ReadUp: Read for Screen Time

books, scroll, block apps

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

iPhone

ReadUp: Read your Screen Time Read first. Scroll later. Your phone makes scrolling effortless and reading easy to postpone. ReadUp flips that around. Choose the apps that distract you. Set how long you want to read and how much screen time that reading earns. Until you reach your goal, those apps stay shielded. Finish reading. Unlock your apps. Enjoy a fixed session. Then they relock. No endless bans. No pretending you’ll never scroll again. Just one simple trade: Your attention, spent on something worth reading first. How it works 1. Choose the apps you want to shield 2. Pick a book and set a reading goal 3. Read actively in ReadUp 4. Unlock your apps for the time you earned 5. Return tomorrow and keep your progress going You can keep reading for as long as you want. ReadUp never interrupts a good chapter just because you’ve reached your goal. Why ReadUp? Most app blockers only tell you to stop. ReadUp gives you something better to do. A chapter before TikTok.
A few pages before Instagram.
A meaningful story before another hour disappears into your feed. You don’t have to delete the apps you enjoy. You simply put reading first. What’s inside * A curated library of great books * A focused, comfortable reading experience * Custom reading and unlock times * App shielding using Apple’s Screen Time controls * Active reading and inactivity tracking * Saved reading position * Reading streaks and daily progress * Pages read, books completed, and reading time tracked * A view of how much scrolling time you’ve replaced What changes You finish more books.
You scroll with intention.
You protect time for something meaningful.
Your phone comes after the promise you made to yourself. Less doomscrolling. More stories, ideas, and pages you’ll remember. Read first. Then scroll. ** Ongoing use requires an active subscription. ** Privacy Policy: https://readup-app.com/privacy/
Terms of Service: https://readup-app.com/tos/
Contact: contact@readup-app.com

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    Information

    Seller
    • Nedas Mikucionis
    Size
    • 144.3 MB
    Category
    • Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    13+
    • 13+
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    • Infrequent
      Realistic Violence
      Profanity or Crude Humor
      Mature or Suggestive Themes
      Horror/Fear Themes
      Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
      Sexual Content or Nudity
      Guns or Other Weapons

      Contains
      Health or Wellness Topics
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Full Access (Yearly) $49.99
    • Full Access (Weekly) $8.99
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    Copyright
    • © 2026 Nedas Mikucionis
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