Screen Time and similar apps set static limits and block you from opening apps. Threshold doesn't block anything. It learns when you naturally stop in each app and signals when a session drifts past that point. You always decide what happens next.

Threshold reads up to 30 days of your existing Screen Time history the moment you grant permission. Your per-app thresholds are set before you finish onboarding. Live sessions refine the picture from there, and the model keeps adapting over time.

Session timing stays on your device by default. If you opt in to weekly AI reflections, a compact aggregate — not raw session data — is processed to generate your summary. Nothing is stored after generation, and your data is never sold or shared.

There's a 7-day free trial with full access. After that, it's $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings > Subscriptions. We chose not to offer a limited free tier because the full experience — including AI reflections and all control levels — is what makes Threshold work.

Threshold can monitor any app on your iPhone. During onboarding, you choose which apps to track. Most people start with 2–3 apps where they notice the most drift — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit.

Threshold is iPhone-only at launch. iOS is where we can build the deepest integration with Live Activities, Focus modes, and on-device processing. Other platforms are on the roadmap.

Yes. Threshold has three control levels: Awareness (quiet signals), Guardrails (stronger nudges), and Hard Limits (the app closes). You choose per app, and you can change anytime.

Every week, Threshold generates a short summary of your patterns — what drifted, what improved, and what trends are forming. It's a private debrief of the week you actually had, generated from your on-device data.