Whittle
How it works The pause Free and Pro Download

A pause,
not a lock.
Just less,
every week.

Whittle measures your own week, free. Whittle Pro then lowers your daily minutes by 8% a week for twelve weeks. No streaks, no red.
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9:41
Today
25
minutes left today
Used today44 min
Daily target this week69 min
Week 3 of 12Next week: 64 min
Most of these apps work by making you feel bad.
Whittle never scolds you and never compares you to anyone. It moves one number down, a few minutes a week, and when the day’s minutes are used it asks with a pause, not a lock.
How it works
1
We count your first week.
Nothing changes. After a week you get one number — say 82 minutes a day. That’s your baseline, not a target we picked. Measuring is free.
2
Each week we take 8% off.
With Whittle Pro: 82, then 75, then 69. A few minutes at a time — small enough not to feel, compounding to about a third in twelve weeks.
3
Nothing is locked.
With Whittle Pro, a pause appears once today’s minutes are used. Open anyway lifts it with one tap.
Twelve weeks,
8% at a time.
Real numbers: 82 × 0.9212 = 30. The curve below is that arithmetic, not an illustration.
82 min · week 1
week 13 · min 30
82 · 75 · 69 · 64 · 59 · 54 · 50 · 46 · 42 · 39 · 36 · 33 · 30
This is the program in Whittle Pro. You can choose 4%, 6% or 10% instead, run it over 8, 12 or 16 weeks, or start from a limit you pick. A slower decrease works just as well — it only takes longer.
The first week
Seven days of nothing.
No target, no limit, no advice. Whittle counts, and that is the entire first week. When the week is done it tells you the number — and because it came out of your own week rather than a guess, there is nothing to argue with.
Measuring is free, and so are today’s minutes and your history after it.
Already know your limit? Whittle Pro can start from it today.
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Measuring · day 3 of 7
4
days left
On Tuesday you’ll see your own number.
Counting
StartedMonday
Today38 min
No targets, no limits this week. We’re only counting.
9:41
You’ve used today’s share.
Today’s minutes are used. Open anyway lifts this pause — I may ask again later today.
Close
Open anyway
When the day is spent
A pause, not a lock.
With Whittle Pro, once today’s minutes are used, a pause appears in front of the apps you chose. Close takes you back. Open anyway lifts the pause — one tap, no countdown, nothing to hold down.
It may ask again later that day, and midnight clears it. Going over doesn’t touch next week’s target, and tomorrow your share starts fresh.
While a pause is up, iOS may hold back notifications from those apps, so messaging apps like WhatsApp are best left off the list.
What’s not in here.
None of these appear anywhere in the app — including the pause that appears when your day runs out.
No red
No streaks
No badges
No comparisons to other people
No celebration animations
A note when your number is ready
Then one each Sunday at 9:00: your week, and with Whittle Pro, next week’s target. No sound. You can turn it off.
Your minutes stay yours
It stays on the phone
Your numbers are computed and stored on device, and the app sends them nowhere. The only way they leave is a diagnostics report you choose to share. There is no account to create.
Time, never content
Apple’s Screen Time API reports duration only. We cannot see what you looked at.
No ads, ever
The subscription is the entire business model. Nothing is sold on to anyone. Read the details.
Measuring, today and your history stay free.
Whittle Pro is the program. It lowers your daily minutes by 8% a week, from your measured week or from a limit you choose.
Once today’s minutes are used, a pause appears in front of the apps you chose. Open anyway is one tap.
On Sunday, next week’s target.
Your widget counts down what is left today.
$4.99 a month
$29.99 a year · about $2.50 a month, billed once
A 7-day free trial, for eligible new subscribers. Prices vary by country and are shown in the app before you buy.
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Prices shown are US prices; the App Store charges in your own currency. Payment goes to your Apple Account. A free trial becomes a paid subscription when it ends, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. The widget needs iOS 17 or later.
Questions
Does it block apps?
It puts up a pause, not a lock. With Whittle Pro, once today’s minutes are used, a pause appears in front of the apps you chose, and Open anyway lifts it with one tap. It may ask again later that day. Measuring on its own never pauses anything.
What happens if I go over?
The day goes on. Next week’s target is unchanged — it follows the schedule, not your slips. If a week was hard, you can hold its target one more week.
Why a whole week of measuring?
Because the target should come from your life, not a guess. If you already know your limit, Whittle Pro can start from it today. A measured number comes from a full week, which you can start whenever you like with Measure again in Settings.
Which apps can it count?
Any app or category you pick in Apple’s own Screen Time picker. Two or three is a good start. While a pause is up, iOS may hold back notifications from these apps, so messaging apps are best left off.
What does it cost?
Measuring, today and your history are free. Whittle Pro is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year in the US, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices vary by country; the app shows yours before you buy.
Can I go slower?
Yes. Whittle Pro lets you choose 4%, 6% or 10% instead of 8%, over 8, 12 or 16 weeks. A smaller step is easier to keep.
What happens after the program?
The pause comes down. You can keep lowering from where you landed, which starts a new program, or finish and let Whittle simply count. A subscription keeps renewing until you cancel it.
How do I cancel?
Settings on your iPhone › your name › Subscriptions › Whittle. Deleting the app does not cancel it. More on cancelling.
More in support.
82 minutes a day.
That’s 20 days a year.
Find out what your number is. The first week asks nothing of you.
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