Set it once. The apps stay closed.
Save Your Time blocks the apps and websites you choose, at the times you choose. The blocks keep working even when Save Your Time itself is closed.
Your day, already decided
A rule says which apps to block and when. Rules run on Apple’s Screen Time on iPhone and on an accessibility service on Android, so they start and end on time, even when Save Your Time is closed.
Blocked by Work Time until
17:00
Three ways to block
On a schedule, for a focus session, or with a few short visits a day.
09:00–17:00
On a schedule
Choose the days and the hours. Work Time can run on weekdays from nine to five, and a Sleep rule can start in the evening and end the next morning.
1:30:00
For a focus session
Pick a length and tap Start. The apps stay closed until the timer ends, even if you leave the screen.
3 × 5 min
A few short visits a day
The apps stay blocked, but from the block screen you can open them a set number of times a day, for a few minutes each time. After the last time, they stay blocked until tomorrow. In the app, this kind of rule is called “Open limit”.
When you do need the app
After a short wait, the app opens. With strict mode, it stays closed until the rule ends.
Unblock, after a pause
The block screen offers an unblock. You wait a few seconds, choose between 1 and 30 minutes, and the app opens. When the time is up it closes again by itself, even if you’re still in it. If you like, the wait grows with each unblock in a day.
Strict, when you mean it
With strict mode on, a running rule can’t be unblocked, paused, edited or deleted. The block screen shows when it ends, and it always ends within 24 hours.
What stays on your phone
We never see which apps or websites you block, what you name your rules, or how you use your phone.
On iPhone, Screen Time doesn’t tell Save Your Time which apps you pick. It passes on a code for each one that only your iPhone can read. On Android, the app knows which apps you pick, which one is in front and, in a browser, which website is open, and that stays on your phone too. What leaves your phone is an ID for your subscription with no name or account behind it, its purchase records from the App Store or Google Play, crash reports, and basic details such as the phone model, system version and language. The privacy policy lists every service and exactly what it receives.
One rule free, the rest for the price of a coffee
€4.99a month
One rule and focus sessions are free, and they stay free. With the subscription you can have up to 10 rules, and you get strict mode and Allow Only, which blocks everything except the few apps you choose. It costs €4.99 a month, or €29.99 a year with 7 free days first. Cancel any time in your Apple Account or the Play Store. No ads, and nothing else to buy.
Questions
Does it work when the app is closed?
Yes. On iPhone, blocking is done by Apple’s Screen Time; on Android, by an accessibility service you turn on when you set up the app. Either way, rules start and end on time, and an unblocked app closes again when its minutes are up, even with Save Your Time closed. That includes after a restart. On Android, a force stop in the phone’s settings turns that service off, and the app says so when you next open it.
Does blocking an app block its website too?
No, an app and its website are separate, and Save Your Time doesn’t work out one from the other. Instead, open a rule, tap Edit, then Apps to block: below your apps is a checklist of common websites to block too. You can add them at any time, also after you have set up the app. On iPhone, website blocking is most reliable in Safari; other browsers may not always follow it. On Android, websites are blocked in Chrome, Firefox, Samsung Internet, Edge, Brave, Opera, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi and Kiwi.
Can I open a blocked app anyway?
Yes, with an unblock: after a short wait you choose how many minutes you need. With strict mode, no, until the rule ends. An iPhone always lets its owner turn off Screen Time access in Settings, and Android the accessibility setting; if that happens, the app says plainly that nothing is being blocked. On Android, strict mode holds inside the app only, because Google Play doesn’t let an app stop that setting being turned off or the app being deleted.
Do I need an account?
No. There’s nothing to sign up for, and your rules stay on your phone.
What happens when the free week ends?
The yearly plan begins and the App Store or Google Play charges for the year, unless you cancel first: at least 24 hours before on the App Store, or any time before the week ends on Google Play. If you cancel, your oldest rule keeps running for free, the others wait, and anything already running finishes as planned.
Is anything free?
Yes, and it stays free: one rule, either a schedule or a few short visits a day, and focus sessions. With the subscription you can have up to 10 rules, and you get strict mode and Allow Only, which blocks everything except the few apps you choose.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and Android phones. The App Store and Google Play pages show what each one needs. It is for your own phone; it isn’t a parental control.
Something else? Email hello@save-your-time.app.