Wasted - Aware Screen Time

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About this app

Every other screen time app blocks you. Wasted just makes you aware.

You don't need another wall between you and your phone — you've tapped "Ignore" on Screen Time limits a hundred times. Wasted is different. It's a nudger, not a blocker. Pick the apps you waste time on (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X…), set a reminder interval, and the moment you go over, Wasted calls you out — with a personality you actually feel.

MEET YOUR 5 ARCHETYPES
Choose who nudges you. Each one delivers the same wake-up call in a completely different voice:

• Minimalist — clean, stoic, no drama. Just the facts.
• Satirist — sarcastic and funny. The friend who roasts you with love.
• Philosopher — reflective and thought-provoking. Makes you actually think.
• Moralist — serious and guilt-driven. No sugar-coating.
• Provocateur — aggressive and confrontational. For when you need a slap, not a tap.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Pick the apps that eat your time.
2. Set how long is "too long."
3. Keep scrolling — Wasted lets you. But the second you cross the line, your archetype fires a notification. Still scrolling? It nudges again, every interval, until you stop.

No blocking. No friction wall. No forcing. Just awareness, sharp enough to break the trance.

100% PRIVATE — BY DESIGN
• No account. No sign-up. No email.
• No cloud. No sync. Nothing leaves your phone.
• No analytics. No tracking. No data selling. No ads.
Wasted uses Apple's official Screen Time (DeviceActivity) framework and runs entirely on-device. What you do on your phone stays on your phone.

FREE FOREVER
• Track up to 2 apps
• All 5 archetypes included with 3 sentences
• Full monitoring and notifications

GO PRO (14-day free trial)
• Track up to 5 apps
• The full message library for every archetype (endless variety)
• Create your own custom archetypes — write the voice that gets through to YOU
$4.99/month or $29.49/year (save ~50%). Same 14-day free trial on both.

WHO IT'S FOR
If native Screen Time limits never stuck, if app blockers feel like punishment, and if you'd rather be reminded than restricted — Wasted is built for you. Awareness-based self-control for people who want a tool with a personality, not another sterile productivity app.

Stop doom-scrolling. Start noticing. Download Wasted.

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Privacy: Wasted collects no data. There is no account and nothing is transmitted off your device.
Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage in Settings.

What’s new

Your nudges got sharper — and your dashboard got smarter.

• NEW: see your per-app minutes and a usage-share bar on the dashboard
• New, more impactful phrases
• Nudges never repeat the same line twice in a row
• Custom archetype sentences are now editable (Pro)
• Accessibility, stability, and paywall fixes

Got a tone you'd love to be roasted in? Tell us in a review.