WalkBlock: blocks distracting apps while a phone is moving
An Android app that blocks selected apps while a phone detects movement for walking kids.
Problem it solvesKids stare at distracting apps while walking instead of looking up.
lv-lamzaks says WalkBlock is an Android app for parents and kids that blocks selected distracting apps while the phone detects movement. The maker reports the first monthly subscription and about €1.80 in revenue.
lv-lamzaks
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First paying customer! About a month ago, I posted here about a small Android app I was building after getting tired of telling my sons to look up from their phones while walking. [https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1vr2hrv/i\_got\_tired\_of\_telling\_my\_sons\_to\_look\_up\_from/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1vr2hrv/i_got_tired_of_telling_my_sons_to_look_up_from/) At the time, it was still very much a side project and I honestly had no idea whether anyone outside my own family would care about it. A few days ago, something small but pretty meaningful happened: Someone bought the first monthly subscription. It was only about €1.80 in revenue, so obviously this is not some huge startup success story 😄 But seeing the first real customer in the dashboard felt completely different from downloads, page views or people saying “cool idea”. Someone I don’t know found the app, understood what it does, and decided it was worth paying for. That was a surprisingly good feeling. The idea is still the same: WalkBlock is an Android app that blocks selected distracting apps while the phone detects movement, so kids are encouraged to look up from the screen while walking instead of staring at TikTok, YouTube or games. There is still a very long way to go. I’m figuring out distribution, SEO, what parents actually care about, and how to explain the product without making it sound like just another parental-control app. But the first paying customer made the project suddenly feel a little more real. For anyone building a side project and staring at a dashboard full of zeros: the first number above zero really does hit differently. Now I guess the next goal is customer #2. Website: [walkblockapp.com](http://walkblockapp.com/) Google Play: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lv.iotsolutions.walkblock](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lv.iotsolutions.walkblock)
Revenue
€1.80
