DailyWallA study planner Lock Screen shows today’s two to four study blocks, a short checklist of topics and the date of your next exam. Keep it to one screen you can read in a glance, update it each evening, and pair it with a Focus mode so notifications stay quiet while you revise.
During exam season your phone is the biggest distraction on the desk. It’s also the thing you look at most. A study planner Lock Screen uses that against the distraction: every time you reach for the phone, the first thing you see is today’s revision plan, not a notification. Done well, it answers “what should I be doing right now?” in one glance, which is often the moment you’d otherwise drift into an app. Below: what to put on it, six layouts that work for students, and how to keep it updated without making a new wallpaper every day.
What to put on a study planner Lock Screen
Think of the Lock Screen as the sticky note on the edge of your monitor, not as your full timetable. These are the pieces that earn their place:
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6 study planner Lock Screen layouts
Pick the one that matches where you are in the revision cycle.
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Focus blocks and Pomodoro on your Lock Screen
Most students study better in timed blocks than in vague “afternoons”. The Pomodoro technique uses 25 minutes of work and a 5-minute break; longer 50- or 90-minute blocks work well for essays and problem sets. The Lock Screen isn’t the timer, it’s the scoreboard: how many blocks you planned today and how many are done.
In DailyWall 1.8.5 you can set up Focus block as a habit: choose how many blocks a day and their length (25 + 5, 50 + 10 or 90 minutes), and a paper with one dot per block appears on your wall and so on your Lock Screen. Our focus block and Pomodoro habit page explains the three lengths and how to protect a block from interruptions.
Make your phone less distracting while you revise
A good Lock Screen helps, but it works best with a couple of iPhone settings. Create a separate study Lock Screen and link it to a Focus mode: touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Focus at the bottom and choose your study Focus. When the Focus turns on, the study planner appears and notifications from apps you didn’t allow stay quiet.
Put the phone face down, out of reach, during a block. Pick it up between blocks, see the plan, tick the dot, put it back. The plan is there so the phone has a job other than distracting you.
Revise with friends: a shared study wall
Revising with a classmate or a study group? A shared wall puts the same notes on everyone’s phone: the group’s exam dates, who’s summarising which chapter, and the library slot you booked. Each note shows who wrote it, and everyone can tick items off. It works the same way as the shared lists couples and families use, just with past papers instead of groceries.
Set up your study planner Lock Screen in DailyWall
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Questions people ask
How do I put a study plan on my iPhone Lock Screen?
Write today’s blocks, topics and exam date as notes in DailyWall and set up the Lock Screen automation once. Or make a one-off image with a free wallpaper maker, which you’ll need to redo when the plan changes.
Does DailyWall have a Pomodoro timer?
No. DailyWall isn’t a timer and doesn’t lock your phone. It shows how many focus blocks you planned and how many you’ve finished, on your wall and Lock Screen.
Can the Lock Screen count down to my exam?
DailyWall doesn’t count down automatically. An “Exam in 30 days” note you update each morning works well, and the Exam countdown ready-made wall gives you a starting layout.
What’s the best Lock Screen for studying?
One you can read in a glance: today’s study blocks, three topics and the next exam date, on a calm background with the top third clear for the clock.