App blocker · Screen time
Blocks your apps until you move.
Using your chosen apps drains a power meter with a capacity of 30, 45 or 60 minutes; movement powers it back up.
The App Store link is being confirmed. See how MoveFirst works below.
Counted by your camera. Never recorded, never sent.
Reps are counted on your iPhone. Video is never recorded, stored or sent. A second of movement adds two minutes of power. Ten squats add 40 minutes. A 20-second plank adds 40 minutes.
The camera
- Squats
- plank
- push-ups
- jumping jacks
- lunges
- high knees
- sit-ups
- jump squats
- mountain climbers
- one-foot balance
Or power up with a walk.
Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
Walking and motion sensors
- Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
- A Live Activity shows your steps counting while you walk.
An app blocker powered by movement
Using your chosen apps drains a power meter with a capacity of 30, 45 or 60 minutes; movement powers it back up.
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Choose your apps
Pick the apps that run on your power. Screen Time keeps the apps you pick private, even from us.
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Power up with movement
Reps are counted on your iPhone. Video is never recorded, stored or sent. A second of movement adds two minutes of power. Ten squats add 40 minutes. A 20-second plank adds 40 minutes. Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
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Use your power
Your power meter has a capacity of 30, 45 or 60 minutes. Using your chosen apps drains it; movement powers it back up. When it is empty, Screen Time blocks those apps. Everything else on your phone stays open.
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Rest days and emergency power
Pick rest days: they start with full power and nothing drains it. Emergency power is there when you need your apps right now.
Room for rest days
- Rest days start with full power and nothing drains it.
- Emergency power is there when you need your apps right now.
- Everything else on your phone stays open.
No account, and nothing personal sent
No account
There is no account to create. Anonymous usage and crash reports are sent to help fix problems and can’t be traced to you.
Camera privacy
Reps are counted on your iPhone. Video is never recorded, stored or sent.
Your app choices stay private
Screen Time keeps the apps you pick private, even from us.
Questions people ask first
- Does MoveFirst record me while I exercise?
- Reps are counted on your iPhone. Video is never recorded, stored or sent.
- Can I power up by walking?
- Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
- How much power does movement add?
- A second of movement adds two minutes of power. Ten squats add 40 minutes. A 20-second plank adds 40 minutes. Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.
- Can MoveFirst see which apps I choose?
- Screen Time keeps the apps you pick private, even from us.
- What happens when my power is empty?
- Your power meter has a capacity of 30, 45 or 60 minutes. Using your chosen apps drains it; movement powers it back up. When it is empty, Screen Time blocks those apps. Everything else on your phone stays open.
- Do I need an account?
- There is no account to create. Anonymous usage and crash reports are sent to help fix problems and can’t be traced to you.
- How do rest days and emergencies work?
- Pick rest days: they start with full power and nothing drains it. Emergency power is there when you need your apps right now.
- What does MoveFirst Pro include?
- MoveFirst Pro: yearly with a 7-day free trial, or weekly. Payment is made through your Apple Account; subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage in your App Store account settings.
Blocks your apps until you move.
The App Store link is being confirmed. See how MoveFirst works below.