Database · digital-wellbeing
Screen Time (iOS)
Built-in iOS screen management tool that provides activity reports, app limits, and downtime scheduling.
Overview
The most widely deployed screen-time tool, with strong privacy protections and zero third-party data exposure.
Details
- Pricing model
- Core product free — built into iOS and iPadOS
- Platform
- iOS, iPadOS
- Privacy relevance
- Built-in, privacy-respecting screen-time controls that do not require third-party data access
- Strengths
- Built into the OS, no data sent to third parties, Family Sharing integration, robust limits
- Limitations
- iOS only, can be bypassed by determined users, limited reporting detail
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-25