This app helps you stick to your screen time limits by involving a trusted friend. When your time is up, it blocks apps, and you must ask your 'Time Buddy' for more time, adding social accountability to break scrolling habits.
1.1.9
August 10, 2026
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PeerPause is a productivity app designed to help users stick to their screen time limits. It utilizes social accountability by requiring users to ask a trusted friend, or 'Time Buddy', for approval to extend their app usage time.
You select apps to limit, set daily time limits, and add a Time Buddy. When your time runs out, PeerPause blocks the app, and you must send a request to your Time Buddy for approval to continue using it.
No, PeerPause is designed to add friction to limit bypassing. Unlike many screen time tools, it does not offer an easy self-override, requiring a trusted person's approval for extra time.
Your Time Buddy can see your requests for more time and their approval status. PeerPause is private by design; your Time Buddy cannot see your messages, browsing history, photos, or private activity within apps.
Based on the provided data, PeerPause is currently supported on iPhones. Further platform compatibility may be available or planned.
PeerPause offers subscription plans starting at $5.99 per month or $24.99 per year, both including a 3-day free trial. A free version is also available to try the core features.
The latest version of PeerPause is 1.1.6, last updated on June 26, 2026. This indicates a relatively recent update cycle for the application.
PeerPause has an age rating of 17+. This is likely due to the nature of self-control and potential content related to app usage habits.