PeerPause · For couples
Put your phones down, together
Each of you locks the apps that eat your evenings. When time’s up, you ask your partner, or a friend, for more.
PeerPause
Sam wants 15 more minutes on TikTok.
nope. come watch the film 🍿
Two people, two phones
Zero conversation
Telling your partner to put their phone down sounds like criticism. A limit you both chose earlier doesn’t.
Time Limit
You've reached your limit.
- One More Minute
- Remind Me in 15 Minutes
- Ignore Limit For Today
- Cancel
InstagramAsk for more time
InstagramTime Buddy
Scubi
Just one more reel, I promise 🥺
Hold to ask for 15m
How it works
- ActiveInstagram1ha dayStep 1
Each pick your own app
TikTok for one of you, the news for the other. Set a daily limit, or block it on evenings only.
just one episode recap, promise 🙏
Hold to ask for 15m
Step 2Hit the limit, it locks
No Ignore button. Want more? Send a request to your Time Buddy, with a note if you like.
SamJust now
Asks for more time
Instagram+15mjust one episode recap, promise 🙏
AcceptDenyStep 3Your buddy decides
Your partner, or a friend if you’d rather keep it out of the relationship. They tap accept or deny.
You choose who holds the key
Be each other’s buddy, or each pick a friend. Either way, it’s a lock you both agreed to.
It’s a lock, not a camera
Your buddy sees the app name, the time you asked for and your note. Never your messages, photos or what you do in an app.
Evenings back, without the nagging
Schedule the block for the hours you spend together, so nobody has to be the one who says it.
Get back 6.4 years of your life
with PeerPause
- 50% less time on your phone
- 14h more free time every week
Work out your own numbers with the screen time calculator ›
Example plan from the app: 4h a day today, a 2h goal, age 30, counting 16 waking hours a day.
Why it works when Screen Time doesn't
Screen Time
Built into iPhone
PeerPause
With a Time Buddy
Ignore Limit is one tap away
There's no ignore button
Delete the limit at 1am
Limits only change with your buddy’s OK
You decide if you get more time
A friend decides if you get more time
Nothing to lose by giving in
A streak you won’t want to break
From the App Store
FAQs
Should my partner be my Time Buddy?
It works well if you both want it and agree on what a yes looks like first. If requests could turn into arguments about something else, pick a friend as your buddy instead.
Can my partner see what I do on my phone?
No. A Time Buddy sees the app name, how much time you asked for and your note. Not your messages, photos or what you do inside any app. Your Screen Time data stays on your iPhone.
Do we both need Pro?
Only the people who want limits on their own apps. Being someone’s Time Buddy is always free, so if just one of you wants limits, only that person needs Pro.
How much does PeerPause cost?
Being someone’s Time Buddy is always free. Setting your own app limits is Pro, a subscription through the App Store.
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