ScreenGuard
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Free to start · iPhone and iPad · No account
Lock apps. Take calm breaks.
ScreenGuard locks the apps that pull you in, gives you short, mindful breaks when you need them, and shows you how much time you're winning back.
Locks
All day, for an hour, or on a schedule. A lock is a group of apps and when they're locked: for a set time, all the time, or with one shared daily time limit.
Today
A daily Focus Score explained with clear charts, plus a streak that rewards consistency. Time Reclaimed shows how much Focus you gained this week, ready to share.
The locked-app screen
Open a locked app and Gardi is there, politely. Open it again and again? Each try adds a longer pause.
Breaks
Take a short Break after a 10-second breathing pause, right from the locked-app screen. Then your apps lock again by themselves.
Insights
Your week, the hours that pull hardest, and a lock for them in one tap. Your coach note looks at your own history and ends with one suggestion you can act on in the app.
Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and widgets. A quiet ring, never a ticking clock.
Calm by design
Warm paper, serif type and a dusk sky, with Gardi drawn live in ink. Themes color the app, your widgets, the Live Activity and the locked-app screen. Pick one of four app icons.
iPhone and iPad
Using an iPad too? Turn on iCloud sync and your locks and days off appear on all your devices, apps included.
Private by design
ScreenGuard uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Apple only gives the app anonymous tokens for the apps you choose; the developer cannot see which apps you chose or how you use them.
No account, no tracking, no ads, no ScreenGuard server. Your data stays on your devices. Insights and your coach note are worked out on your device, from your own history.
Off by default. If you turn it on, your locks and days off are kept in your own iCloud so they appear on your other devices. Your history, Focus Score and streaks are not synced.
ScreenGuard Pro
The essentials, for as long as you like.
Monthly or yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase.
Free includes 1 lock (at set times or all the time) and 1 daily time limit. Pro unlocks unlimited locks, lock times and daily time limits, Strict mode, all insights and the weekly report, all themes and app icons, and more. Choose monthly or yearly (new subscribers start with a 1-week free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the App Store before you buy and vary by country. Purchases are handled by Apple. Terms of Use · Privacy Policy
Blocking apps on iPhone is only possible through Apple's Screen Time framework. When you allow access, ScreenGuard can shield the apps you choose. See the privacy policy.
A lock is a group of apps and when they're locked. There are three kinds: for a set time (now, or automatically at set times), all the time (with short Breaks when you need one, and optional free times like lunch), and a daily time limit (one shared amount of time a day for the group).
A Break opens the apps of an always-on lock for a few minutes, after a short breathing pause, and locks them again automatically. You choose how many Breaks you get a day.
Strict mode (Pro) is for locks with an end time, up to 24 hours. A strict lock can't be ended early, paused, weakened or interrupted by a Break in the app until it ends by itself.
Settings › your name › Subscriptions › ScreenGuard Pro › Cancel Subscription. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.
More answers on the support page, or write to support.screenguard@gmail.com.
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Free to start · Requires iOS 26.2 or iPadOS 26.2 or later
