Apps stay locked until tasks are done
Pick the apps that pull you in.
No lectures, no guilt
When you really need an app, open it for five minutes right where it’s locked.
Tasks first, distractions later
Beffore is a to-do list that unlocks your screen time. Finish your tasks, and your apps open up.
How much of your day goes to your phone?
An estimate is fine.
a day
4 hours a day becomes 12.5 years
Your next 50 years, month by month:
Based on 16 waking hours a day.
In a year, that’s 1,460 hours
The same time, spent differently:
232 books
of 300 pages
4,380 miles of walking
at an easy pace
A new language
at an advanced level
Real time with people you love
no math needed
We can help
Beffore keeps the apps you choose locked until you finish your tasks.
Finish tasks, unlock your apps
Every task you finish opens more time.
Enjoy your apps when the work is complete
Locked in the morning, open once you’re done.
Plan your tasks ahead
One-offs or repeats, on the days you choose.
Set your own limits
Pick the apps and how much time you want with them each day.
By weekday if you like
See your good habits grow
Keep a streak going, watch every finished day light up your month, and see how your habits change week by week.
Your time, earned
Beffore doesn’t ask you to give up the apps you enjoy. It gives you a reason to do what matters first.
Nothing planned? That’s okay
On days with no tasks, your apps stay open.
Private by design
No account required. Your tasks and Screen Time data stay on your iPhone.
Backed by research
Three ideas from psychology, built into Beffore:
The plan
Deciding what you’ll do in advance makes you more likely to do it.
Gollwitzer & Sheeran, 2006
The lock
Blocking distracting apps helps you focus and get more done.
Mark, Iqbal & Czerwinski, 2017
The reward
Immediate rewards help you stick with long-term goals.
Woolley & Fishbach, 2017
Questions
- Can I get around Beffore's locks?
- Yes, on purpose. A locked app can be opened for five minutes right from where it’s locked, or its whole limit until midnight.
- What if I have no tasks today?
- Then it is a free day: your limits are open from the start, within their usual amount, and your streak is not broken.
- Do I need an account?
- No. There is no sign-up. Your tasks, limits and Screen Time data stay on your iPhone.
- Is the screen time it shows exact?
- It’s an estimate, so the minutes can differ a little from the Settings app.
- Which devices does it run on?
- iPhone, on iOS 18.0 or later. Android and Mac versions are coming soon.
