Shut Up?!: Talk Balance
Speaking time & interruptions
About
This app helps you monitor and balance speaking time in conversations. It provides real-time feedback on your talk time, interruptions, and word count, with discreet alerts to encourage more balanced dialogue. It also offers readability scores for your own speech.
What's New in Shut Up?!
1.43
September 24, 2026
The Apple Watch icon now reads as an orange circle on the Watch Home Screen. Nothing else changed in this build. Since 1.4: every number comes with a reading, which way is high, where the line worth acting on sits, and one worked example. Short pauses count toward pause length and rhythm, and the floor goes to whoever really takes it, so a quick "mm hm" leaves your monologue running. The response gap shows overlaps. A session in another language shows the measures that travel and holds back the ones written for English. The printed receipt carries the wheel as well as the numbers.
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FAQ
What is Shut Up?! used for?
Shut Up?! is designed to help users monitor and balance their speaking time in various conversational settings, such as meetings, dinners, and dates. It provides real-time feedback and alerts to encourage more equitable dialogue.
How does Shut Up?! ensure privacy?
Privacy is a core feature of Shut Up?!. Audio files and transcripts are never created or saved, and all speech recognition and speaker classification run locally on your iPhone. Other participants are not identified or profiled.
Does Shut Up?! have ads?
No, Shut Up?! does not contain advertisements. The app is free to use and focuses on providing a seamless user experience without interruptions from ads.
What devices does Shut Up?! support?
Shut Up?! is available for iPhone and Apple Watch. The Apple Watch provides discreet haptic feedback and a complication for quick access to session status.
How does Shut Up?! alert users about their speaking time?
When your speaking share drifts too far from the group average, Shut Up?! provides escalating alerts. This starts with an Apple Watch tap, progresses to a Live Activity, then a notification, and finally one of six dryly funny alarm personas.
What kind of readability scores does Shut Up?! provide?
Shut Up?! offers readability scores for your own words, including Gunning Fog, Flesch-Kincaid, and LIX. This helps users understand if they are using jargon or overly complex language.
Is Shut Up?! a recording or surveillance tool?
No, Shut Up?! is explicitly not a recorder or surveillance tool. It is a self-awareness tool that focuses on the balance of speaking time and word count, not on capturing conversations.
How often is Shut Up?! updated?
The latest version of Shut Up?! is 1.41, which was last updated on September 14, 2026. The app is actively maintained, with updates typically released to improve features and performance.
