Within - Mindful App Blocker
Pause & Reduce Screen Time
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Your phone should be a choice, not a reflex.
How often do you open Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, or another distracting app without even thinking about it?
Within creates a mindful pause between the urge to open an app and what happens next.
Pause. Notice. Choose.
PAUSE BEFORE YOU OPEN
Choose the apps and categories that tend to pull you in.
When you try to open one, Within steps in first with a reflection and gives you a moment to reconsider.
Sometimes you'll continue.
Sometimes you'll decide not to.
Either way, the choice becomes intentional.
BREAK AUTOMATIC SCROLLING
One quick check can easily become twenty minutes of scrolling.
Within interrupts that automatic loop before it begins, helping you notice the impulse instead of immediately following it.
Use Within to:
• Reduce screen time
• Stop doomscrolling
• Block distracting apps
• Spend less time on social media
• Reduce compulsive app checking
• Break automatic scrolling habits
• Protect your attention
• Build healthier phone habits
• Use your phone more intentionally
MAKE THE PAUSE PERSONAL
Within includes a growing collection of thoughtful reflections designed for the exact moment you're about to open a distracting app.
You can also write your own pause messages.
Remind yourself why you wanted to stay away, what you were doing before reaching for your phone, or anything else that helps you make a conscious choice.
Your own words appear alongside Within's reflections during future pauses.
CONTINUE WHEN YOU MEAN TO
Within isn't designed to punish you for using your phone.
If you still want to open an app after pausing, you can.
Choose how long apps stay unlocked before Within protects them again.
The goal isn't perfect restriction.
It's intentional access.
SEE YOUR JOURNEY
Look back at how your choices change over time.
See your mindful decisions, moments you turned back, distraction-free periods, recent moments, and patterns in how you interact with distracting apps.
Within keeps this experience reflective rather than turning your phone use into another productivity score.
LESS AUTOPILOT. MORE INTENTION.
You don't have to delete the apps you enjoy.
You don't have to give up social media.
And you don't have to feel guilty every time you use your phone.
Within simply gives you a moment between impulse and action.
Sometimes that moment is all you need.
Pause. Notice. Choose.
Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Within now supports German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese and Korean. Choose your preferred language in Settings, or follow your device language. Switch languages instantly, including pause messages and your Journey.
The developer, Ayca Badem Ergin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Ayca Badem Ergin
- Size
- 12.6 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Yearly subscription $29.99
- Weekly subscription $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ayca Badem Ergin