Forbear: Screen Time Control

App Store App Productivity Free Soft launch
28 Sept 2026launched 2 days ago
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Soft launch · 1 countryUnited States
1.0.1latest version · today

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Forbear makes your screen time limits actually hold - and gives you a small red panda who's better off when you do. Pick the apps that pull you in. Set a daily allowance. When it's used up, those apps rest until tomorrow. No nagging, no "ignore limit" button. LIMITS THAT HOLD • Daily allowance across the apps you choose • When time's up, your apps are shielded automatically • Need a little more? Add 5, 10 or 15 minutes - after a short wait, and you see what it costs first QUIET HOURS, ON AUTOPILOT • Schedules that block your apps at set times - evenings, mornings, work hours • Set once, runs every day DEEP FOCUS • Start a Focus session and shut distractions out until the timer ends • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen HIDE THE KEY, WALK TO UNLOCK • Make ending a block early require a physical key: an NFC tag or a printed QR code • Leave it in another room. The walk is the point. • One emergency pause a week, for when life happens MEET YOUR PET • Your red panda's weather follows your days: clear skies when you stay within your limit, storms when you don't • Good days earn coins. Coins grow his home with cosy, permanent upgrades • Build small habits alongside your limits and watch the days add up PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs • Your usage data never leaves your iPhone • No account, no sign-up Widgets for your Home and Lock Screen keep your allowance and habits in view. Forbear Plus is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) that unlocks the full app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://theforbearapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://theforbearapp.com/privacyRead more
Forbear makes your screen time limits actually hold - and gives you a small red panda who's better off when you do. Pick the apps that pull you in. Set a daily allowance. When it's used up, those apps rest until tomorrow. No nagging, no "ignore limit" button. LIMITS THAT HOLD • Daily allowance across the apps you choose • When time's up, your apps are shielded automatically • Need a little more? Add 5, 10 or 15 minutes - after a short wait, and you see what it costs first QUIET HOURS, ON AUTOPILOT • Schedules that block your apps at set times - evenings, mornings, work hours • Set once, runs every day DEEP FOCUS • Start a Focus session and shut distractions out until the timer ends • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen HIDE THE KEY, WALK TO UNLOCK • Make ending a block early require a physical key: an NFC tag or a printed QR code • Leave it in another room. The walk is the point. • One emergency pause a week, for when life happens MEET YOUR PET • Your red panda's weather follows your days: clear skies when you stay within your limit, storms when you don't • Good days earn coins. Coins grow his home with cosy, permanent upgrades • Build small habits alongside your limits and watch the days add up PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Built on Apple's Screen Time APIs • Your usage data never leaves your iPhone • No account, no sign-up Widgets for your Home and Lock Screen keep your allowance and habits in view. Forbear Plus is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) that unlocks the full app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://theforbearapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://theforbearapp.com/privacy

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  1. Version 1.0.1First seen · 30 Sept 2026

    What's new in 1.0.1 • Pet the panda: tap him and he reacts! Your first pet each day brightens his weather a little. • Simpler coins: every good day pays 10 coins, and 20 from your second good day in a row. • Daily rewards now arrive reliably. • The usage report loads more reliably and always shows the period you picked. • History shows each daily reward on the day you got it. • Taking more time is now scored correctly. • Smaller fixes and polish.

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