Now available on iOS

Get a Grip
on your screen time.

Set daily limits. Get blocked when you exceed them. Need more time? You'll have to beg your friends — and they decide.

Download on the App Store

Free to try

Get a Grip on your screen time
How it works

Three steps.
Zero excuses.

Grip uses Apple's native Screen Time API — the same technology behind parental controls. Except your friends are the parents.

STEP 01
⚙️
Set your limits
Choose which apps to block and how many minutes per day. Your rules — while you still have willpower.
STEP 02
🔒
Get locked out
Hit your limit and Grip locks you out at the OS level. No workarounds. The app just disappears.
STEP 03
🙏
Beg a friend
Need more time? Send a beg request. Your friend gets notified. They approve or deny. You live with it.
The Beg Mechanic

Accountability
that stings.

Having to ask a real person for permission to keep scrolling TikTok is more effective than any streak or reminder. Because it's embarrassing.

A leaderboard shows who begs most. Zero begs = maximum discipline.

😬
@deni sent a beg
Requesting 5 more minutes on Instagram. "I just need to reply 🙏"
😂
@anna
Denied. "Touch some grass first 🌿"
😬
@deni sent a beg
Requesting 2 more minutes on TikTok. "PLEASE 😭"
😊
@max
Approved. "2 min. I'm watching. 👀"
Features

Built for people who
actually want to change.

🛡️
Real OS-level blocking — no loopholes
Grip uses Apple's FamilyControls and ManagedSettings APIs. When you're blocked, the app disappears. No workarounds, no tricks.
🔐
Powered by Apple Screen Time APIFamilyControls · ManagedSettings · DeviceActivity
🏆
Beg Leaderboard
See who begs most. Compete for zero beg requests. Less begs = more discipline.
👥
Friend Network
Add friends, receive beg requests, approve or deny. Real social accountability.
🔔
Instant Notifications
Get alerted the moment a friend begs. Approve while they sweat.

Ready to get a
Grip?

Available now on the App Store.

Download on the App Store