# Take a Break: App Blocker — Screen Time & Wake-up Alarms

> Screen Time & Wake-up Alarms (iPhone/iPad app by Shamal Krishna.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/take-a-break-app-blocker/id6787751354 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shamal Krishna](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896305118)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Take a Break?

Block distracting apps, protect bedtime and start the day with a wake-up mission. Take a Break brings scheduled breaks, daily app limits and Time Bank together, with Moo as your companion for calmer screen time.

BLOCK APPS ON YOUR SCHEDULE
Choose distracting apps and set a daily break or bedtime window. Apple Screen Time shields your selections. Per-app daily limits give individual apps an allowance.

WAKE WITH A MISSION
Choose maths, typing, QR, NFC, photo or a recorded push-up mission. Camera and physical-token missions offer a maths fallback when the original task is unavailable. Photos and recordings are proof for yourself, without automated content verification. Wake alarms use Apple AlarmKit on iOS 26. Coverage depends on alarm access, system capacity and device conditions. Check the coverage shown in the app and keep a separate alarm for essential wake-ups.

EARN TIME BACK
Honour scheduled breaks to earn Time Bank minutes. When available, spend two banked minutes for each minute of early unlock. Walking offers another way to earn time. See your routine and progress on Today and in the activity heatmap.

PROTECT YOUR ROUTINE
The Vault restricts paid early unlock and changes while a shield is active. iOS permissions remain under your control. Turn off blocking provides a safety action, including from the paywall. While any shield is on, Apple's device-wide Screen Time restriction prevents app deletion. Turning off blocking lifts that restriction.

NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS.
App selections and mission proof are stored on your device. Diagnostic and usage-data handling is explained in our privacy policy. Optional usage statistics are off by default. When enabled, allowlisted feature and purchase events use a random installation identifier. Mission photos, videos, QR payloads and typed answers are not sent as analytics.

PREMIUM ACCESS
Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. There is no ongoing free tier. A one-month free introductory trial is available to eligible monthly subscribers only when Apple confirms eligibility. Local prices and terms appear before payment.

Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Manage or cancel there, and restore eligible purchases in the app.

Privacy: https://takeabreak.mykoala.com.au/privacy.html
Terms: https://takeabreak.mykoala.com.au/terms.html
Support: https://takeabreak.mykoala.com.au/support.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Membership | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Access | $59.99 | one-time |


## Is Take a Break safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Take a Break.

## Is Take a Break legit?

Take a Break: App Blocker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Take a Break is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.1.2 — 2026-10-25

Fixed delayed break status updates on Today and clarified messages when blocking could not be fully turned off. Purchase and subscription status handling has been corrected. Optional usage statistics and crash reports now follow the same consent setting, which is off by default.

### 2.1.1 — 2026-10-20

Wake alarms use Apple AlarmKit, with coverage shown in the app. Set a wake mission, protect bedtime with scheduled app blocking, and earn Time Bank minutes by honouring your breaks. Screen Time and alarm permissions remain under your control.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-09-07

Your shield now tells the truth. "Armed" only ever means a shield is really on, and blocking ends exactly when its window does — even if the app was closed the whole time. Bedtime, morning and daily shields each keep their own timer, so a stale one can never linger, and turning blocking off always works. Wake alarms now use iOS alarms: they ring through Silent mode and Focus, and come back until your wake mission is done. Setup gets you to a working shield faster, and every screen that turns on blocking explains that Take a Break can't be deleted while a shield is on. Fixes to the Vault switch, the setup checklist and the limits editor.

### 2.0.3 — 2026-09-02

No release notes.

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All apps by Shamal Krishna: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896305118

## Related topics

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