The problem with every other blocker

"My parents installed this. I cannot use the internet without fear of being monitored."

— Real review of a leading "self-control" app

Most screen time apps are parental control tools wearing a productivity costume. They assume someone else needs to police you. The rest want an account, a subscription, and your usage data on their servers.

SproutGuard assumes the opposite: you're an adult who already knows the problem. You just want a wall — and you want to be the one who builds it.

What it does

Block what eats your day

Pick the exact apps and websites that pull you in. Put a wall between you and the endless scroll.

Focus sessions

Start a session and stay locked in until you're done. No negotiating with yourself mid-task.

Streaks that stick

Build a daily streak. Watching the number climb is what turns a good intention into a habit.

Watch the hours drop

See your real usage and watch it fall week over week. Progress you can actually point at.

Private by design

No account. There's nothing to sign up for. Open it and go.
No cloud. Everything runs on-device through Apple's Screen Time framework.
No tracking. Your usage data never leaves your phone — there's no server to send it to.
No surveillance. Nobody gets a report on you. Not us. Not anyone.

FAQ

Is this a parental control app?: No — and that's the whole point. SproutGuard is designed for you to block yourself. There's no monitoring dashboard, no reports, no second party.
Do I need to create an account?: No. There is no sign-up, no login, and no backend. Nothing about your usage leaves the device.
How does the blocking work?: It's built on Apple's own Screen Time framework, so blocking happens at the system level, entirely on-device.
Is it free?: Yes. The core — blocking, focus sessions, streaks — is free. There's an optional Pro upgrade for power features.
What if I just turn it off?: You can. It's your phone and your call. The streak is the point: the friction plus the number you don't want to reset is what actually changes behavior.

Guides

How to block apps on iPhone — all four methods iOS gives you, and exactly how each one fails.
Best app blockers for adults — an honest comparison, including when the free built-in is the right answer.
How to stop doomscrolling — 7 things that actually work when willpower doesn't.
Screen time without parental controls — why the two categories aren't the same thing.