# Reply Required — Messages that get answered

> Messages that get answered (iPhone/iPad app by Ryan Pliske.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reply-required/id6812466451 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryan Pliske](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896635876)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-29

## What is Reply Required?

Reply Required is family messaging for parents and teens, built around one idea: some messages need an answer.

Mark a message Reply Required. Until your teen opens the app and replies, the apps they chose to pause stay paused. The moment they reply, everything comes back.

HOW IT WORKS
- A parent starts the family and adds each child with a code
- On your child's phone, choose which apps pause, like games or video, behind a parent passcode
- Mark any message Reply Required, in a one-to-one chat or the family chat
- Your child sees what's left to do, replies, and their apps come back

MORE THAN MESSAGES
- Add a chore, and the same apps pause until it's checked off
- Pause apps now when you need their attention, and turn it off whenever you like
- See each child's status and open tasks at a glance
- A family group chat plus one-to-one threads
- Pip, a friendly guide, walks you through setup. Parents can also ask Pip questions in their own words, answered by AI

BUILT TO BE FAIR
- A pause never lasts more than an hour. Apps come back on their own, even with no signal, so no one is ever stuck
- "I need my apps right now" is always on the pause screen
- Choose apps that are always allowed, like Phone and Messages

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Family only: people join with a code from a parent
- The list of paused apps stays on your child's phone
- No ads, no analytics, no tracking
- Report a message, or block another parent
- Delete your account, or your child's, from inside the app

Parents sign in with Apple or Google. Free.

## Is Reply Required safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Reply Required.

## Is Reply Required legit?

Reply Required appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Reply Required is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2026-09-29

A fresh new look, and the family chat front and center.

- The app now opens right on your family chat. Everything else is one tap away in the menu.
- Send photos, snap one with the camera, or find the right GIF.
- The Fridge: every photo and video shared with the family, all in one place.
- Give your family a name and an emoji, and let everyone know you're "On my way" or "Home" with one tap.
- Call anyone in the family from their page, using the number already in your contacts.
- Notifications arrive again, so a message that needs an answer reaches your phone right away.
- Everyone shows up by their real name.
- Every parent can now require replies, pause apps and set chores.
- A pause lasts until they reply or finish the chore, and chores stay on the list until they're done. The pause screen always has "I need my apps right now".
- Help answers your questions in plain words, right in the app.
- Choose light, dark or automatic, and make the words as big as you like.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-26

No release notes.

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