Gua: Screen Time & Focus
Jacob Goldsmith Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Gua: Screen Time & Focus is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Jacob Goldsmith. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated July 22, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 20 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 22
- 2026 · v1.1.0
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About Gua: Screen Time & Focus
Gua helps you use your phone on purpose. Most screen-time tools are easy to ignore — one tap and the block is gone. Gua is built on a simple idea: breaking a commitment to yourself should take more than a tap. So you set up "lines of defense," and getting past a block means going through them first. BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU IN • Schedule blocks for the hours that matter — mornings, work, wind-down. • Set daily time limits on specific apps and websites. • Block by app, by website, or by whole category. PUT REAL FRICTION BETWEEN YOU AND THE SCROLL Choose one or more lines of defense. To take a break from a block, you pass them first: • Accountability buddy — a friend approves your break. • Create something first — write, record, or sketch before you consume. BUILT TO KEEP YOU HONEST • Weakening a block requires passing your defenses — no quiet backsliding. • Take a timed break when you genuinely need one, then it re-blocks automatically. • See your streaks and progress over time. Gua runs on your device using Apple's Screen Time technology. Your block list never leaves your phone in a readable form. Start with one block and one line of defense. Small steps, real change. ``` ### What's New (for v1) > The first version of Gua. Block apps and websites, set limits and schedules, and > put a real line of defense between you and the scroll. We're a tiny team and we > read every piece of feedback — tell us what you think.
What’s new
Version 1.1.0 · Updated July 22, 2026
Some updates and bug fixes. The ability to share your progress. The ability to enable PG mode which disables incognito browsing and certain rated R sites.
App privacy
The developer, Jacob Goldsmith, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Other User Content
- Diagnostics: Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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