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Tethered turns screen time into something you earn. Set a fair daily baseline for the apps that pull you in — then earn every extra minute through focus, movement, and sleep.
“Lost time is never found again.”
Benjamin Franklin
A day with Tethered
Moment by moment, your time starts working for you.
7:00 AM — Phone-free morning verified · +15 minutes earned
Everything a blocker does — plus a reason to stick with it
The controls you expect, wrapped in a loop that rewards you instead of punishing you.
Earn every extra minute
Choose the apps that pull you in and give yourself a fair daily allowance. Once it runs out, more time comes from verified real-world action — a gym session checked by location, a run synced from Apple Health, a deep work block, or a phone-free morning. Your time is never taken away; it's traded for something good.
Rules & Sessions
Set up recurring sessions like Work Focus, Sleep, and Study that shield your distracting apps automatically, so you can always be in your flow.
Timer with Hold to Leave
Wind up the retro bedside clock for a one-off block — 5 minutes to 3 hours. Leaving early takes a long, deliberate hold; just enough friction to keep you honest.
Screen Time Score
One honest number, plus an hour-by-hour usage graph and your top apps — a clear picture of where your day actually goes.
App groups & gentle nudges
Group apps into Productivity and Distracting, and get a quiet nudge when you've been scrolling a while — no guilt, just a tap on the shoulder.
Watch your sprout grow
Everything you earn feeds a living thing that quietly reflects how well you're treating your time.
“Every blocker I tried, I'd delete within a week. Tethered is the first one that made me want to open my phone less — because I could feel the streak I was building.”
Priya Anand
Third-year student · State U
“The ADHD brain hates being told no. Tethered never tells me no — it just makes the good thing the fastest path to more minutes. That reframe changed everything.”
Marcus Bell
Software engineer · FocusLabs
“My phone use is finally tied to my gym goals instead of fighting them. I've gone from three workouts a month to three a week just to keep my sprout thriving.”
Sofia Reyes
Grad student & runner · Northside Track Club
Unlock the full loop
One plan, three ways to pay. Every option includes everything.
Monthly
$6.99 /mo
The full loop, month to month. Cancel anytime.
- Unlimited shielded apps & sessions
- Earn minutes from focus, steps & sleep
- Screen Time Score & usage history
- Your living sprout
Yearly
$39.99 /yr
Everything in Tethered for less than $3.34 a month.
- Unlimited shielded apps & sessions
- Earn minutes from focus, steps & sleep
- Screen Time Score & usage history
- Your living sprout
Lifetime
$89.99 once
Pay once, stay tethered forever.
- Unlimited shielded apps & sessions
- Earn minutes from focus, steps & sleep
- Screen Time Score & usage history
- Your living sprout
Questions, answered
GET THE APP
Your best week is one focus session away.
Download Tethered and start trading real-world wins for time that's actually yours.
