ScreenMute for iPhone
iOS 17+ · Free core · No account · No ads
Fewer automatic checks. More attention for the people, work and moments that matter.
Before a distracting app opens, ScreenMute adds a short pause. The next press becomes a choice again.
2001
You went to it when you needed it. Then the moment around you could continue.
2026
The useful tool became the easiest place to leave the moment for a minute, and then another.
It became more useful and much easier to reach without deciding.
If your iPhone Screen Time says
5 to 6 hours of Screen Time a day.
Settings → Screen Time
Keep that average for 50 years
Make the number yours
On your iPhone, open Settings → Screen Time → See All App & Website Activity. Use the daily average shown there.
At this pace, 50 years adds up to 11 years 6 months of screen time.
A time conversion, not a promise of time saved: daily hours × 365 days × 50 years, expressed as uninterrupted time across complete days.
A longer walk. Dinner that runs late. One more game on the floor. A book you actually finish. Not a promise. Just a reminder that time has somewhere else to go.
More life.
Less reflex.
Progressive Pause
You can still open the app when it matters. ScreenMute steps in only after useful access starts turning into repetition, so focus feels chosen, not forced.
Useful access stays possible. Nothing opens automatically, and emergency, off, repair and delete controls remain yours.
ScreenMute
First pause
5
Nothing opens automatically.
ScreenMuteBuilt for iPhone. Shaped with early users.
Early access
Every early report goes directly to Wouter. As the cohort grows, verified tester and impact numbers will be published here.
Early testing
First iPhone cohort
Invited personally and supported by Wouter.
Reported time returned
Impact tracking begins with the beta
Reported change only. No guessed savings.
Private by design
No account. No ad tracking.
Protection and behaviour state remain on the iPhone.
The complete single app Progressive Pause is free. No automatic trial or surprise paywall.
ScreenMute for iPhoneRequest early access
Where ScreenMute begins
After one app has had three useful minutes, ScreenMute pauses the next request. When the pause ends, nothing opens automatically. The next press is yours.
The Progressive Pause
Three small stages turn a repeat opening into a deliberate decision.
ScreenMute is a private iPhone screen time app that adds a progressive pause before more access to one selected app, without permanent lockout, accounts, ads, or feed inspection.
It uses Apple’s Screen Time technology frameworks in a way that preserves privacy. The beta is not a medical treatment and its outcomes have not yet been independently studied.
Founding Pro · first 100
€29.99 once. Lifetime Pro access for founding members, while later Pro access is planned as an annual subscription.
Included for the first 100 paying Founding Pro users: one physical ScreenMute Pause Card at no extra cost.
Leave the card at your desk, bedside table, front door, or wherever you want a tangible cue to return to the real world.
Not for sale yet. The offer opens with the App Store launch. Eligible shipping regions, delivery timing, final Pro features, and complete terms will be shown before payment. Early access does not reserve a card.
Join early access
I’m the solo founder behind ScreenMute. I do not want to build another dashboard that asks for more attention. I want to build a small, dependable interruption that helps technology step aside when its job is done.
My aim is simple: give you a moment of choice, so more of your time can return to the people, places, and things beyond the screen.
I’ll read every early message myself. Tell me what feels right, what gets in the way, or what you believe ScreenMute should become.
See you in the real world.
The person behind ScreenMute
The complete single app Progressive Pause is free. It is not a trial or a teaser. ScreenMute Pro will only exist if it adds something genuinely worth paying for.
Free now
Exploring
A future Pro membership could include one ScreenMute Card. It is an NFC key you leave at your desk, bedside table, front door, or another place where you want your attention to return.
In exploration. No price, preorder, or delivery date yet.
Apple gives ScreenMute a token that preserves your privacy, not a feed of what you do. ScreenMute cannot read messages, searches, videos, posts, or why you opened the selected app.
Short answers. No hidden conditions.
Yes. The first three minutes remain available. After a completed pause, ScreenMute waits for one deliberate press before granting ten minutes of access. Nothing opens automatically.
Yes. The complete single app Progressive Pause remains free, with no automatic trial or surprise paywall.
ScreenMute uses Apple’s Screen Time controls. It cannot inspect messages, videos, searches, feeds, or your purpose.
Founding Pro is a planned €29.99 launch offer with one payment. The first 100 paying Pro users are planned to receive one physical Pause Card at no extra cost. The offer is not for sale yet; shipping regions, delivery timing, features, and final terms will be shown before payment opens.
I’m Wouter, the solo founder behind ScreenMute. I’m opening the app to its first iPhone users, and I’ll read every early message myself to decide what it becomes next.
Today this creates an email you can review. When the App Store link is live, every “Get ScreenMute” button automatically becomes a direct download.