01
Give every app an opening budget.
Set a daily number of opens for individual apps or entire categories. Every entry is visible, finite, and deliberate.
- Per app or category
- Separate weekday and weekend limits
- Automatic daily reset
Built for the moment before the scroll
Friction that feels fair.
AppLimiter adds small, visible decisions to the habits that usually happen without one. You set the rules. iOS keeps them in place.
02
Pause before you enter.
Before a limited app opens, AppLimiter shows exactly how many openings remain. Continue and spend one, or leave without losing anything.
- Clear remaining budget
- Sessions from 1 to 60 minutes
- Extend with another opening
03
Break the reopen reflex.
Add a cooldown after each session. The app stays unavailable long enough for the automatic impulse to pass.
- Custom cooldown per limit
- No immediate reopening
- A clear next-available time
04
Protect the hours that matter.
Create full-block schedules for sleep, school, work, or deep focus. Use different hours for weekdays and weekends.
- Overnight schedules
- Weekday and weekend rules
- Always-allowed essentials
05
Make the plan harder to undo.
Protect limits and settings with a secure 6-digit PIN. Perfect when a parent configures AppLimiter on a child’s iPhone.
- 6-digit PIN
- Protected limits and settings
- Deliberate confirmation for self-managed limits
06
Keep every control in one place.
Manage permissions, language, protected apps, notifications, and parental controls without an account or cloud dashboard.
- Clear permission status
- Automatic or manual language
- No account required
Three steps
Set it once. Meet it at the right moment.
Choose
Pick distracting apps or whole categories.
Set
Choose daily openings, session length, and cooldown.
Decide
See what remains before every limited opening.
Need limits that a child cannot change on impulse?
Explore parental controls