Screen Time tells you the truth every Sunday. You feel bad on Monday. You're back at four hours by Friday. Pair up with a friend, set a real daily cap and a real stake — and let consequences do what one more app screen can't.
Built-in screen time settings are a suggestion. A friend with a stake is a brake.
Thirty minutes on TikTok. Zero Instagram before noon. No Reddit after 10pm. Pick the one habit that's actually eating your week, not all of them at once.
Your partner. Roommate. A friend in the same fight. Someone who'll glance at the proof screenshot and notice when you start "forgetting" to submit.
$10 per overage day, paid straight to your partner. Or you take the laundry next week. Or their leg day. Whatever you owe goes to them — not an app, not a charity. Big enough to feel, small enough to lose without resenting it.
You always reinstall. A standing agreement with a witness is what actually shifts the default.
Closing a Screen Time pop-up takes one tap. Explaining to your partner why you owe them another $10 takes a conversation. Behavior follows the higher friction.
Travel, breakups, work crunch. Request grace; your partner decides. The system stays firm, but it doesn't pretend you're a robot.
VowLoop tracks what you owe your partner. You settle directly with them — Venmo, cash, a chore, dinner. None of it touches the app and there are no fees.
VowLoop launches on iOS soon. Drop your email and you'll hear from us the day it ships.