Every time you wake your Mac, a quick challenge stands between you and your desktop: a mental-math drill, a chess tactic, and more skills soon. A few seconds per unlock adds up to real practice.
macOS 14+ · Math free forever · Chess free for 7 days
One free download. Switch skills anytime in Settings.
Mental arithmetic on every unlock. Pick your level:
A real tactic on every unlock, tuned to your level.
New skills are on the way. The All Skills license covers every current and future skill for a one-time $59.99.
What steady practice looks like.
You already unlock your Mac dozens of times a day. What if each one made you sharper?
SkillUnlock turns something you already do dozens of times a day into practice. It doesn't take discipline, because the habit is already there.
Open your laptop or tap a key. Instead of your desktop, a challenge from your active skill appears fullscreen.
Type the answer or find the winning move. It takes seconds, then you're in. If you're in a hurry, hold skip.
Your streak grows, your accuracy and speed climb, and each skill gets its own Analytics page to show it.
Habit stacking means attaching a new behavior to something you already do. It works because so much of the day already runs on autopilot: researchers estimate that about 40% of daily actions are habits, done while thinking about something else.
SkillUnlock uses the one action you never skip, waking your computer, as the trigger. There's nothing to remember and no app to open.
"After [current habit], I will [new habit]."
James Clear's habit-stacking formula, Atomic HabitsMath has Easy and Hard levels. Chess matches puzzles to your Elo rating, 600 to 2400+.
Accuracy, speed and per-operation stats for math; rating, tactics and activity for chess.
Your streak grows every time you solve. No calendar to keep up.
Set how often challenges appear, so quick back-to-back unlocks don't get in your way.
Hold the skip button and you're through. Your streak resets, nothing else.
Practice happens when you unlock, so there's no reminder to set and no session to plan.