Karo App Store

Accountability with your friends.

Karo locks the apps that distract you and keeps your to-do list. To open a locked app, you give a reason. To tick off a task, you take a photo. Your group sees both.

Download on the App Store

Free on iPhone. On Android? Join the test.

Karo's Personal page with the status 'All apps locked, 0m today' above the day's tasks, and an 'Unlock apps now' button.
PersonalYour tasks for the day, with your apps locked.
Karo's group chat. A friend's photo proof for 'dog walk', then a line reading 'Shiv unlocked for 5 mins, Break from study'.
Group chatEveryone's finished tasks and unlocks in one place.

How app locks work

You choose what's locked. Getting back in takes a reason, and your friends can see it.

  1. 1

    Lock your apps

    Pick the apps you lose time to. They stay locked, and the top of your Personal page shows how many minutes you've spent on them today.

  2. 2

    Unlock with a reason

    When you need one, type why and pick 2, 5, 15 or 30 minutes. Your apps lock again when the time is up.

  3. 3

    Your group sees it

    Each unlock shows up in the group chat with your reason. If your unlocked time passes 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes in a day, your group gets a notification.

The Unlock apps sheet. The reason field says 'waiting for the bus' and 15 minutes is selected.

See how everyone's getting on

The Friends tab shows how long each person has spent on their locked apps today, and how many of their tasks are done.

Karo's Friends tab. The group has 41 minutes of distracting app time today, and each friend's minutes are listed with how many tasks they've done.

Tasks and goals

Karo also has a to-do list. Add tasks for today or plan them across the week. To finish one, take a photo as proof, and it's posted to your group.

For bigger things, set a long-term goal with a due date.

A profile in Karo showing 0 minutes of distracting app time, 3 tasks done and 3 left, and a long-term goal, 'Complete piano course', due 11 December.

Good to know

Small groups

Groups are for people you know. You can be in up to two, and message any friend directly.

Photos are temporary

Proof photos are deleted after 7 days.

Your account

You can delete your account at any time in Settings.

Questions

Email [email protected].

Get Karo

iPhone

Karo is free on the App Store.

Download on the App Store

Android

Karo is in testing on Google Play. Anyone can join.

  1. 1

    Join the testers group

    Use the Google account that's signed in to the Play Store on your phone.

    Join the group
  2. 2

    Opt in to the test

    Open the testing page and tap Become a tester.

    Open the testing page
  3. 3

    Install from Google Play

    It can take a few minutes to show up after you opt in.

    Open in Google Play

Please stay in the test for at least two weeks and use the app. Google needs this before Karo can be released on Android.