Screen Time Is Money

Stop the doomscroll. See what last week’s scrolling cost you at your own rate, then put a calm gate on the apps that take it. Free to start, no account needed.

Screen time is money. Literally.

Screen Time Is Money converts your hours into dollars — priced from your own income — so every scroll session has a visible cost. Not a guilt trip: a budget. And for families, it grows into a complete teen allowance system that ties screen time, chores, and real-world activity into one weekly settle-up.

For you (free) • Tell the app your annual income — it computes what a minute of your attention is worth. Your income is never stored and never leaves your phone. • Gate one app of your choice: opening it costs a deliberate pause first — a slow breath on a calm screen, long enough to decide whether you meant it. • See what that app costs you today, in dollars, live — and how many times you opened it. • Daily budget that resets every morning. History that shows your week honestly.

With Solo • Gate up to 50 combined apps and categories on this device. • Gate whole categories — every social app, every game — in one pick. • Premium pause styles — rain screens that build, peak, and clear while you decide. • A configurable Home Screen and Lock Screen widget showing money or time (iOS 17).

With Family — a complete teen allowance system Everything in Solo, plus teens on their own devices — where screen time, chores, and activity finally connect: • A weekly allowance, priced per category. You set what a minute of Social, Games, and Video costs; your teen watches their balance drain in real time on their own phone. • Or flip it: in Earn Time mode, teens start at zero and earn every minute of screen time. • Chores with real payouts. Post chores worth money or screen minutes; teens claim them from their phone, and you approve — or send them back with a note. • Activity rewards: steps and closed Activity rings earn allowance back (with Health permission). • Requests, not fights. Teens ask for exceptions with a note; you approve from wherever you are. • One dashboard for every teen: balances, rates, chores, and requests for all your kids in one place. • Two parents, one household: a co-parent joins with an invite code and manages the same teens. • Settle up weekly. The app keeps the ledger honest, so Sunday is a conversation, not an audit.

Private by design • Your income: never stored, never transmitted — used once, on device, to set rates. • Free and Solo history stays on your phone. Paired Family teens sync only billable category totals. • No ads. No tracking. No data sales.

Screen Time Is Money uses Apple's Screen Time framework, so tracking is accurate and gates actually hold. Requires iOS 16 and Screen Time permission.

Pro comes as two auto-renewing yearly plans: Solo (US$9.99/year) covers everything on your own phone, and Family (US$19.99/year) adds teens on their own devices and a second parent. Eligible new subscribers can start either with a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; cancel anytime in Settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://screentime.scienthouse.io/terms · Privacy: https://screentime.scienthouse.io/privacy