Earned Time
Unlock apps by doing the work
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Earned Time flips the deal on screen time. Instead of guilt-tripping you with
a weekly usage report, it pauses your distracting apps until you've done
something that actually matters to you.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Choose the apps you want paused — social, games, whatever pulls you in.
2. Set up goals from the activities you want to do more of: reading, studying,
language practice, anything.
3. Pick which apps count as productive for each activity.
4. Time you spend in those apps is tracked automatically and converts into
unlock minutes.
5. Spend your earned minutes whenever you want. Your paused apps come back for
exactly that long, then lock again on their own.
WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
No shaming. No arbitrary limits you'll disable in a weak moment. You set the
exchange rate between effort and freedom, and the app just holds you to it.
FEATURES
• Automatic tracking — productive app time becomes unlock minutes with no
timers to start and no sessions to remember
• Focus sessions for offline work that no app can measure
• Roll over unused minutes so a strong day can fund a slow one
• See exactly how you earned: which activity, which apps, how many minutes
• Anti-bypass controls — confirmation delays, a daily cap on manual unlocks,
or hide the escape hatch entirely
• Streaks and achievements
• Daily or weekly goals
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
There is no account, no sign-up, and no server. Earned Time makes no network
connections at all. Your Screen Time data and your goals never leave your
iPhone.
Ratings & Reviews
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Days off — and support for iOS 18.
Some days aren't about willpower. You're sick, you're on a plane, you've handed your phone to a kid. Earned Time now handles that properly.
• Take the day off — everything unlocks until midnight
• Costs none of your earned minutes
• Doesn't count against your daily unlock limit
• Your streak is held, not broken
• One per week by default, adjustable from 0 to 3 in Settings
Find it at the bottom of the unlock sheet, or turn it off entirely in Settings if you'd rather not have the option. Apps relock on their own at midnight, so you wake up back on track.
Earned Time now also runs on iOS 18 and later, instead of requiring the newest release — so it works on considerably more iPhones.
The developer, Payam Khaninejad, 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
- Payam Khaninejad
- Size
- 2.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- This app is rated 4+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls. - In-App Controls
Parental Controls
- Copyright
- © Payam Khaninejad