The screen time app for iPhone

Don’t vice
your time.

Complete real-life missions, earn VT$, and spend it on time in the apps that steal your attention.

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The to-do list that pays you back.

Every task you finish earns time in the apps you love.

Try it

Hold to earn.

Pretend you just finished your push-ups. Press and hold to complete the mission.

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How it works

Earn it. Unlock more.

01

Complete real-life missions

Push-ups, a tidy desk, the dishes, ten minutes of quiet. Pick a mission, set your own goal and get it done.

02

Earn VT$ and REP

Every mission and focus session pays out in VT$. It’s earned, never sold. REP builds your city, and it never goes down.

03

Spend it on app time

Trade VT$ for minutes in the apps you chose to control. When the pass runs out, they lock again.

1 VT$=1 min of app time

Who it’s for

Made for your kind of day.

01

Productivity crushers

Deep work first, scroll later. Run Focus Hours, stack your missions and earn every minute you spend in your apps.

  • Focus Hours
  • Clear desk
  • Meditate
02

House chores

Dishes, the desk, a quick tidy. The boring stuff finally pays, and it gets done before the scrolling starts.

  • Dishes
  • Tidy up
  • Clear desk
03

For the vibe

Honestly, you just want a neon city of your own. Earn REP, light up Flamingo Bay and watch the skyline grow.

  • Flamingo Bay
  • City levels
  • Upgrades

Features

Make time count.

Control distracting apps

Choose the apps that steal your attention. Leave out the ones you need for work or study.

Grow your city

Earn REP and watch Flamingo Bay light up: new towers, more windows, searchlights and boats on the water.

Focus Hours

Schedule focus blocks and earn as you go, with a live countdown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.

Lock Screen widget

See your next mission at a glance, plus what you’re in now and how long until your next meeting.

Your real Screen Time

Find your most-used apps and biggest time-wasters. Nothing is estimated or made up.

Built for everyone

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Privacy

Stays on your iPhone.

Screen Time reports are drawn by Apple on your device, so VICE TIME can’t read or upload them. Calendar access is optional and read-only. When you prove a mission with the camera, everything is checked on the phone. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.

Questions

Good to know.

What is VICE TIME?

VICE TIME is an iPhone app that turns your to-do list into screen time. You complete real-life missions such as push-ups, tidying your desk, doing the dishes or a focus session. Each one earns VT$, which you spend to unlock the distracting apps you chose to control.

How does VICE TIME work?

You pick the apps that steal your attention and VICE TIME keeps them locked using Apple's Screen Time. Finishing missions and focus sessions earns VT$. 1 VT$ buys 1 minute of app time, so 15 VT$ opens your apps for 15 minutes. When the pass runs out, they lock again.

What are VT$ and REP?

VT$ is the in-app currency. It is earned by finishing missions and focus time and is never sold. REP is your lifetime reputation: it builds your city, Flamingo Bay, through five levels at 100, 300, 600 and 1,000 REP, and it never goes down.

How is VICE TIME different from a normal app blocker?

Most blockers only say no. VICE TIME gives you a way to earn time back: do something real, get minutes in return. Your progress also grows a neon city, so staying on track is something you can see.

Does VICE TIME collect my Screen Time data?

No. Screen Time reports are drawn by Apple on your iPhone, so VICE TIME cannot read or upload them. Calendar access is optional and read-only, and each permission can be left off.

Which devices does VICE TIME support?

VICE TIME is built for iPhone and requires iOS 18 or later.

How much does VICE TIME cost?

VICE TIME uses a monthly membership. Earning VT$ and REP and controlling apps are part of the membership. Pricing will be confirmed at launch.

When will VICE TIME be available?

VICE TIME is coming to the App Store. You can join the waitlist on this page for early access, and sharing your personal link with friends moves you up the list.

Earn your time.

VICE TIME is coming to iPhone. Join the waitlist for early access.

We’ll only email you about early access. Requires iOS 18 or later.