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Shoo! is a Mac app locker: locks any app behind Touch ID in one click. No overlay, no permissions, no subscription - hand over your Mac, not your privacy.

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This page is designed to help you find out whether ShooApp is good and if it is the right choice for you.

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    2026-10-07
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    2026-10-07
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As answered by people managing ShooApp.
  1. What makes ShooApp unique?

    Shoo! does not draw an overlay on top of a locked app. It closes the app's process and starts it again only after you pass Touch ID (or Apple Watch). That is why the app cannot be reached through Mission Control or the Dock while it is locked. Shoo! needs no Accessibility permission, lives only in the menu bar, and is a one-time purchase with no subscription.

  2. Why should a person choose ShooApp over its competitors?

    Choose Shoo! if you want real per-app protection without a subscription. It costs $17.99 once, with a 7-day free trial, uses Touch ID or Apple Watch instead of a password, and is signed and notarized by Apple. Honest limits: it is macOS only, and it protects against casual snooping and screen sharing, not against a determined attacker with admin access.

  3. How would you describe the primary audience of ShooApp?

    Mac users who share a computer or a screen: people who hand their Mac to family, colleagues or clients, freelancers who screen-share on calls, and anyone who wants Mail, Messages, Notes, Slack, Photos or a password manager to stay closed until they unlock them with Touch ID.

  4. What's the story behind ShooApp?

    Shoo! is built by an independent developer in Kyiv, Ukraine. macOS has no built-in way to put Touch ID in front of a single app, and the tools that existed were either subscriptions, password-only or simple overlays. Shoo! was made to be a small menu-bar app that closes a private app until you unlock it, and to cost a single one-time payment.

  5. Which are the primary technologies used for building ShooApp?

    Shoo! is a native macOS app written in Swift with SwiftUI and AppKit (macOS 14 and later). It uses Apple's LocalAuthentication framework for Touch ID and Apple Watch unlock, and Sparkle for automatic updates.

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