# Within - Mindful App Blocker — Pause & Reduce Screen Time

> Pause & Reduce Screen Time (iPhone/iPad app by Ayca Badem Ergin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/within-mindful-app-blocker/id6759969673 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ayca Badem Ergin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1850284275)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.2 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/within-mindful-app-blocker/id6759969673/reviews.md

## What is Within?

Your phone should be a choice, not a reflex.

How often do you open Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, or another distracting app without even thinking about it?

Within creates a mindful pause between the urge to open an app and what happens next.

Pause. Notice. Choose.

PAUSE BEFORE YOU OPEN

Choose the apps and categories that tend to pull you in.

When you try to open one, Within steps in first with a reflection and gives you a moment to reconsider.

Sometimes you'll continue.

Sometimes you'll decide not to.

Either way, the choice becomes intentional.

BREAK AUTOMATIC SCROLLING

One quick check can easily become twenty minutes of scrolling.

Within interrupts that automatic loop before it begins, helping you notice the impulse instead of immediately following it.

Use Within to:
• Reduce screen time
• Stop doomscrolling
• Block distracting apps
• Spend less time on social media
• Reduce compulsive app checking
• Break automatic scrolling habits
• Protect your attention
• Build healthier phone habits
• Use your phone more intentionally

MAKE THE PAUSE PERSONAL

Within includes a growing collection of thoughtful reflections designed for the exact moment you're about to open a distracting app.

You can also write your own pause messages.

Remind yourself why you wanted to stay away, what you were doing before reaching for your phone, or anything else that helps you make a conscious choice.
Your own words appear alongside Within's reflections during future pauses.

CONTINUE WHEN YOU MEAN TO

Within isn't designed to punish you for using your phone.

If you still want to open an app after pausing, you can.

Choose how long apps stay unlocked before Within protects them again.

The goal isn't perfect restriction.

It's intentional access.

SEE YOUR JOURNEY

Look back at how your choices change over time.

See your mindful decisions, moments you turned back, distraction-free periods, recent moments, and patterns in how you interact with distracting apps.

Within keeps this experience reflective rather than turning your phone use into another productivity score.

LESS AUTOPILOT. MORE INTENTION.

You don't have to delete the apps you enjoy.

You don't have to give up social media.

And you don't have to feel guilty every time you use your phone.

Within simply gives you a moment between impulse and action.

Sometimes that moment is all you need.

Pause. Notice. Choose.


Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly subscription | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly subscription | $29.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-09-21

Within now supports German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese and Korean. Choose your preferred language in Settings, or follow your device language. Switch languages instantly, including pause messages and your Journey.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-27

No release notes.

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All apps by Ayca Badem Ergin: https://appshunter.io/developer/1850284275

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