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Q: What if I want to use it more?
You can't. That's the point. SILENT is not an app you use — it's a ritual you keep. The 12-hour lock is not a bug or a paywall. It is the entire product. Every other app in your phone wants more of your time. SILENT is the only one built to want less.
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Q: How does it make money?
Annual pass. $24/year. The tagline is "for the joy of not opening it." There are no ads, no engagement loops, no premium features behind a paywall. The business model is structurally aligned with the user: SILENT earns nothing from your time, so it has no incentive to steal it.
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Q: What does it actually do?
It helps you name what matters. Not organize it. Not schedule it. Name it. There is cognitive and emotional power in writing one sentence about what actually deserves your attention today — and then being locked out from second-guessing it. The archive (long-press from the locked screen) shows your last 30 statements. No commentary. No streaks for that. Just the record of what you said mattered.
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Q: Is this an app or a piece of art?
Yes.
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Q: What's the streak?
Days you respected the lock. You can't fake it — the app tracks whether you tried to reopen during the lock window. Streak is shown small, in off-white, bottom corner of the locked screen. It is not the point of the app. It is evidence of character.
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SILENT. Opens once. Asks one question. Then closes for 12 hours.