A to-do app waits for you to be disciplined. Just This intercepts you at the exact moment discipline fails — when your thumb is already reaching for the feed. It acts on the impulse, not the plan.
Yes. Just This uses Apple's official Screen Time API (FamilyControls / ManagedSettings / DeviceActivity) to block the apps you choose for the length of a session. In hard mode they're fully sealed — no escape.
Soft mode is a friction shield: it shows your intention, asks if you really want the feed, and leaves a 5-minute escape door. Hard mode removes the door entirely — the apps stay blocked until the timer ends. You choose per session.
In soft mode, yes — that's the point, with friction. In hard mode there is no in-app bypass. The only "out" is whatever iOS itself allows, which we deliberately don't make easy.
No. There's no account and no server. Your blocked apps, intentions and stats never leave your iPhone. See the
privacy page for the full version.
None. No streaks to protect, no points to chase, no notifications pulling you back. Those are feed mechanics, and this is the opposite of a feed.
Any apps you select through the system picker — TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, and anything else you consider a feed. You decide; we just enforce it.
That's the only Apple-sanctioned way to block apps on iOS. The permission lets Just This silence your chosen apps during a session — and nothing more. It cannot read what's inside them.
Just This is a subscription: $4.99 per week, or $29.99 per year (about $0.58 a week — the best value). The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. It will never be ads or selling your data — that would contradict the entire premise of the app.
The whole app. One subscription unlocks full feed blocking, session history & insights, recurring schedules, locked mode (no early exit) and multiple app profiles. There are no separate tiers or add-ons.
Yes — the yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial. You won’t be charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel anytime before then in your App Store account. Without a subscription the app is just a short demo so you can see how interception feels.
Manage or cancel anytime from your App Store account (Settings → your name → Subscriptions). The subscription auto-renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends; cancelling stops the next renewal and you keep access until the period runs out.
iOS first. Android depends on platform APIs that work differently; if it happens, it'll be done properly or not at all.