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About Takeback: Hardcore Screen Time

Takeback is Sarge, an AI coach who lets you into your social apps when you have a real reason and cuts off the doomscrolling. Not another app blocker. Other blockers lock everything, so you delete them by Friday. Or they're easy to skip. Sarge is tougher, but fair. A REAL REASON GETS YOU IN DMing a friend? Work? You get in. Doomscrolling? He cuts you off. He knows how long you've already scrolled today. 5 MODES. FIND YOURS. Some days your apps stay open, and the second you start doomscrolling, they lock. Some days every open costs a short wait while he tries to talk you out of it. On Blackout days, only a strong reason or a real emergency gets you in. Sarge picks your first modes, then you choose the one that works. HARDCORE WHEN YOU NEED IT On Hardcore days you say it out loud. Hold to talk, tell him why you need your apps, and he talks back. HE LEARNS YOU How you scroll. When you slip up. Then he adjusts your plan, and your daily limit steps down to your goal. YOUR ANTI-ALGORITHM Thousands of engineers. Billions of dollars. One job: keep you scrolling. Willpower can't beat that. It was never your fault. Sarge is an AI on your side against a billion-dollar feed. WANT MORE TIME? EARN IT. Go for a walk, work out, touch real grass, or hold a focus block. He checks the proof: your steps, a fresh photo, or 45 minutes with no unlocks. Pictures of pictures don't work on him. WHAT CHANGES Evenings that end in sleep, not a 2am feed. An attention span you can feel coming back. Hours that used to vanish with nothing to show for them. A phone you finally trust yourself with. WHO'S BEHIND IT Takeback is run by Stan Tatarnykov. He built games played by 80M+ people, so he knows how apps keep you hooked. Now he's on your side. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trytakeback.com/privacy

What’s new

Version 1.0.13 · Updated October 24, 2026

A shorter plan page, built around you. - Your plan now starts from the reason you gave Sarge. - Simpler plans: yearly or monthly. - Sarge is harder to talk around with a made-up story. - Small fixes and polish.

App privacy

The developer, Gatarn Games Ltd., reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Identifiers: Device ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Contact Info: Email Address
  • User Content: Other User Content

Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

  • Purchases: Purchase History
  • Identifiers: Device ID
  • Usage Data: Product Interaction

Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality

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