of Oct 26, 2026. Stated by the founder or the tool maker. Not independently verified. Read the source

Stories featuring Prayer Lock

Sources

  1. 01we scaled prayer lock to over $150k/month from nothingX (@maubaron) · Oct 26, 2026 · checked Nov 1, 2026
  2. 02Prayer lock and holy mode got banned YesX (@ErnestoSOFTWARE) · Oct 22, 2026 · checked Nov 1, 2026
  3. 03it got banned recently, we still have android thoX (@ErnestoSOFTWARE) · Oct 4, 2026 · checked Nov 1, 2026
  4. 04Prayer Lock on Google PlayGoogle Play · checked Nov 1, 2026
  5. 05I Grew My Mobile App to $20K/Month: Here's My Entire PlaybookStarter Story · Jan 19, 2026 · checked Oct 30, 2026
  6. 06Prayer Lock: 20K a month, coded in 3 days with CursorShipped & Paid · checked Oct 30, 2026

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