Set a daily limit for the apps that eat your time. When it's up, they're blocked, with no snooze button. Want more? Earn it with a focus session, a workout, or a good night's sleep.

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AVG SCORE
61%
UNBLOCKS
0
“Lost time is never found again.”
Benjamin Franklin
2h 03m
on your phone today
3m
over by
81
PICKUPS
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Tap an app with a lock to see what a block looks like.
Work Focus
Blocking
Mon–Fri · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Instagram
TikTok
X
Sleep
Upcoming
Every day · 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM
YouTube
Netflix
Safari
Study
Upcoming
Mon–Fri · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
TikTok
Instagram
Snapchat
Reddit
TEMPLATE
2 hours
Deep Study
Nothing gets through until the work does.
Instagram
TikTok
X
Snapchat
YouTube
TEMPLATE
Mon–Fri · 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Commute
Head down, headphones on, feed off.
Instagram
TikTok
X
Mail
Messages
TEMPLATE
1 hour
Workout
Just you, the weights, and your playlist.
Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
Reddit
TEMPLATE
Every day · 9:00 – 10:00 PM
Reading
Real pages deserve your whole attention.
Instagram
TikTok
X
YouTube
Netflix
TEMPLATE
1.5 hours
Touch Grass
Everything's blocked. Outside isn't.
Instagram
TikTok
X
Snapchat
Reddit
+1
TEMPLATE
4 hours
Quiet Day
A slow afternoon, essentials only.
Instagram
TikTok
X
Reddit
YouTube
+1
Productivity
4 apps
Distracting
5 apps
Create Rule
What kind of rule do you want?
Habits are how you earn your time back — connect one to a session and completing it unblocks that session. Tethered reads from Apple Health to verify some habits.
2
Gym session
Spend 45 minutes at your gym.
Opens Work Focus
Photo of book
Snap a photo of your book to unblock Study.
Opens Study
Gym session
LOCATION
Go for a run
APPLE HEALTH
Walk 3,000 steps
APPLE HEALTH
Show up to school
LOCATION
Deep work block
SCREEN TIME
25 min heads-down
SCREEN TIME
Phone-free morning
SCREEN TIME
Read a chapter
CAMERA
Sleep 7+ hours
APPLE HEALTH
30
minutes
Blocked apps
These stay shut while the timer runs.
You're currently on the Free plan
Earn screen time with habits
Hard Mode — blocks you can't talk your way out of
Block adult sites
Weekly reports
7:45
5G

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Average daily screen time reclaimed
Minutes earned through focus
Average Screen Time Score lift
3-minute assessment

Answer a few questions about how you use your phone and see how you stack up against people your age.

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Sample result
Bottom 27%

73% of people your age have healthier phone-use habits.

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How it works

Set your baseline

Pick the apps that pull you in and give yourself a fair daily allowance. That floor is yours every day — never taken away.

The wall goes up

When the baseline runs out, you're locked out — no nudges, no easy override. Want more time? Earn it through real actions — a focus session, a walk, a workout, or a good night's sleep, verified through Apple Health. Earning is optional; the wall isn't.

Watch your world thrive

Your streak lives in a pixel world behind every screen. Treat your time well and it stays bright; lean on your phone and it quietly dims.

From the App Store
“I’ve tried many screen time apps and this is by far the best one I’ve used. Frictionless user interface.”
Cole C.
University student
Ready when you are

Set the rules while you're thinking clearly. Tethered holds them when you're tempted.

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