# App Blocker: StayBrief — Intentional Screen Time

> Intentional Screen Time (iPhone/iPad app by Dzmitry Dziachenka.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/app-blocker-staybrief/id6801898847 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dzmitry Dziachenka](https://appshunter.io/developer/6786304270)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Czech, Indonesian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Mexican Spanish, Turkish and 1 more
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/app-blocker-staybrief/id6801898847/reviews.md

## What is App Blocker?

Open an app for one thing, then realize far more time has passed than you intended? StayBrief turns the habit of opening apps on autopilot into short, intentional sessions.

Protect one app free forever, with unlimited sessions.

HOW IT WORKS
• Choose an app you tend to open on autopilot.
• Before entering, choose what you’re there to do: Reply, Post, Find, or Take a Break.
• Choose a session length: 3, 5, or 10 minutes.
• The timer starts immediately and keeps running even if you leave the app.
• Near the end, StayBrief gives you one quiet heads-up.
• When time is up, protection turns back on.

Finished early? End the session at any time.

WHY STAYBRIEF
StayBrief is a simpler alternative to complex schedules, strict focus modes, and dashboards full of charts. One reason. One timer. Then protection returns.

FREE FOREVER
Protect one app and start as many sessions as you like with the four built-in reasons. The free version also includes the finish-line warning, the option to end early, and the last seven days of history.

STAYBRIEF PRO
Protect more apps, use 15-minute or custom session lengths, create your own reasons, and keep your full history with weekly insights.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
StayBrief uses Apple’s Screen Time controls. It cannot read your messages, posts, searches, passwords, photos, or anything inside another app. No account. No server. Your app choices and session history stay on your iPhone.

Go in for one thing. Come out on time.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $4.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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All apps by Dzmitry Dziachenka: https://appshunter.io/developer/6786304270

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*