Support
Something not working, or a question about your house? Email contact.myhouseontherock@gmail.com. We read every message and usually reply within two business days.
Please include your iPhone model, iOS version and app version (Settings → About in the app). Never send your journal or anything private; we do not need it to help you.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, United States) or your local emergency number. The app is not a substitute for professional or pastoral care.
Your house
How does the house grow?
Every habit you log lays stones: Pray 10, Read 15, I stood firm 20, Gratitude 5, Serve someone 10, and reading a verse to unlock Phone Guard 5 (up to three times a day). Stones move your house through 11 phases, from The Lot to Lights On. With steady days, most people reach Lights On in about 66 days.
Can my house go backwards?
No. Stones are never taken away. Only streaks can reset.
What happens when I record a fall?
A storm leaves visible damage on your house and your “stood firm” streak starts again. To repair it, write a short reflection and stand firm for three nights. The repaired spot shows a brass seam, a reminder of grace.
What are storm shields?
You get two each month. If a day passes with no activity, a shield protects your daily streak automatically. Shields do not hide a fall you recorded.
I missed several days. Is my progress lost?
No. After three quiet days your site is covered with a tarp while it waits. When you come back, your first habit earns 20 bonus stones.
Can I read ahead in the 66-day plan?
Yes. The plan moves at your pace and never skips a day you missed. Reading still counts for stones once per day.
Phone Guard
How do I turn on Phone Guard?
- Open Settings → Phone Guard and tap Turn on.
- Allow Screen Time access when iOS asks.
- Choose the apps or categories you want to guard.
When you open a guarded app, you will see today’s verse. Tap “Read a verse to unlock”, then tap the notification that appears to read and pray. The apps unlock for 15 or 30 minutes and lock again on their own.
The unlock notification does not appear.
- Make sure notifications are allowed: iOS Settings → Notifications → My House.
- Check whether a Focus mode is on. Add My House to the allowed apps of that Focus.
- If notification summaries are on, set My House to deliver immediately.
- You can always open My House directly and go to Phone Guard to unlock.
Apps are not being blocked.
- Confirm Screen Time access is on: iOS Settings → Screen Time → Apps with Screen Time Access → My House.
- Open My House once; the guard refreshes each time the app opens.
- If you recently unlocked, wait until the 15 or 30 minutes end.
- Turn Phone Guard off and on again, and choose your apps again.
Can the app see which apps I block?
No. Apple gives the app private tokens instead of app names, and everything stays on your iPhone.
Why is the shortest unlock 15 minutes?
Apple’s Screen Time system needs at least 15 minutes to schedule the lock coming back.
Reminders
How do I change reminder times or turn them off?
Open Settings → Habits & reminders in the app. To turn off all notifications, use iOS Settings → Notifications → My House.
Will reminders reveal anything private?
No. Reminder text never mentions temptation, falls or anything you recorded, because notifications can appear on your lock screen.
Subscription
How do I cancel?
Open iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions → My House on the Rock → Cancel Subscription. Deleting the app does not cancel it. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
How do I get a refund?
Refunds are handled by Apple. Visit reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in, and choose the purchase.
I paid but the app still asks me to subscribe.
In the app, open Settings → Restore purchases while signed in to the same Apple ID you used to buy.
Your data
Where is my information stored?
Only on your iPhone, encrypted. We never receive your journal, notes, quiz answers or falls. Read the Privacy Policy.
I got a new iPhone. Can I move my house?
Not yet. Because your entries never leave your phone, the current version cannot transfer them. Syncing between devices is planned for a future update. Your subscription carries over: use Restore purchases on the new phone.
How do I delete everything?
Open Settings → Delete all data in the app, or delete the app. This cannot be undone.