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Upfront

Do the good stuff, then scroll.

Upfront locks the apps that eat your day and lets you earn the time back. Do a set of squats, answer five quick questions or go for a walk, and the minutes are yours to spend.

Upfront Premium is available as a yearly, monthly, weekly or Family subscription.

Category
Screen time
Kind
App
Platforms
iOS (beta)
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Japanese
Version
0.9
Released
Beta, 2026
Status
Beta on TestFlight

At a glance

20 squats = 10 minutes

Features

  • Lock the apps you pick, during the hours you choose
  • Earn minutes with squats, quick questions, slow breathing and walks
  • Kid mode and a Family tab, synced through your family’s own iCloud
  • Widgets, Siri and a countdown while you spend your minutes

Screens

  • Upfront’s Earn minutes screen with cards for squats and push-ups, five quick questions and two minutes of breathing
    Earn minutes with squats, quick questions or slow breathing
  • A quick question: at sea level, water boils at what temperature in Celsius, with four answers
    Five quick questions
  • The Family tab: a request for 30 more minutes, a chore marked done with a photo, and a request to swap a turn
    Answer your child’s requests from the Family tab
  • Upfront’s This week screen: minutes earned, challenges done, a streak and a chart of minutes earned each day
    Your week: minutes earned, challenges and your streak

Help and privacy

Your screen time stays on your iPhone: Apple draws the Screen Time charts, and Upfront never sees the numbers. Apple Health, the microphone and Move’s camera are used on your iPhone only. Anonymous usage counts help set fair prices, and you can turn them off in Settings › Privacy. Kid mode never sends them.