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See the time you win back, week after week.
TimeBackNow on iPhone and iPad
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Set limits, breaks, schedules, and focus zones with Apple's Screen Time tools. No account, no ads, and no data leaving your iPhone or iPad.
Free • Private • No account needed
100% Private
On-device only
Break Mode
Rest after long use
App Preview
See it in action
Screens from the iPhone app: rules, schedules, zones, the block screen and the Guardian Passcode.
Focus mode
Focus timeOn autopilot
Block distractions on your schedule.
Focus zones
New placeClearer focus
Your focus zone starts when you arrive.
Limit reached
Time is upTime to pause
Apps stop when you reach your daily limit.
Trusted support
Stronger habitsShared support
Let someone you trust help protect your rules.
Make it yoursNew
Your reminderYour style
Make your block screen feel like you.
iPad
Now on iPadTake back your time
On iPad, your rules, schedules and zones are listed on the left with the selected one's dashboard on the right. Settings uses two columns too. Smaller iPads use one column.
Set Your Limits · Daily limits and breaks.
Requires iOS or iPadOS 26.2 or later.
Features
Built for real-life screen habits
Rules, schedules, zones and your own block screen, to cut distractions without handing over your data.
Daily Limits
Give apps, categories or websites a daily time budget. You can set a different limit for each day of the week.
Break Mode
After a long stretch of continuous use, TimeBack blocks the selected apps for a short break. They can unlock on their own when it ends.
Schedules
Create quiet hours for work, study, sleep, or family time, including overnight schedules like 10 PM-8 AM.
Location Zones
Set up zones for school, the office, the library or home. Apps are blocked while you're there and unblocked when you leave.
New
Custom Block Screen
Limits, breaks, schedules and places each get their own mascot on the block screen. You can change its title, message, icon and unlock delay, and the old icons are still in Block Screen Settings.
App Lock & Guardian
Lock TimeBack with Face ID, Touch ID or Optic ID. Give a separate Guardian Passcode to a parent, partner or friend. Each wrong attempt makes the wait longer.
New
Weekly Review
Each Sunday you get the past seven days charted against your daily limit, your strongest day, days under the limit and a comparison with the week before. The share image shows your week as sand in an hourglass.
Prevent App Deletion
Stops you from deleting TimeBack on impulse. It's optional, and while it's on, iOS won't let you delete any app on the device. TimeBack tells you this before you turn it on.
New
Widgets
See what's blocked right now and what's next. Small and medium sizes for the Home Screen, plus two sizes for the Lock Screen.
New
Dark Mode
TimeBack follows your system setting, so it goes dark when the rest of your device does.
New
One-Minute Setup
The first time you open TimeBack, pick what you want to rein in, allow Screen Time and choose the apps. Your first rule is ready in about a minute.
New
Share TimeBack
In Settings, make a card with a QR code. You can add the time you took back this week, then save it to Photos or send it.
How It Works
Set it once, let it help
01
Choose Your Guardrails
Pick apps, categories, or websites, then choose the daily limits, break mode, schedules, or zones that fit your routine. On first launch, setup gets your first rule ready in about a minute.
02
Let iOS Do the Blocking
TimeBack is built on Apple's Screen Time frameworks. When a rule kicks in, iOS puts your block screen over the app.
03
Keep the Habit
An unlock delay makes you stop and think, and a Guardian Passcode keeps you from quietly undoing your rules. You can still get in when you need to.
Privacy First
100% Private. Zero Data Uploaded.
Ever.
On-Device Only
Rules, settings and block screen text stay on your device, and passcodes are kept in its keychain.
No Account Required
Open the app and start. No sign-up, no email address.
Zero Tracking
No analytics, no telemetry, no ads, and no third-party tracking SDKs.
Apple's Screen Time API
App selections use Apple's private Screen Time tokens. TimeBack cannot read app content or browsing history.
Free. No ads. No third-party SDKs.