The kill switch for
revenge trading
For traders running MetaTrader 5 on their iPhone. EmotionLock reads your MT5 trades every 5 seconds, and the moment you hit your daily limit, your trading apps are blocked at the iOS level.
Trial starts when you connect your MT5. No payment, no commitment. iPhone (iOS 16+).
Works with every MT5 broker and prop firm
See the difference
From Stay disciplined to Trading locked.
The moment you hit your daily limit, the state flips. No tap required.
You set the daily trade limit. EmotionLock counts each closed MT5 trade in real time.
At the limit, selected trading apps are blocked at the iOS level until midnight in your timezone.
How it works
Three steps. Five minutes.
Set up once, then it runs by itself. No new habit, no daily check-in.
Create your account
Sign up in 60 seconds with just your name and email. No payment up front. No credit card needed.
Connect MT5, read-only
Enter your MT5 server, account number, and investor password. Read-only access at the protocol level. Trial starts here.
Trade with discipline
Each closed trade counts toward your daily limit. At the limit, EmotionLock blocks selected trading apps via iOS Screen Time.
Where the kill switch pays off
Protect your challenge
- Cap your trades below the daily drawdown
- Auto-block before the firm closes the account
- Works with FTMO, FundedNext, MyFundedFX, E8
Save your live capital
- One bad hour erases three good weeks
- Hard cap closes the post-loss loophole
- Cooldown enforced by iOS, not by you
Trade fewer setups
2 of 7 days hit the limit
- Two good entries, not six bad ones
- No chasing after a stop-out
- Daily count resets at midnight
Bart Janssen, Founder of EmotionLock
Security
Your funds are
untouchable.
EmotionLock can never place or close a trade. Read-only is enforced at the MT5 protocol level, not by our code.
Read security pageInvestor password only
Gives read access enforced by MT5 itself.
Password is never stored
Forwarded to MetaAPI (SOC2) once, then dropped.
Trading is impossible
Protocol-level guarantee, not a software promise.
Features
Everything between the loss
and the next bad decision
From real-time MT5 reads to OS-level enforcement. Built to work the moment willpower stops.
Reads your MT5 every 5 seconds
Daily limit reached
EmotionLock polls your account in real time. The trade limit fires the instant your daily count is reached.
Discipline Score
7-day score
A single number from 0 to 100 that scores your week. The percentage of days you stayed within your limit.
Pricing
Pay nothing for 7 days.
Your free week starts the moment you connect your MT5. After that, a one-time activation and your first month is included.
MT5 activation
€49,99
one-time
Month 1
€0,00
included
Month 2+
€9,99
per month
- Real-time MT5 monitoring
- iOS Screen Time enforcement
- Discipline Score and streaks
- 2 emergency tokens / week
- Push notifications
- Read-only at protocol level
iPhone (iOS 16+). Payments via Apple. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings.
Frequently asked questions
Got a different question?
Reply within one working day, from the founder. Usually faster.
Bart Janssen
Founder, EmotionLock
Is my MT5 investor password safe?
EmotionLock only asks for your investor password, which is read-only at the MT5 protocol level. Placing trades is technically impossible. The password is forwarded once to MetaAPI (SOC2 certified) and then deleted from our systems. It is never written to our database.
Which brokers and prop firms are supported?
Any broker that supports MetaTrader 5. IC Markets, Pepperstone, Vantage, XM, FusionMarkets, OANDA, Exness, Tickmill. Also works with FTMO, FundedNext, MyFundedFX, The Funded Trader, E8 Funding and any other prop firm that issues MT5 accounts.
What happens when I hit my daily trade limit?
The status flips from STAY DISCIPLINED to TRADING LOCKED. The trading apps you selected are blocked at the iOS Screen Time level for the rest of the day. You receive a push notification. The block resets at midnight in your local timezone.
Can the block be bypassed?
Not by you. Screen Time is enforced at OS level. Reinstalling the app does not unlock anything. The only way out is an emergency token, of which you get 2 per week. Resets Sunday 22:00 CET/CEST.
What is the Discipline Score?
A single number from 0 to 100 in the Stats tab. It is the percentage of active trading days where you stayed within your daily limit, rolling over 7 or 30 days. Labels above 90 are Excellent, 75 to 89 Good, 50 to 74 Fair, below 50 Struggling.
Does it work on Android?
Not yet. EmotionLock is iPhone only (iOS 16+) because the block is implemented through the Apple Screen Time and Family Controls APIs. Android is in development.
How does the 7-day free trial work?
The trial starts the moment you successfully connect your MT5 account. No payment, no commitment. After 7 days you activate by paying the one-time €49,99 fee. The first month of the subscription is included. From month 2 it is €9,99 / month, cancel anytime in iOS Settings.