Built on Apple Screen Time
Blocks hold at the system level, so they stick even when your willpower dips.
A calmer screen-time app for iPhone
Put the phone down.
Put the phone down.
Look up instead.
Lookup blocks the apps that pull you in, right at the system level with Apple Screen Time. Reach for a time-sink and you meet a calm screen, not the feed, with the moment it comes back stated plainly.
Free to try on iPhone. No guilt, no lectures.
- Built on Apple Screen Time
- Block by app, limit, or schedule
- Strict Mode that actually holds
Most blockers just say no. Lookup helps you look up.
When you hit a block there is no guilt trip and no wall to fight. Lookup shows a calm screen, tells you when your apps come back, and lets you get on with your day. You set the rules once, and your phone keeps them, even when your willpower dips.
Blocks that fit your day, not one blunt lockout.
Pick the apps or whole categories that pull you in, then choose how Lookup holds them. Lock in focus right now, guard the same hours every day, cap a daily limit, or open your apps only after something better. Turn on Strict Mode and a block cannot be ended early, edited, or deleted on a whim.
- Quick Session, to lock in focus right now.
- Recurring Session, to guard the same hours every day.
- App Limit, to stop before the scroll wins.
- Good Apps and Health, to earn your apps back with a better one or a step goal.
See where the time actually goes.
Lookup reads your Screen Time and lays it out plainly: total time, pickups, notifications, your most-used app, and how each hour of the day filled up. Note how a session felt and what made you open the app, so the picture stays honest instead of just a number.
- Total time, pickups, and notifications at a glance.
- Your most-used apps, ranked, with an hour-by-hour chart.
- Tag how time felt and what pulled you in.
- Look back by day, week, or month.
Quietly capable
Enough to put it down. Nothing that nags.
Strict Mode
Lock a block so it cannot be ended early, edited, or deleted on impulse.
Earn your way back
Open a good app first, or hit a step or activity goal, and your blocked apps unlock.
Private by design
Lookup runs on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your usage stays on your device.
How it works
Three steps, then you look up.
Step one
Choose what to block
Pick the apps or categories that pull you in, and choose a rule: a quick session, daily hours, a limit, or a goal to unlock.
Step two
Meet a calm screen
Go past your limit and iOS shows a Lookup screen instead of the feed. No lecture, just a pause and when it lifts.
Step three
Get on with your day
Wait it out, or earn it back by opening a better app first or hitting a health goal. Then look up.
Pricing
Try it free for three days.
Everything is unlocked from day one, and there is nothing to pay today.
Free trial
$0 due today
3 days free, then $39.99 a year (about $0.77 a week). Cancel anytime.
- Every rule type, with Strict Mode
- Full Screen Time insights
- A reminder before the trial ends
- Nothing charged today, no questions asked
Ways to pay
Pick one after the trial
Choose the plan that suits you, or pay once and keep it for good.
- Yearly, $39.99 a year, the best value
- Weekly, $2.99 a week, for a short reset
- Lifetime, $79.99 once, no subscription
- Manage or cancel in App Store settings
Billed through the App Store, with the exact price shown at checkout. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase.
Questions
The honest answers
What does Lookup block?
You pick the apps or categories to hold, then choose a rule: a quick session, recurring focus hours, a daily app limit, a good-app-first unlock, or a health goal. While the rule is on, iOS shields those apps behind a calm Lookup screen.
Can I just tap past the block?
Not with Strict Mode on. Blocks run on Apple Screen Time, so they hold until the session ends or you meet the rule. Strict Mode also stops you editing or deleting a block early, for the moments you know you will be tempted.
How do I get back into an app?
Wait for the session or limit to end, or meet the rule you set. Good Apps opens your apps once you have used a better one first, and Health unlocks them when you hit a step, distance, or exercise goal from Apple Health.
Does Lookup show my screen time?
Yes. The Home tab reads your Screen Time and shows total time, pickups, notifications, most-used apps, and an hour-by-hour chart, plus a quick way to note how a session felt and what pulled you in.
Is my data private?
Lookup is built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Which apps you use and how much stays on your device, handled by iOS, not sent to us. Health goals read from Apple Health on your phone.
How much does it cost?
Lookup starts with a free 3-day trial and everything unlocked. After that it is a subscription billed through the App Store, yearly or weekly, with a one-time lifetime option if you would rather pay once. You can cancel anytime.
The feed can wait
It's time to look up.
The feed will still be there. So will your afternoon, and Lookup helps you choose it, one calm block at a time.