The short version
- LeadMeNot: our pick for boundaries plus a partner.
- Covenant Eyes: pick it if your ally should see screenshots.
- Unchaind: pick it for daily faith content.
A word about us first, since this page is about faith. LeadMeNot's founder follows Jesus and is open about it, and the app is built for everyone, whatever their faith background.1 You won't find Bible verses in the app. You'll find a lot of churches using it, because the thing it's built around, one person who's told when a line is crossed, is what most pastors mean by accountability.
Covenant Eyes is the best-known name here. Its name comes from Job 31:1, it was founded in 2000 by Ron DeHaas, and its resources are biblically based.2 Unchaind is a newer app built around faith content: daily prayers, Bible verses and an AI Bible companion.3
They differ most on three things: whether your partner sees screenshots or is told when a rule is broken, how much you can choose what's blocked, and whether you can switch it off in a weak moment.
At a glance
A dash means we couldn't verify it from the app's own site or a named review, not that the app lacks it. Scroll sideways to see every app. Checked November 6, 2026.
| Feature | LeadMeNot | Covenant Eyes | Unchaind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks porn | Built-in Adult Websites & Apps list | Yes, and on iPhone inside apps too4 | |
| Blocks the apps you choose | iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac | Android only, by locking apps behind a PIN6 | Websites and apps you choose, with Unchaind Max3 |
| Keywords and phrases | Inside apps on Android, Windows and Mac; Safari on iPhone; Chrome on Chromebook | ✕Not one of its blocking features4 | —Not compared |
| Someone you trust is told | Alerted when a rule is broken, plus evening reflections | Reports and alerts to an ally from its screenshots4 | You can share an image of your day count with people who support you, when you choose3 |
| Hard to undo in a weak moment | Safe Wall: your partner's OK or a waiting period | ✕Its iPhone listing says blocking can be turned off at any time3 | |
| Images and video | Text only today; image detection is in development | —Not compared | |
| Faith content | Built for everyone; its founder follows Jesus and is open about it | —Not compared | Daily prayers, Bible verses and an AI Bible companion3 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook | iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac. Not Chromebook4 |
Blocks porn
Blocks the apps you choose
Keywords and phrases
- LeadMeNotInside apps on Android, Windows and Mac; Safari on iPhone; Chrome on Chromebook
- Covenant Eyes✕Not one of its blocking features4
- UnchaindNot compared
Someone you trust is told
Hard to undo in a weak moment
Images and video
Faith content
- LeadMeNotBuilt for everyone; its founder follows Jesus and is open about it
- Covenant EyesNot compared
- UnchaindDaily prayers, Bible verses and an AI Bible companion3
Devices
The picks, one by one
Our pick for boundaries plus a partner
LeadMeNot
You choose exactly what's off-limits: the Adult Websites & Apps list, the apps you pick, part of a site, keywords, schedules and daily limits. Your partner, a brother in your group, your pastor, your spouse, is emailed when a rule is broken and gets your evening reflection, and Safe Wall means a weak moment can't undo it. One account covers iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Chromebook, and churches can sponsor members with an organization code.
Where it falls short: No Bible content in the app, and it reads text, not images.
Pick this if your ally should see screenshots
Covenant Eyes
Screen Accountability sends an ally reports built from AI-reviewed screenshots, images included, plus blocking of explicit sites. Founded in 2000 by Ron DeHaas, named from Job 31:1, with biblically based resources. A Filter Guardian can manage its filter and computers need an Uninstall Code.2,4,7,8
Pick something else if: No time limits or schedules, whole domains only on its block list, no keyword blocking, no Chromebook.
Pick this for daily faith content
Unchaind
Daily prayers, Bible verses, an AI Bible companion, check-ins and progress tracking, plus blocking of adult websites and, with Unchaind Max, the websites and apps you choose.3,5
Pick something else if: Its listing says blocking can be turned off at any time, and sharing your progress is something you do by choice rather than an alert a partner receives. iPhone and Android only.
How we chose
LeadMeNot wrote this guide, so our own app is in it. To keep it fair: every fact about another app links to its source (the app's own site where possible), each one gets a plain line on who should pick it instead, and the table only shows what we could verify. A dash means we couldn't confirm it, not that the app lacks it.
We looked at the three things that decide whether a blocker still works a month later: what you can block (not just a list of adult sites, but the apps, places and words that are the problem for you), whether anyone is told when a line is crossed, and whether a weak moment can undo it. Free built-in tools are listed first wherever they exist, because a lot of people need nothing more.
LeadMeNot
Try it with someone in your corner
LeadMeNot blocks what you choose, tells someone you trust when a rule is broken, and makes a weak moment wait. Free to try on every device you own.
Questions
Is LeadMeNot a Christian app?
Its founder follows Jesus and is open about it, and the app is built for everyone. There's no Bible content in the app; the accountability model (a partner who's told when a rule is broken, and whose OK a change needs) is what many churches use it for.
Covenant Eyes or LeadMeNot for a men's group?
If the group wants allies to see screenshots, Covenant Eyes does that. If the group wants each man to choose exactly what's blocked and a partner told when a line is crossed, with Safe Wall so it can't be quietly undone, that's LeadMeNot. The full side-by-side is at /switch/covenant-eyes/.
Can our church sponsor members?
Yes. Churches and ministries can arrange a plan and give members an organization code, which they enter on the app's first screen so there's no payment step. See /organizations/churches/.
Sources
Checked November 7, 2026. Statements about other products and system features link to the page they come from.
- LeadMeNot FAQ: Is LeadMeNot a religious or faith-based app? (official)
- Covenant Eyes: corporate history (official)
- Unchaind's App Store description (shown on MWM) (official)
- Covenant Eyes: The Covenant Eyes app is now Victory (official)
- Unchaind's Google Play description (updated Oct 15, 2026, shown on AppGoblin) (official)
- Covenant Eyes help: How does the Victory Shield Android app work? (official)
- Covenant Eyes help: Uninstall Codes (official)
- Covenant Eyes blog: custom block lists (updated Apr 30, 2026) (official)