A Screen Time Limiter That Opens on Movement

Choose the apps that use 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.

Choose the apps you want the blocker to cover and leave essential tasks outside that selection. Observe how the power meter fits the way you use those apps.

Camera moves: never recorded, never sent

Squats, plank, push-ups, jumping jacks, lunges, high knees, sit-ups, jump squats, mountain climbers and one-foot balance. 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 counts too

Walking always counts: 40 steps add 30 minutes, counted by your iPhone’s motion sensors with the phone in your pocket.

A walk is a genuine way to power up. Keep your iPhone in your pocket while its motion sensors count your steps.

What happens when power runs out

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.

Screen Time keeps the apps you pick private, even from us.

Rest days and emergencies

Pick rest days: they start with full power and nothing drains it. Emergency power is there when you need your apps right now.

Check your power

A Live Activity shows your steps counting while you walk. A widget shows your power. One notification when it runs low, at 10 minutes. That is all.

Try a small app selection during an ordinary week. Note when power runs out, which movement fits the moment and whether essential apps remain available. Use those observations to review your selection.