Precursor: Hourly Screen Time Control

What it does

Daily screen time limits hand you the whole budget at once, and most of us spend it before we get out of bed. Precursor gives you a recurring allowance instead: 5 minutes of Instagram per hour, then the limit resets at the start of the next hour. Enough to check in, never enough to fall in. Built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so your app choices stay private. Solo developer on a mission to improve digital wellbeing and human-machine interaction. Free to use, optional paid tier.

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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS. This app has been super helpful at navigating screen time limits, I love how aesthetic & cute it is, how positive the idea is & am so thankful I caught it in time for the free lifetime trial ! My new favorite time limit app!! Totally recommend !!!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. I originally developed Precursor out of personal need and I am just so grateful that others like yourself are able to benefit from this unique approach to screen time limits! I also appreciate you noticing the subtle design choices, I think user experience is just as important as the function of the app!If you ever have…from apps.apple.com

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