# Rulely: Screen Time Rules — End the nightly phone fights

> End the nightly phone fights (iPhone/iPad app by LLM vertex LLC.)

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- Developer: [LLM vertex LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782406081)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rulely-screen-time-rules/id6782406079/reviews.md

## What is Rulely?

The "five more minutes" fight. Every night. Rulely ends it — not by watching your kid, but by holding the limit so you don't have to be the bad guy.

You already know the rules you want. The hard part is enforcing them at the end of a long day, when you're tired and they're persistent. Rulely takes that job off your plate.

HOW IT WORKS

Set your rules once, in a calm moment — screen time limits and bedtime, with separate school-day and weekend schedules
Your child's phone follows the rules automatically. The limit holds without you saying a word.
Need an exception? Real life happens. Overrides exist — they just take a deliberate moment instead of a worn-down "fine."
Your child can request extra time through the app instead of negotiating with you at bedtime.

DECIDE ONCE, NOT EVERY NIGHT
Before the first hard evening, you decide how you want to handle requests for more time — and write yourself a line to read in the moment. When the moment comes, Rulely shows you your own words. Granting extra time takes a deliberate hold and a short pause, so it stays a choice instead of a reflex.

WHAT RULELY IS NOT
Rulely is not a monitoring app. No message reading, no location tracking, no activity reports on your child. Other apps give you surveillance over your kid. Rulely gives you consistency — the rules you already decided on, enforced calmly, every night.

BUILT ON APPLE'S SCREEN TIME
Rulely uses Apple's Family Controls framework, so enforcement happens at the system level — not an app your child can swipe away. Works with a child Apple ID in Family Sharing for full protection, or in standard mode on the child's device without one.

Designed for parents of kids 10–14.

Questions? Reach us anytime through the app or at the support link below.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.3.0 — 2026-08-26

— Faster setup: name your child, set the rules, and make your plan before creating an account.
— Pair your child's phone on your schedule — tell Rulely when you'll have it in hand, and we'll remind you at that moment with your code ready.
— Setup and reliability improvements throughout.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-08-17

— Rulely now tells you clearly when it isn't active yet, so setup can't quietly finish halfway.
— Finish pairing whenever your child's phone is in hand — your code stays one tap away, and we'll remind you in the evening.
— Clearer setup steps and fixes throughout.

### 2.1 — 2026-08-12

— You can now delete your account and all your data directly in the app, from the menu on the Your Family screen.
— Improved setup on iPhone, with clearer guidance when connecting your child's device.
— Fixes and refinements throughout.

### 2.0.4 — 2026-08-02

No release notes.

## Related topics

[1question screen time control](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/1question-screen-time-control) · [screen time control kids](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/screen-time-control-kids)

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