# Vesper: Screen Time Blocker — Walk Before You Scroll

> App blocker for mindful phone use and reduced doomscrolling. (iPhone/iPad app by xCompass, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vesper-screen-time-blocker/id6769308301 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [xCompass, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1794509537)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 64 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vesper-screen-time-blocker/id6769308301/reviews.md

## What is Vesper?

Vesper helps you turn the urge to scroll into a reason to move.

Choose the distracting apps you want to protect with Apple Screen Time. When you reach for them, Vesper creates a calm pause and guides you toward a verified live walk before granting a bounded opening. When the opening ends, your selected apps return to protection automatically.

See your verified daily steps and walking goal on Home, start a live walking session, and follow your progress as you move. If walking is not available, Box Breathing offers a limited fallback.

Vesper is designed for women who want less automatic scrolling, more movement, and a softer way to protect their attention—without shame, punishment, or productivity pressure.

Features:
• Screen Time protection for selected distracting apps
• Verified live walking for bounded intentional access
• Daily iOS Health step progress and walking goals
• Clear protection status and next actions on Home
• Automatic re-protection after each opening
• Limited Box Breathing fallback
• Calm celebrations and a warm star companion

Your attention belongs to you. Stop scrolling. Step into her.

Vesper offers free onboarding. Additional features require a lifetime purchase or subscription.

Terms of use: https://xcompass.ai/terms-of-service

## Key features

- Screen time protection for distracting apps
- Morning and Night Quiet Windows
- Earn 'Glow' for keeping promises
- Two-minute breathing ritual
- Intentional app access
- Calm reward moments

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vesper Weekly | $12.99 | per 7 days |
| Vesper Yearly | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Believer | $99.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vesper-screen-time-blocker/id6769308301/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Quiet helpful for now

*2026-08-01*

My screen time is out of control lately and I really need to be nudged out of it. Vesper helps me feel grounded. Loving it so far.

### 5/5 — Helped me to be more mindful

*2026-07-24*

Thank you for keeping check on my brain and addiction. I was on the verge of returning to a dump phone and now I can reduce my screen time and become a better version of myself at the same timeeee.

## Frequently asked questions about Vesper

### What is Vesper's core purpose?

Vesper aims to help users, especially women, stop doomscrolling and cultivate a calmer relationship with their phones by creating intentional usage habits and gentle pauses before accessing distracting apps.

### How does Vesper help users manage screen time?

Vesper allows users to select distracting apps and implements a 'soft shield' that creates a brief pause before opening them, encouraging mindful decision-making and reducing automatic scrolling.

### Can Vesper be used for parental control?

No, Vesper is explicitly designed for personal wellness and self-control, not as a parental control tool or a harsh digital detox app. It focuses on building softer app limits.

### What are the 'Quiet Windows' in Vesper?

These are recurring six-hour periods, one for the morning and one for the night, designed to keep distracting apps away while users wind down or wake up, promoting focused time.

### How does Vesper reward users?

Users can earn '+30 Glow' for completing a full Morning or Night Quiet Window promise. They also receive one Glow per minute for intentional app openings and calm reward moments.

### What are the pricing options for Vesper?

Vesper offers a free onboarding experience. Additional features require a lifetime purchase or a subscription, with plans including Vesper Weekly ($12.99/P7D) and Vesper Yearly ($59.99/P1Y) which includes a 7-day free trial.

### Does Vesper have ads?

No, Vesper does not contain advertisements. The app is free to start, with optional purchases for advanced features.

### What devices does Vesper support?

Vesper is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, indicated by its compatibility with iOS devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-02

Walk before you scroll. Vesper now turns protected app access into a reason to move, with verified live walking and daily step progress.

New
• Start a live walking session from Home and earn a bounded, intentional opening as you move
• See today’s verified iOS Health steps and progress toward your walking goal
• Meet a redesigned walking-first onboarding experience and star companion

Improved
• Home now shows whether your distracting apps are protected and what to do next
• Screen Time shields guide you back into the right walking or Box Breathing flow
• Walking rewards and openings recover more reliably after interruptions

Fixed
• Protection refreshes more consistently after relaunches and completed openings
• Failed or rejected openings remain safely retryable

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-15

Protection that stays consistent, with smoother earned openings.

New
• Seal as many distracting apps and categories as you need—there is no selection limit
• See your Glow move and balance update as you choose an opening

Improved
• Sealed Apps and Quiet Window settings stay consistent through relaunches, subscription changes, and protection updates
• Activity rewards finish syncing before opening choices appear
• Purchase status and progress remain more reliably connected across the app

Fixed
• The selected app now opens reliably even when its entire category is protected
• Protection returns correctly after an opening ends
• Shield actions always lead to the intended activity flow
• Repeated taps can no longer create overlapping openings or duplicate Glow spending
• Protection updates no longer erase saved app selections

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-01

Calmer nights. More energized mornings. New Morning and Night Quiet Windows keep distracting apps away while you wind down and wake up.

New
• Set independent, recurring Morning and Night protection from onboarding or Profile
• Choose one simple time for each six-hour window, when apps return in the morning and when blocking begins at night
• Earn +30 Glow for each full window you keep, with a calm reward moment when you return
• See a matching Morning or Night shield whenever that promise is protecting you

Improved
• Intentional openings now cost one Glow per minute, so the time you choose matches the Glow you use
• Opening choices respect your next Quiet Window and never cross into scheduled protection
• Clearer Profile cards make each schedule, status, and selected days easier to understand

Fixed
• Quiet Window changes now update the active shield immediately and consistently
• Turning a window on or off, or changing an active time, no longer leaves protection in the wrong state

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-28

A calmer, more reliable protection setup — so fewer dead ends when you choose your apps and turn protection on.

Fixed
• Protected-app selection that could incorrectly say nothing was selected after you picked apps
• Screen Time permission flow when a device passcode is required first

Improved
• Clearer Believer badge and purchase status on Profile and in Settings

### 1.0.0 — 2026-07-09

No release notes.

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