# Smile: Screen Time Blocker — Self control & app limits

> Self control & app limits (iPhone/iPad app by IdeaBridge GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smile-screen-time-blocker/id6788749178 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [IdeaBridge GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838051804)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-07-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smile-screen-time-blocker/id6788749178/reviews.md

## What is Smile?

Smile puts a small, kind pause between you and the apps that pull you in.

Choose the apps you want to guard. When you open one, Smile asks for a little ritual first, and only then lets you in, for a while.

THREE RITUALS, ONE PER APP
• Smile: a genuine smile at the camera (and, if you like, a kind word said aloud)
• Breathe: a few slow breaths on a calm blue screen. Silent, so it works in public.
• Honesty: say the honest sentence out loud before the app opens.

You pick the ritual for each app. A quick scroll gets Breathe; a real time-sink gets Honesty.

BUILT TO BE GENTLE, NOT PUNISHING
Smile isn't about locking you out. Every time you meet a shield you get a choice, and walking away is always an option, and the app quietly notices when you do.

WATCH THE PATTERN CHANGE
Your journal fills in as you go: how often you knocked, how often you walked away, and a simple two-week picture so you can see the pull loosening.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything stays on your device. Your face and voice are processed on-device, in the moment, and never stored or sent anywhere. Smile has no account, no ads, no tracking, and makes no network requests. Apple's Screen Time framework means Smile never even learns which apps you chose.

GUARD HOURS
Guard around the clock, or only during the hours you choose.

Made for the person who wants their phone to work for them, not the other way around.

Smile Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://pub-e600f9d6d7c941bdb9fe4f3ba47603ba.r2.dev/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smile Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Smile Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Smile Pro Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-21

Smile now speaks your language! Full support for German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch.

Also new: a confetti welcome when you go Pro, a rotating note on your dashboard, shorter usage-based unlock windows with a custom length, and a per-app breakdown of the apps you walked away from.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-19

No release notes.

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