ControlMole: Screen Time Limit

Meet Mole. He lives in a burrow on your iPhone, and he has one job: keeping your scrolling in check. Dig dig! ControlMole is an app blocker and screen time limit for anyone who wants to stop doomscrolling, cut down on social media and use their phone less, without an app that nags like a bank. Pick the apps that eat your day, set a daily limit, and Mole keeps count. He cheers you on while you're under it, and the moment you break it... he digs right out and blocks them for the rest of the day. "Whoa, whoa, WHOA! That's 74 minutes today, buddy. Put the phone down and go do literally anything else!" HOW THE APP BLOCKER WORKS • Pick apps, whole categories and websites in Apple's Screen Time list. They share one daily limit, from 15 minutes to 4 hours. • App timers: give any single app its own daily limit. • Blocking: once you're over, Mole's block screen covers the app. "Okay, I'll stop" sends you home. • "Just 5 more minutes?" Tap it and Mole sends you a note. Open it and answer his questions first: trivia, mental math, words backwards. Every snooze gets harder. • Doomscroll breaks: stay in one sitting longer than your doomscroll length and Mole blocks it until you take five. • Bedtime: he gets grumpy if you're still scrolling after lights out. • Safari watch: time on the websites you pick counts toward your limit, and Mole covers them once you're over. • Alerts at 80% of your limit and when you break it, even with the app closed. STOP DOOMSCROLLING, NOT JUST MINUTES Mole's daily score (0–100) adds up your minutes and your longest sitting, so Mole notices the hour you lost in one go, not only the total. EASY TO TIGHTEN, HARD TO LOOSEN Making a rule stricter is always free. Raising your limit, taking an app off the list or switching something off means an "Are you sure?", a short wait and a few questions, and it gets harder the closer you are to your limit. Past-you made these rules for a reason. MOLE LOCK (PREMIUM) Most app blockers are one long-press away from the bin. Switch on Mole Lock and he can't be deleted on a whim: ask to leave, sit through a 24-hour wait, and then you get a 15-minute window. While it's on, iOS won't let any app be deleted. It's there for the impulse, and you stay in charge: switching off Screen Time access in Settings ends it straight away. A FRIEND, NOT A NAG • A chunky low-poly mole with ten moods, from zen to properly grumpy. Drag him to spin him round. • A home screen widget with his face, his mood and today's minutes. • Streaks and 15 achievements, each a little 3D trophy on a dirt plinth. They reward time away and stricter rules, never time in the app. No XP, no levels, and nothing is ever taken away. • Every win gets a disco dance. FREE, OR MOLE PREMIUM ControlMole is free with up to 3 watched apps and every everyday rule. Mole Premium adds unlimited apps and whole categories, Mole Lock and a weekly plan with its own limit for each day, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no account, no tracking. ControlMole uses Apple's Screen Time, so the apps you pick reach it only as private tokens, and your usage stays on your iPhone. WHAT IT ASKS FOR • Screen Time access (Face ID or your passcode): to count minutes and block the apps you pick. • Notifications: for the 80% and limit-broken alerts. • Safari extension (optional): to count time on the websites you pick. It only checks a page's address against your list, and nothing leaves your iPhone. Requires iOS 16 or later. Reduce screen time, take back your evenings and enjoy a proper digital detox. Dig dig. See you in the burrow! Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/