An India-first Android app that shows a mantra of your choosing for 15 seconds before distracting apps like Instagram, YouTube or Facebook open. Instead of forbidding the scroll, it turns every unlock into a brief devotional pause — discipline through devotion, not denial.
When you open a blocked app, Niyam appears first with your mantra, its meaning, and a 15-second countdown ring. After reading, tap Continue and the app opens normally; Niyam stays out of your way for the next five minutes. Each read counts toward a 14-day sadhana journey with daily streaks.
Yes — Niyam is currently completely free: all 26 mantras, all 9 languages, unlimited switching, no ads and no in-app purchases.
Nine: Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and English — the mantra in its native script, the meaning, and the entire interface.
Niyam never reads your screen. Its accessibility service detects only the launch of apps you chose to block — never screen content or messages — and that data never leaves your device. You sign in with Google so your practice syncs across devices; beyond your email and practice we collect only anonymous usage statistics and crash reports that help us improve Niyam. Your activity in other apps is never collected, and you can delete your account and all data any time from inside the app. Details in our privacy policy.
26 authentic mantras with source citations: Vedic (including the Gayatri Mantra and Mahamrityunjaya), Upanishadic shanti mantras, Bhagavad Gita verses, and devotional classics such as the Hanuman Chalisa opening.
Most blockers are walls — timers and lockouts that feel like punishment, so people uninstall them. Niyam is a threshold: it never forbids the app, it asks for 15 seconds of presence first. More in our essay on digital sadhana.
Soon, on Google Play for Android. Join the waitlist to be told the day it arrives.