Phoneless Garden vs Offscroll

Twenty minutes in, you find out it has been twenty minutes. Phoneless Garden does not block anything. It comes back when your time is up, with the day's total and one question. Close the app, or keep going. Both are real answers. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps you want to be more mindful with. Social, video, news, whatever pulls at you. • Every time you open one, the pause comes first. It shows your time on these apps today, and asks nothing else. Close, or continue. • Continue and you choose how long. When that time is up, the pause comes back, and this time it asks what you want from the next few minutes. WHY NO BLOCKING Blockers punish you, and punishment is easy to switch off. Phoneless Garden takes the opposite approach. It puts one moment of noticing between the reach and the scroll, and leaves the decision with you. Nothing to unlock, no passes to spend, no lockout to wait out. Not all screen time is wasted time. A long call with a friend is not the same as twenty minutes you cannot account for. This app does not pretend to know the difference. It just makes sure you are the one deciding. WHAT YOU GET • A pause with one question, every time you open the apps you choose • A pause length you can set for each app, from five to ninety seconds • A daily screen time goal that flexes. The app asks what kind of day it is, so work days and weekends can differ • A plant that reflects your day. Under your goal it grows, over your goal it rests. It never wilts • Mood check-ins, so you can see how screen time and mood move together • A few seconds of journaling when you want it • Insights into how often you open these apps, when your pauses happen, the timers you pick, and your month as a garden • Dark mode PRIVACY Your data never leaves your phone. No accounts, no email, no analytics, nothing sent anywhere. There is no server to leak. The pause is free, and stays free. Premium is free to try for two weeks. Two days before it would charge, you get a summary of what it found in your days, so you can decide from your own numbers. Terms of Use: https://www.phonelessgarden.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.phonelessgarden.com/privacy

Offscroll helps you break compulsive phone habits by inserting a gentle moment of intention before you open distracting apps. Instead of mindlessly scrolling, you pause, reflect, and choose how you spend your time — so your phone works for you, not against you. How it works - Mindful unlock interventions: choose Reason, Affirmation, Breathe, or Pause mode to add a short, intentional step before any blocked app opens. - App & website blocking with custom unlock durations so you can tailor friction without fully giving up access. - Personalized onboarding that measures your scrolling time, highlights what you’re losing, and helps you set a realistic goal. - Dashboard & weekly stats tracking usage, unlock attempts, and trends so you can see progress over time. - Streaks and simple rewards to reinforce consistent, purposeful behavior. Built on Apple Screen Time (Family Controls) for reliable blocking. Private and on-device — no data leaves your phone. Requires Screen Time enabled in Settings. Designed for students, knowledge workers, and creatives who want to reclaim focus without quitting their phone. Install Offscroll to turn autopilot into intention. Offscroll Premium — Subscription Offscroll Premium is an auto-renewable subscription that unlocks unlimited app & website protection, category blocking, repeating focus schedules, and every unlock challenge. Choose a monthly or yearly plan, each with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yD_4L_XJ4CSqtIQZDPKgdk-9yymxGxaZCzPP9RrO4nE/edit?usp=sharing