Is It Locked? resources

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The app

A record of your leaving checks

A free door checklist for iPhone that records your own checks and their time. Add your door, stove, windows, or any personal item.

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See the time you checked

Read the exact recorded time and understand when a checklist stops showing as checked in Is It Locked?.

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Look back through your checks

Read seven days of Activity free, or 90 days with Plus. Each completed check shows recorded items, person, and time.

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Your last check on the Home Screen

The free small Home Screen widget shows the latest Is It Locked? record. Plus adds larger and Lock Screen widgets.

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A photo with a recorded check

Add an optional photo step with Is It Locked? Plus. Keep the image with the selected item's saved check instead of mixing it into a camera roll.

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Scan your own tag as you check

Use an NFC tag beside an item with Is It Locked? Plus. A scan records the tag step and requires your own check.

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Read what Apple Home reports

Is It Locked? Plus can read a compatible Apple Home lock's reported state. It never controls the lock or replaces your confirmation.

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A reminder as you leave

Set a departure reminder for a saved place with Is It Locked? Plus. Location uses arrival and departure events without a location trail.

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A reminder at a chosen time

Choose days and a time for a checklist reminder with Is It Locked? Plus. Timed reminders do not need your location.

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Record a check from your wrist

Continue a check and confirm individual items on Apple Watch with Is It Locked? Plus. Requires watchOS 27 and a supported paired iPhone.

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See who checked in your household

Share a place through iCloud with Is It Locked? Plus. Invited people can read the shared place and record checks without their own Plus.

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A separate checklist for each place

Use Is It Locked? Plus for home, an office, or another place. Each place has its own checklist and recorded checks.

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Different lists for different moments

Is It Locked? Plus offers routines for Quick errand, Workday, Overnight, and Bedtime, each with its own items and checked duration.

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Your checks on your own devices

Use optional private iCloud sync with Is It Locked? Plus. Local checks work offline; shared places depend on CloudKit connectivity.

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Make your first checklist

Set up one free place and checklist with your own items, then practice the hold without creating a real receipt.

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Add an item to your checklist

Use Add item on Home to create a checklist item with your own name and emoji. Free has no item limit.

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Rename a checklist item

Edit a checklist item from Settings, Properties. Historical receipts retain the names recorded when the check happened.

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Choose an emoji for an item

Give checklist items their own emoji in Is It Locked? without replacing readable item names.

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Put checklist items in walking order

Reorder items through Settings, Properties so the ordinary recording sequence follows your checklist.

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Record your list with one hold

Check your items yourself, then use the 900 millisecond Hold to lock action. Extra evidence steps still need their own confirmation.

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Resume an unfinished check

Return to an unfinished Is It Locked? checklist without treating the earlier hold as ongoing permission to record.

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Change how long a list stays checked

Set Show as checked for per routine. The available durations range from one hour to three days and apply to the next completion.

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Understand Last checked on Home

Learn why a completed checklist changes from a green current check to neutral Last checked information.

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Read a complete check receipt

Use Activity and Details to see the saved items, times, person, and any evidence attached to a completed check.

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Share a protected PDF of a check

Prepare a protected PDF from a completed Is It Locked? receipt and choose what to share, including any photos.

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Export your check history as CSV

Export Is It Locked? check history through Privacy and storage. The CSV includes recorded details but no photo files.

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Delete the data on this iPhone

Understand Delete all local data in Is It Locked?. It removes local checks and photos without deleting owned iCloud places.

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Delete places you own from iCloud

Use the separate Delete your places from iCloud action. It stops their sharing and leaves local places on the iPhone.

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Leave a place shared with you

Leave an invited Is It Locked? place without deleting the owner's data. Your past checks remain in Activity.

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Pause reminders with Travel mode

Use Travel mode to pause Is It Locked? departure and timed reminders while leaving household completion alerts available.

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Reset a check when you return

Enable Reset when I return with a departure reminder and location access. It clears the current checked state when you arrive.

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Restore your Plus purchase

Use Restore purchases in Is It Locked? with the Apple Account that bought Plus. Read the displayed result before assuming restoration worked.

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Manage or cancel Plus

Cancel Is It Locked? Plus through Apple. Deleting the app does not cancel the annual or monthly subscription.

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Redeem a Plus offer code

Open Apple's offer-code sheet using Redeem code in Is It Locked? Settings or the Plus page.

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Add a Lock Screen widget

Add an Is It Locked? Plus widget through the iPhone Lock Screen editor. The widget displays a record and never silently records an item.

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Show progress in a Live Activity

Use Is It Locked? Plus to follow an active checklist on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on compatible iPhones.

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Open a checklist with Shortcuts

Use Is It Locked? system actions to start or resume the checklist through Apple's Shortcuts app. Confirmation still happens explicitly.

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Start a check from the Action button

Assign an Is It Locked? shortcut to the Action button on a compatible iPhone. The button opens the flow rather than recording checks.

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Add another place

Create a separate place and checklist with Plus, keeping its records distinct from your existing home.

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Switch the place shown on Home

Use the top-left property menu to select the intended Is It Locked? place before recording a check.

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Change a place name or emoji

Edit an owned place in Settings, Properties without rewriting its historical receipts.

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Add a routine to a place

Add Quick errand, Workday, Overnight, or Bedtime from Is It Locked? routine settings with Plus.

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Choose the items for a routine

Customize a routine's required items while preserving the snapshot of a check already in progress.

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Set suggested times for a routine

Configure routine suggestions separately from timed notifications in Is It Locked?.

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Set up a departure reminder

Save a place location and enable a departure checklist reminder with the required permissions.

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Set up a timed checklist reminder

Choose the routine, time, and repeat days under At a chosen time. Timed Is It Locked? reminders do not use location.

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Find out why a reminder did not arrive

Check Is It Locked? reminder setup, Travel mode, a checked routine, Focus, and permissions before relying on an alert.

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Understand reminders that stay quiet

Understand why Is It Locked? suppresses reminders while a routine is checked, separate from Travel mode or notification denial.

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Add the free Home Screen widget

Add the small Is It Locked? Home Screen widget through iPhone Edit and Add Widget.

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When a widget shows an older check

Check the source record, selected place, and iOS widget refresh before treating an old widget timestamp as current.

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Add a photo step to an item

Choose Photo in Check options for one Is It Locked? item, then explicitly confirm its captured image.

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When the camera cannot open

Handle a denied or unavailable camera for an Is It Locked? photo step without creating false photo evidence.

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Choose how long photos are kept

Set Keep photos for in Is It Locked? Privacy and storage. Choose one, seven, 30, or 90 days.

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Blur photos outside receipt details

Use Blur thumbnails outside receipt details to reduce casual exposure of Is It Locked? check photos.

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Write and link an NFC tag

Link a writable NFC tag to the intended checklist item through Write and link tag in Check options.

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When an NFC tag does not match

Handle an unlinked or incorrect NFC tag during a checklist without claiming a successful tag scan.

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Choose an Apple Home lock for an item

Load Apple Home accessories and choose the intended lock binding in Is It Locked? Check options.

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When an Apple Home report is unavailable

Handle unreachable, stale, or non-Locked Apple Home reports without treating cached state as fresh evidence.

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Set up the Apple Watch companion

Use a paired Watch with watchOS 27 and Plus, then check the app's Ways to start status before recording from the wrist.

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Retry a failed Watch sync

Read Last synced and recoverable Watch errors in Is It Locked? Ways to start, then use Retry Watch sync.

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Put your last check on a Watch face

Use an available Is It Locked? complication on a compatible Watch face. It displays information rather than recording an item.

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Invite someone to a shared place

Create an Is It Locked? iCloud invitation for a place you own and review the private-sync disclosure before sharing.

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Accept a household invitation

Join an invited Is It Locked? place through Apple's iCloud share flow. Participants can record ordinary checks without their own Plus.

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When a shared checklist cannot be edited

Understand why an invited Is It Locked? participant can record checks but cannot edit the owner's shared checklist.

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Stop sharing a place you own

Use Stop sharing in Is It Locked? Household to remove invited access while retaining your local place and checks.

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Name people who use one iPhone

Add local person labels in Is It Locked? Household without creating an iCloud invitation or an identity-verification system.

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Turn on private iCloud sync

Enable optional Private iCloud sync in Is It Locked? and read the actual status and Last synced time.

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Read and resolve an iCloud sync problem

Use Is It Locked? Sync, Last synced, and the visible cloud error to distinguish an available account from a completed sync.

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Prepare a diagnostic report for support

Create the optional Is It Locked? diagnostic report locally and inspect it before choosing to share it.

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Choose light or dark appearance

Change Is It Locked? Appearance in Settings without changing what a recorded check means.

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Record a check with accessible activation

Use the native Record this departure? dialog when activating the Is It Locked? hold control through an accessible path.

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Add a check action to Control Center

Add Start or resume routine from Is It Locked? controls to iPhone Control Center with Plus.

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Open your latest check with Siri

Use Show my latest check through Siri or Shortcuts without Plus. The action opens a saved record and does not create a new one.

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Cancel an unfinished routine

Understand the Cancel routine confirmation in Is It Locked? before removing the unfinished flow's saved items.

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Check without an unavailable extra step

Use Check without the extra step when a photo, NFC tag, or Apple Home read is unavailable. The record stays a manual check.

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Keep photos out of a shared receipt

Review photo inclusion when preparing an Is It Locked? protected PDF. Blurred previews and PDF redaction are separate choices.

Checklist

Your everyday leaving checklist

Keep one short list of the items you personally check before leaving home. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Leaving your apartment

Separate your own apartment checks from shared building systems you do not control. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Leaving a shared home

Agree who checks the home and keep that person's recorded time visible to your household. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before leaving for a workday

Put home checks and the things you need at work into one practical departure route. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before a quick errand

Keep the short-trip list small enough to follow without adding unrelated preparation. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before an overnight stay

Finish the home check separately from the overnight bag so neither list hides the other. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before a weekend away

Plan the home handoff and your return before the last walk-through. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before leaving for vacation

Use a practical home-departure list alongside your travel preparation, tailored to your property. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Your bedtime walk-through

Make a nightly list around the items you use before sleep, without pretending you have left the house. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Finishing work in a home office

Distinguish ending work from leaving home when both happen in the same place. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Leaving your office

Use a personal end-of-day list that respects your workplace's own closing procedure. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Leaving a creative studio

Record personal closing tasks without replacing the studio's equipment-specific instructions. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before checking out of a hotel

Make a final sweep for your belongings and complete the hotel's checkout instructions. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Before leaving a vacation rental

Combine your belongings sweep with the host's specific checkout requirements. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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After a visit to your parents' home

Agree what you are responsible for before recording a departure check at someone else's home. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Leaving your second home

Keep a separate departure list for a property with different access and maintenance needs. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Your final belongings check when moving

Walk through a home before handing back access, keeping personal notes separate from the official handover. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

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Handing off to a house sitter

Write down which checks you completed and which responsibilities the sitter accepts. Edit, copy, download, or print the example list free.

Free tool

Make your own leaving checklist

Create a leaving checklist you can copy, download, or print. Your draft stays in this browser page and is not sent to the app.

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Plan a checked display window

Calculate an illustrative clear time from a completion time and one of the app's checked durations. Uses elapsed hours and your browser's time zone.

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Calculate time since a check

Measure elapsed time between a recorded check and a later moment. Handles dates across midnight and leap days in your browser's time zone.

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Compare annual and monthly Plus

Compare one annual Is It Locked? Plus payment with twelve monthly payments. Enter local displayed prices without including trial or tax assumptions.

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Plan a photo retention date

Illustrate one, seven, 30, or 90 days after a check photo. Understand why a planning date is not guaranteed immediate deletion.

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Illustrate your Activity window

Calculate the start of an example seven-day or 90-day Activity window. Display history is separate from deletion and photo retention.

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Draft a household handoff note

Write a household check handoff with a person, place, time, completed items, and remaining tasks. Copy the draft without submitting it anywhere.

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Plan the next timed reminder

Calculate an example daily, weekday, or weekend reminder time locally. The planner does not schedule phone notifications.