01 / Notice the moment
A moment to notice. A chance to choose.
Timely reminders help you notice when scrolling has gone beyond your intention. Choose gentle check-ins or a firmer stopping point.
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You picked up your phone for a reason. A few taps later, the reason has faded and the feed is still going. A check-in brings your intention back into view.
NudgeAway connects reminders to the app budgets you set. You can choose check-ins without pausing access, or a style that adds a pause when your time is up. The level of support is yours to choose.
How it works
A little structure. Your way.
Choose an app and a budget
Start with an app you regularly stay in longer than you intended. Set an allowance that fits what you want to use it for.
Choose your boundary
Check-ins only keeps access open. Short grace and Long grace add wrap-up time before a pause. Hard stop pauses access at the limit.
Use the reminder as a decision point
A heads-up tells you that your allowance is nearly used. Ask whether you are still doing what you opened the app to do.
An everyday moment
The message is sent. The scrolling can wait.
You open a social app to reply to a friend, then drift into the feed. A check-in offers a moment to put your phone down and return to your day.
Privacy
Your screen time stays yours.
On your device. No NudgeAway account. No ad tracking.
A few practical answers
Do all check-ins lead to a block?
No. Check-ins only keeps reminding you without pausing access. The other styles add a pause either at the budget limit or after wrap-up time.
Can I use a different style for each app?
Yes. The boundary style belongs to each budget, so one app can have a firm stopping point while another uses reminders only.
Which permissions does this use?
Screen Time access lets NudgeAway monitor the apps you choose and apply pauses. Notification permission is needed for check-in alerts. You control these permissions in your iPhone settings.
Start with one small change.
Choose an app, an intention, and the level of support that feels right.