Fact sheet
The product,
on one page.
For journalists, podcast hosts, therapists, ministry leaders, and anyone who needs the facts without the pitch. Everything here may be quoted; when in doubt, the one-line description is: “Sworn is a content filter with accountability built in — a trusted partner learns that a boundary was crossed and what kind, never what was seen.”
At a glance
The facts.
| Product | Sworn, accountability-first content filtering for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook |
|---|---|
| One-liner | Blocks what you've sworn off, across the whole device; if you try anyway, one person you trust gets a short email — a count and a category, never a screenshot, never your history. |
| Launched | 2026 (iOS App Store: June 2026) |
| Platforms | iOS (App Store), Android (Google Play), Windows, Mac (Mac App Store), Linux, and Chromebook (the computers pair with the phone app) |
| Availability | Worldwide, every storefront. iPhone on the App Store, Android on Google Play, Mac on the Mac App Store, Chromebook through the Android app on Google Play, Windows in the Microsoft Store or as a signed installer, Linux from a signed apt or rpm repository (/windows, /mac, /linux, /chromebook) |
| Price | The free tier blocks malware and ads/trackers. The full product starts with a 7-day free trial, then $7/month via Apple/Google billing; one subscription covers up to 7 devices. No ads, ever. |
| Filter categories | Pornography · Gambling · Social media · Online shopping · Gaming · VPNs & proxies · Ads & trackers · Known malware · a personal block list |
| Mechanism | Encrypted DNS (an iOS DNS configuration / Android Private DNS; a small background service on Windows and Linux; a menu-bar app on Mac; the built-in Secure DNS setting on Chromebook). It filters the whole device rather than one browser, so Safari, Chrome and your apps are covered as-is. Like any DNS filter, it can't see a browser running its own encrypted DNS, and Brave and Firefox ship with that on by default (Support has the two settings to change). No VPN, no traffic inspection, no screenshots. |
| Accountability model | Up to 3 partners, each confirming by email before receiving anything. They see blocked-attempt counts + categories (≈2 emails/day at most); loosened boundaries; unusual silence (with a 7-day activity chart). Never a URL, image, or browsing log. The user's own app keeps a 7-day view of the specifics, shareable in person by choice. |
| Data stored | No record of what you browse. An allowed lookup is answered and the domain is never written down. What the server keeps is how many lookups a device made in each five-minute window, for 7 days, plus the time it last checked in. A count and a clock, nothing about content. That is what lets us tell a partner the filter has gone quiet without telling them where anyone went. Blocked attempts are kept 7 days (domain + category + count) for the user's own in-app view; partners never see domains. Full inventory: /privacy |
| Company | Snowleopard Labs LLC, an independent company in the United States |
| Contact | sworn-support@snowleopard.dev, read personally. Press inquiries welcome at the same address |
The idea
Why it exists.
People trying to change a digital habit, whether that's pornography, gambling or doomscrolling, don't lack blockers. They lack a reason not to turn the blocker off. The existing answer to that problem was surveillance. Apps that screenshot your phone or ship your browsing history to an “ally” for review. It works for some people, and it makes many more quietly give up. Being watched that closely is its own kind of pressure.
Sworn's bet is that accountability needs far less information than the surveillance tools collect. A partner who learns that you slipped, and what kind of slip it was, has everything needed to start the conversation that actually helps — and nothing that turns them into a warden. So the product tells them exactly that, and nothing more: a count, a category, and honesty about whether the filter is still standing. The technology is a DNS filter; the product is being able to hand someone your promise without handing them your privacy.
Fair-game criticism we accept. A determined person can remove Sworn — it's their phone. We think tools claiming to be un-removable are selling a false lock, and that telling your partner “it's off” is worth more than pretending it can't be. Quote that, too.
Press assets & links
Assets you may use.
Name: “Sworn” (store listings:
“Sworn — Honest Accountability”). Please don't style it
SWORN in running text.
Social/OG image:
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App icon:
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Screenshots: current store screenshots may be reused
from the App Store
and Google Play listings.
Deeper reading: How it works · Honest comparisons (Covenant Eyes, Ever Accountable, Opal, and others) · Privacy policy · For therapists · For churches & ministries · FAQ
The founder is available for podcasts and print interviews. Email sworn-support@snowleopard.dev with your outlet and angle.