alive: screen time pet
Stay off. Keep your pet alive.
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Meet the screen-time app you'll actually keep.
alive gives you a tiny pet that lives on one thing: the time you don't spend on your phone. Set real limits on the apps that eat your day, stay under them, and your pet grows happy and bright. Blow past them and it droops, fades… and can slip away into the graveyard. Stay off. Keep it alive.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Unlike a reminder you'll swipe away, alive actually locks the apps — powered by Apple's Screen Time. When you hit your limit, the app is shielded until tomorrow. No willpower required.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Group your apps (Social, Games, Work — whatever) and give each its own rules
• Set a daily budget — "1 hour of Social," and it locks when you're spent
• Set blocked hours — "no games 9PM–6AM," every night, automatically
• Watch a real shield appear the moment you go over
KEEP YOUR PET ALIVE
• Every day under your limits feeds a streak and earns seeds
• Spend seeds in the shop on new species, colours and décor
• Go over — or force past a block — and your pet takes the hit
• Miss too many days and it's gone. Hatch a new one and try again.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
alive only ever knows how long your apps are used — never what you do in them. Everything stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no data leaving your phone.
alive Plus (optional)
Unlock every species, colour and extra with a subscription. A free tier keeps one pet and the core limits forever.
Stop doomscrolling to keep something small alive. Download alive.
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A widget, finally. Keep your pet on your Home and Lock Screen — a little face right where you reach for your phone.
Share your pet. One tap turns your pet and streak into a card you can post anywhere.
Your graveyard remembers. Headstones now show the date and a few last words for every pet you've lost.
A sharper welcome that shows you what your screen time really adds up to.
The developer, Galeworks, LLC, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Galeworks, LLC
- Size
- 2.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- alive Plus (annual) $29.99
- alive Plus (monthly) $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Galeworks, LLC