# NIX - Phone-Free — Rewarded for being present

> Rewarded for being present (iPhone/iPad app by NIX Development LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nix-phone-free/id6780251653 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NIX Development LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780252045)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-24
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is NIX?

Presence over phones.

We are the most connected generation in history, and the loneliest. Phones promised connection and delivered rooms full of people looking down. NIX exists to challenge that. We believe people are better off present: talking, cheering, actually in the moment with the people around them. So we build tools that make putting the phone away the easy, rewarded default instead of a punishment.

For schools, that is one platform with two ways to go phone-free.

A SIMPLER PHONE-FREE SCHOOL DAY
Many states now require phones to be put away for the entire school day. NIX was built to make that day simpler, more cost-effective, and more effective than pouches, bins, or collection caddies. Students leave their phones at home or in the car. Staff scan the student ID badges students already carry, and NIX verifies each phone was actually left outside the building and logs compliance automatically. Nothing to buy, distribute, or replace, and nothing confiscated: the phone simply never comes in.

REWARD PRESENCE AT EVENTS
At games, dances, and campus events, students choose to leave their phones behind and earn a real reward on the spot: scan your ID at the door, NIX confirms your phone is away, and a coupon lands instantly. Showing up present, not scrolling, finally pays.

HOW THE VERIFICATION WORKS
1. Leave your phone in your car, in your dorm, or at home.
2. Scan your school ID badge at the door.
3. NIX checks whether your phone is inside or outside the area and confirms you are phone-free.

Real presence, not the honor system. Same app, same dashboard. Your school decides how NIX is used.

WHY NIX
- Positive, even when required. Nothing is confiscated and nothing is locked in a pouch. At events, students opt in and earn rewards. During the school day, the phone simply stays out of the building. Presence is worth more than a phone, and the whole platform is built on that.
- No pouches. No new hardware. No manual check-in. Just the student ID badge you already carry.
- Verified, not assumed. A geofence plus your ID scan confirms the phone is actually away.
- Built with schools. NIX fits how schools already work, from existing ID badges to the staff running the door.

YOUR PRIVACY
NIX checks whether your phone is inside or outside an area at scan time. That is it. We keep a single, most-recent location reading. No location history, no trail, never for advertising, never shared. Delete your account and all your data anytime from your profile.

Phones can wait. The people around you cannot. NIX makes presence the rewarded default.

## Is NIX safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess NIX.

## Is NIX legit?

NIX - Phone-Free has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NIX is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-09-29

NIX 2.0
- Guests at events: open an event to guests, who sign up by scanning their ID.
- Maps: tap buildings to set your campus or venue.
- Door scanning: a badge held in front of the camera scans once, with clearer walk-in prompts.
- Sign-in and sign-up: Back goes back one step, and errors are in plain words.
- Admins: long events keep their length, venue names survive edits, and unsaved changes ask before you leave.
- Notifications turn on without restarting the app.

### 1.8 — 2026-09-25

What's new in 1.8:

- A redesigned door scanner with a cleaner header and live counts.
- Faster sign-up and sign-in: scan your ID, or type it if the scan won't read.
- Two-step sign-in for staff accounts.
- Find AirPrint printers on your Wi-Fi right from the scanner.
- A new step-by-step flow for creating and editing events, with tap-to-select buildings on the map.
- Support for students with an approved exemption at the door.
- Fixes for iOS 27 and many smaller improvements.

### 1.6 — 2026-09-16

Rewards on the student ID. Events can now reward a phone-free scan with free entry to a future event or a perk saved to the student's ID, alongside the printed coupon. The scanner tells staff what a student earned, and a free entry is honored at the next event's door on the first scan.

Coupon setup in the app. The event form now carries the full printed coupon setup: concessions code, layout, and a live preview with a real barcode, matching the web console.

Receipt printing. With a receipt printer on the venue's Wi-Fi, a phone-free scan prints the coupon automatically.

Manage the NIX team from the app.

Fixes. Signing in as an admin and opening the scanner no longer signs you out. Done always leaves the scanner.

### 1.5 — 2026-09-05

More reliable phone-free verification. NIX now uses your device's own geofencing to tell when you arrive at campus or leave it, so a check starts and ends when it should, even if the app was closed or your phone restarted.

For staff: counselors now have read-only access to events, and principals can see the weekly schedule.

Staff can also see which phones are on campus right now, and choose which alerts they receive.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-01

The NIX assistant now works fully on mobile. Replies stream in live with clean formatting, and it can draft a geofenced event for you: name a venue, review the pin and radius, and confirm.

Also in this update:
• New staff widget: School Day Overview on your home or lock screen shows phone-free progress and verified counts through the day
• New Students tab for principals and counselors with student search and profiles
• Principals can now adjust school hours
• Your actual plan name now shows on the Account screen
• Clearer labels and copy polish throughout

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