Cadence - Screen time control

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Take back your attention, one rhythm at a time. Cadence is a gentle but firm screen time self-control app. Instead of locking you out forever, it gives you a healthy cycle: use intentionally, rest deliberately, repeat. HOW IT WORKS Choose your apps — Pick the apps, categories, or websites you want to manage. Cadence only receives opaque system tokens — never your browsing history. Set your rhythm — Decide how many minutes you may use those apps before a break, and how long the break lasts. Start the rhythm. Live your life — When your budget runs out, a system shield takes a gentle hold until the reset break ends. Then a fresh cycle begins, automatically. FEATURES • Usage budget — Set a daily allowance from 1 to 180 minutes. Cadence counts quietly in the background using Apple's Screen Time engine. • Reset break — Choose a cooldown from 1 to 60 minutes. You always see exactly when your apps become available again — no guessing, no anxiety. • Built-in recovery — The shield screen shows your remaining break time and a "Check availability" action, so a stale lock never traps you. • Critical settings password — Optionally protect your settings with a password, so a moment of weakness cannot undo the commitment your future self made. • Restart-proof — Shields and schedules survive force-quits and device restarts. Cadence repairs itself in the background so your rhythm keeps beating. • Live status — See today's usage, time remaining, and your cadence state at a glance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Cadence has no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Everything — your app choices, settings, and break schedule — lives only on your device. Your selections are stored as Apple-issued privacy-preserving tokens that can never be read as your activity or browsing history. No account required. No subscription. No notification nags. Just a steady cadence. Download Cadence and find your rhythm with apps.