# Grounded - Digital Detox — App Blocker & Screen Time

> App Blocker & Screen Time (iPhone/iPad app by Alexie Aristides.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grounded-digital-detox/id6755838192 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexie Aristides](https://appshunter.io/developer/1841154989)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.2 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grounded-digital-detox/id6755838192/reviews.md

## What is Grounded?

Grounded is the honest way to curb your phone. Your most distracting apps stay locked by default. To unlock them, you earn credits from real-world activity and then spend them to buy a timed unlock window. 1 credit = 1 minute of screen time.

No streaks-at-all-cost guilt. No "social accountability" nagging. Just a clear trade: earn your screen time, one minute at a time.

HOW IT WORKS
• Pick which apps to block (Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit, anything distracting)
• Earn credits — 10 per 1,000 steps, up to 30 per nature check-in, 1 per 2 min of focus (Premium boosts mindfulness to 1 per 90 sec)
• Tap Unlock, pick a window — 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or a 5–10 minute Quick Check
• Your apps stay open for the full window, on the clock. Not on how much you actually use them
• Lock early and any unused credits come back

EARN CREDITS FOUR WAYS
• Walking — reads your step count from Apple Health (your step count never leaves your device)
• Workouts — cycling, swimming, strength, HIIT, yoga and more earn credits too
• Focus sessions — Deep Focus, Mindfulness, or Movement. Choose a timer, pick a theme, go
• Nature visits — the app finds real parks, trails, and beaches near you. Check in for +15 to +30 credits

STAY COMMITTED
• Protected Time — schedule hours when credits can't be spent (sleep, work, dinner)
• Monk Mode — block everything except your essentials for a set stretch (Premium)
• A block screen that shows your live credit balance, right where the temptation happens
• A short breathing pause before each unlock, so you decide on purpose — not on autopilot

HONEST BLOCKING
Grounded doesn't pretend to track how much you actually use an app — iOS doesn't give us that number in real time without daily lag. Instead it's a clean wall-clock deal: you buy minutes, you get minutes. Predictable and fair.

BEAUTIFUL PROGRESS
• Streak card — your current run and personal best
• Credits chart — earned vs spent
• Focus Score — a simple 0-1000 wellness signal
• Weekly recap and achievements — a real grid, not social flexing

BUILT FOR PRIVACY
• No sign-in. No account. No password.
• No backend. Nothing syncs off-device.
• No ads. No tracking. No third-party SDKs.
• Your display name, your step count, your location, your sessions — all stay on this phone.

PREMIUM (OPTIONAL)
• Unlimited blocked apps (free tier: 3)
• 60-minute unlock windows (free tier: 15 or 30 min)
• No daily unlock limits (free tier: 60 minutes across 2 windows, plus 3 Quick Checks, per day)
• Unlimited focus sessions per day (free tier: 3)
• Higher daily caps — 120 step credits (free 60) and 90 nature credits (free 30)
• Credit rollover — carry up to 30 unspent credits into tomorrow
• Unlimited Protected Time schedules (free tier: 1) and Monk Mode
• Longer focus sessions and all 6 focus themes (free tier: 2 — Beach and Forest)
• Custom nature spots and search radius up to 20 km (free tier: 5 km)
• Month and Year views in Progress (free tier: Week)
• Streak Freeze — one rest day per rolling 7 days that doesn't break your streak
• Strict Mode and an optional settings passcode to guard your commitment
• Monthly ($4.99/mo) or Annual ($39.99/yr) — both with a 7-day free trial — or Lifetime ($99.99 once)

HOW IT'S DIFFERENT
Most digital wellness apps either nag you, track you, or require you to sign up so they can charge your email forever. Grounded is a one-tap download, no login, all your data on-device, and you can delete every trace in one tap from Settings.

Built by one person who was tired of apps that said they'd help and just sold ads against the attention problem they claimed to solve.

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Terms of Service: https://getgrounded-app.web.app/terms
Support: alexiedemo1@gmail.com

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Yearly | $39.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.0 — 2026-08-22

NEW — Your grove.

Your streak now grows a living eucalyptus grove on the Progress tab. The hero plant tracks your current streak, mature trees stand for everything you've earned over time, and the ground fills in with every nature visit. Miss a day and the grove rests — it never disappears.

Also in this update:
• A focus session can no longer be bought out with credits. What you start, you finish.
• The Nature tab now shows the right prompt when location access is turned down.
• The Home summary card keeps its layout at the largest text sizes.

Earn your screen time.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-08-13

Grounded 1.6 — the trust release.
- Free trial now available on Monthly too
- Clearer trial reminders before anything renews
- Weekly recap shows what Premium actually earned you
- Fixes: day-one score, onboarding layout, Nature tips, and a dead-end Manage Subscription link for Lifetime owners

### 1.5.2 — 2026-07-21

NEW: Premium Lifetime — one purchase, every Premium feature, forever. Find it under Other plans on the Premium screen.
Plus reliability and performance improvements throughout.

### 1.5.1 — 2026-07-17

Bug fixes: your daily step-goal celebration now appears every day, streak reminders stay on time when you travel, and more reliability improvements.

### 1.5.0 — 2026-07-10

A smoother start: pick your apps, choose how you'll earn, and see your first credits before deciding anything. Plus The Grounded Effect — a week-over-week look at how much less you're using your blocked apps — and reliability improvements.

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## More apps by Alexie Aristides

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All apps by Alexie Aristides: https://appshunter.io/developer/1841154989

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