# Gua: Screen Time & Focus — Block apps. Regain control.

> Block apps. Regain control. (iPhone/iPad app by Jacob Goldsmith.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gua-screen-time-and-focus/id6772949070 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jacob Goldsmith](https://appshunter.io/developer/6772949072)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-02
- Data updated: 2026-07-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gua-screen-time-and-focus/id6772949070/reviews.md

## What is Gua?

Gua helps you use your phone on purpose.

Most screen-time tools are easy to ignore — one tap and the block is gone. Gua is built on a simple idea: breaking a commitment to yourself should take more than a tap. So you set up "lines of defense," and getting past a block means going through them first.

BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU IN
• Schedule blocks for the hours that matter — mornings, work, wind-down.
• Set daily time limits on specific apps and websites.
• Block by app, by website, or by whole category.

PUT REAL FRICTION BETWEEN YOU AND THE SCROLL
Choose one or more lines of defense. To take a break from a block, you pass them first:
• Accountability buddy — a friend approves your break.
• Create something first — write, record, or sketch before you consume.

BUILT TO KEEP YOU HONEST
• Weakening a block requires passing your defenses — no quiet backsliding.
• Take a timed break when you genuinely need one, then it re-blocks automatically.
• See your streaks and progress over time.

Gua runs on your device using Apple's Screen Time technology. Your block list never leaves your phone in a readable form.

Start with one block and one line of defense. Small steps, real change.
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### What's New (for v1)
> The first version of Gua. Block apps and websites, set limits and schedules, and
> put a real line of defense between you and the scroll. We're a tiny team and we
> read every piece of feedback — tell us what you think.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-22

Some updates and bug fixes. The ability to share your progress. The ability to enable PG mode which disables incognito browsing and certain rated R sites.

### 1.01 — 2026-07-07

Bug Fixes. Ability to edit schedules and limits not just delete.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-02

No release notes.

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