alive vs Unhooked

alive is a screen time app with a tiny pet that lives on one thing: the time you don't spend on your phone. Set real limits on the apps that eat your day and stay under them, and your pet grows happy and bright. Blow past them and it droops, fades, and can slip away into the graveyard. Unlike a reminder you'll swipe away, alive actually locks the apps using Apple's Screen Time. When you hit your limit, the app is shielded until tomorrow, so you don't have to rely on willpower. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Group your apps (Social, Games, Work, whatever you like) and give each group its own rules. • Set a daily budget, like "1 hour of Social," and it locks when you've spent it. • Set blocked hours, like "no games 9PM to 6AM," every night, automatically. • Watch a real shield appear the moment you go over. KEEP YOUR PET ALIVE • Every day under your limits feeds a streak and earns seeds, and day 7, day 30 and day 100 get a proper celebration. • Spend seeds in the shop on new species, colours and decor. • Keep your pet on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with the widget, so you see it every time you reach for your phone. • Go over, or force past a block, and your pet takes the hit. Miss too many days and it's gone, and you can hatch a new one and try again. PRIVATE BY DESIGN alive only ever knows how long your apps are used, never what you do in them. Everything stays on your device. There's no account, no tracking, and no data leaving your phone. ALIVE PLUS (OPTIONAL) Unlock every species, colour and extra with a subscription. The free tier keeps one pet and the core limits forever. Stop doomscrolling to keep something small alive. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Meet the pet that grows when you put your phone down. Unhooked turns cutting screen time into something you actually want to do. Adopt a cozy companion, set a daily limit on the apps that pull you in, and watch your friend thrive every day you stay under it. Slip back into the doomscroll, and they'll feel it too. No shame. No lectures. Just a warm little world that quietly roots for you. HOW IT WORKS • Adopt your pet and pick the apps you want to use less • Set a gentle daily time limit • Stay under it to earn Energy — then feed, care for, and grow your friend • Keep it up to evolve your pet through four adorable life stages • Miss your goal and your pet gets hungry, then sick — a soft nudge, never a punishment WHY IT WORKS Most screen-time apps just block you and hope for the best. Unhooked gives you someone to show up for. That small bit of care turns "I should use my phone less" into a daily streak you're proud of. FEATURES • A cozy, hand-crafted pet that reacts to your real habits • Choose exactly which apps count toward your limit • Daily check-ins, streaks, and milestone rewards • Dozens of cosmetics to make your pet and room your own • Gentle notifications that help you pace your day • Memorials that remember every friend you've raised PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your progress backs up safely to your own iCloud. That's it. Put the phone down. Someone's waiting for you.