🔬 Built on peer-reviewed science · The Lancet — BMJ — PNAS

Look yourself in the eye before you order.

Junkfoodselfie blocks your food-delivery apps on the days you choose. Unlocking takes one honest pause — a live selfie, or a promise you wrote to yourself. Most nights, that pause is all it takes.

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7-day free trial · then from £29.99/year · 18+

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Uber Eats is locked

Take a selfie in Junkfoodselfie to unlock.

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The Junkfoodselfie unlock screen: an honest selfie above the promise 'I told myself that I will prioritise my health and finances.'

How it works

A speed bump between you and the checkout.

You set the rules. The app holds you to them — kindly.

1

Pick your danger days

Choose which food apps to block and which days they're off-limits — weekday evenings, weekends, or every day. Apple's Screen Time does the locking.

2

Earn the unlock

Opening a blocked app takes a deliberate ritual: a live selfie checked on your phone, or press-and-holding a note you wrote to yourself. No shame — just a pause.

3

Watch it add up

Log how each day went, keep a no-junk streak, see your estimated savings grow, and share wins with friends who keep you honest.

See it in action

A look inside.

A few of the moments that do the work — with more in the app, including Before & Now.

21:41●●●

Uber Eats is locked

Take a selfie in Junkfoodselfie to unlock.

OK

The lock

On your danger days, your chosen food apps go dark — enforced by Apple's Screen Time, right on the app itself.

The selfie unlock screen with the promise 'I promised to make healthier decisions.'

The selfie

One honest look at yourself before you order — checked on your phone, never uploaded, never stored.

Inspiration mode: a gym photo above the promise 'I promised myself to look and feel good like in this photo.'

Inspiration mode

Prefer no camera? Hold the promise you wrote to yourself over a photo that reminds you why you started.

The science

The pause is proven. We just made it personal.

Peer-reviewed research — not app-store poetry.

2×

the rise in insulin resistance over 15 years for people eating fast food more than twice a week — plus ≈ 4.5 kg extra.

The Lancet · CARDIA study

+50%

higher risk of cardiovascular-related death linked to higher ultra-processed food intake, across ~10 million people.

The BMJ · umbrella review

36%

of app-opening attempts were abandoned when a short pause appeared first, in a published field experiment.

PNAS · Grüning et al.

−37%

fewer attempts to open those apps after six weeks of the pause. That pause is exactly what Junkfoodselfie is.

PNAS · Grüning et al.

Your numbers,not ours.

Tell the app what a typical order costs you, and every blocked day you don't order adds it back to your tally. Skip half your junk orders and the estimate does the talking — most people are genuinely shocked by their own monthly figure.

Savings figures are estimates based on the order value you enter — motivational arithmetic, not financial records. Friends never see your money figures.

Private by design

Honest with you. Private from everyone else.

📵 Selfies never leave your phone 🙈 Your app list is unreadable — even to us 🚫 No ads, no tracking, no data sales 🍪 This website sets zero cookies

Ready to look yourself in the eye?

Seven days free. One honest pause. Your money and your streak do the rest.

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Questions

The honest FAQ.

Is this a diet or medical app?

No. Junkfoodselfie is a behavioural self-control tool — a speed bump you set up for yourself. It isn't medical, nutritional, or psychological advice, and it's not a treatment for anything. If you have or have had an eating disorder or body-image concerns, talk to a professional before using it.

Can I get around the block?

Yes — deliberately. It's a pause, not a prison. Blocking runs on Apple's Screen Time and can always be undone by you; the point is that ordering stops being a reflex and becomes a decision.

What do my friends see?

Only what's listed: your name, picture, streak, blocked days, your last 60 days of outcomes, and meal photos you deliberately share. Never your selfies, notes, money figures, or which apps you block. Friendship is mutual invite-only.

What does it cost?

7 days free with everything included, then a subscription — monthly or yearly (the yearly costs less than a single delivery order in most cities). Cancel during the trial and you pay nothing. If your subscription ends, blocking pauses; the app never keeps charging or working silently.

How do I delete my account?

In the app: Settings → Delete account. It's immediate and permanent — profile, photos, calendar, friends, everything. Or email us and we'll do it for you.