Built for the chronically online

Make your phone a tool,
not a treadmill.

Zenvi is the iPhone app blocker that makes you earn screen time. Block distracting apps — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X — and complete a quick mindful challenge before you scroll again. No shame. Just intention.

Free forever, no ads Works system-wide Privacy-first
Zenvi iPhone screen time app home — daily Zens earned and blocked apps
+247
Zens earned
Instagram blocked
Earn 5 Zens to open
12s
avg breath challenge
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Three steps to earn your screen time.

  1. 01

    Choose distracting apps to limit

    Pick what to block — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, Safari, games, or anything else.

  2. 02

    Pick a challenge

    Math, memory, steps, quizzes, QR scanning, breathing, or a fitness rep — choose the friction that fits the moment.

  3. 03

    Complete the challenge

    Finish the action to earn intentional access. Or save the Zens you earn and skip the scroll entirely.

The average phone is winning.
You don't have to keep losing.

You didn't sign up to scroll for 4 hours.

You didn't plan on opening Instagram 87 times today.

And willpower? It's not the answer. Friction is.

Zenvi puts a small, deliberate pause between you and the apps engineered to keep you. A pause long enough to remember what you actually wanted to do.
4h 37m
Average daily screen time. Over 11.5 years of your life, scrolled away — if you keep this up for the next 60.
87×
Phone pickups per day
23s
Avg time to refocus after a check

Four steps. One habit.

No 30-day reset. No screen-time guilt graphs. Just a tiny loop that puts you back in charge — every time you reach for your phone.

01 / BLOCK

Pick the apps that own you.

Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X — set rules for the time-thieves. Zenvi blocks them at the system level.

02 / CHALLENGE

Do something small + real.

Solve a math problem. Take 4 breaths. Do 10 push-ups. A two-second pause becomes a deliberate act.

03 / EARN
Z

Collect Zens.

Every challenge earns Zens — Zenvi’s tiny currency for mindful moments. They add up faster than you think.

04 / UNLOCK

Spend them — or save them.

Trade Zens for app time, custom block screens, or new challenge types. The choice is always yours.

Built like a tool.
Feels like a practice.

RULES

Set the terms with your apps.

Block apps outright, cap them with daily time limits, or gate them behind challenges. Pick how you want to unlock — spend Zens or earn your way back in.

  • Active blocks, app limits, and category limits
  • Two unlock methods: spend Zens or complete challenges
  • Schedule by day, customize per app or category
Zenvi rule detail — block Instagram with a math challenge to unlock
Zenvi app blocker rules list — limits for distracting apps on iPhone
CHALLENGES

A tiny act instead of a thoughtless tap.

20+ challenges to choose from — math, memory, quizzes, steps, gratitude, breathing. Pick the friction that fits the moment. The harder the challenge, the more Zens you bank.

  • 20+ challenge types — physical, mental, mindful
  • Adaptive difficulty learns your patterns
  • Stack rewards: bigger Zen payouts on harder picks
Solve a math challenge to earn screen time in Zenvi
Earn Zens by completing mindful challenges in Zenvi
HABITS

Earn Zens for real life, verified by AI.

Trade screen time for a walk outside, a glass of water, ten pages of a book — snap a photo and our AI confirms you actually did it.

  • Read, hydrate, study, cook, move — 7+ habits
  • AI photo verification — no honor system
  • Bigger Zen rewards for harder habits
Zenvi habit camera — verify a real-life habit to earn screen time
Zenvi habit list — earn app access through intentional actions
FITNESS

Pay for screen time in reps.

Pushups, squats, planks — your phone’s camera counts each rep in real time. Each one earns minutes back. Turn the impulse to scroll into a reason to move.

  • Real-time rep detection — no manual counting
  • Choose your conversion: 30s, 1min, or 5min per rep
  • Earn Zens AND unlock time — double the reward
Zenvi fitness challenge — squats to unlock distracting apps
Zenvi push-up challenge — earn screen time with movement
BLOCK SCREENS

The pause, made beautiful.

Your block screen is the moment between impulse and action. Make it count. Pick from a curated set, or earn your own with Zens.

  • Animated, calming, non-shaming designs
  • Custom quotes and intentions
  • Earn premium designs in the Shop
Zenvi mindful block screen before unlocking a distracting app
Zenvi block screen designs — calming pause before opening apps
SHOP & PROGRESS

Your Zens, your currency.

Need 15 minutes on a blocked app? Pay in Zens. Earn them through habits and challenges, save them for new block screens, or compound them with streak multipliers.

  • Trade Zens for unlock time — 2, 5, 15, 30, or 60 min
  • Streak multipliers reward consistency
  • Spend in the Shop or stack for the long game
Zenvi unlock cost — pay Zens to open a blocked app
Zenvi Shop — spend Zens you earned on screen time and block screens
INSIGHTS

See your time. Feel it.

Daily averages, weekly heatmaps, and your most-used apps — but the centerpiece is the reality check: how many months of life today's scrolling cost you. Hard to ignore.

  • Weekly app usage breakdown by hour
  • “Life burned today” — daily mortality math
  • Tips that actually fit how you use your phone
Zenvi screen-time insights — weekly app usage breakdown
Zenvi home stats — daily Zens earned, blocked time, and habits

The same 4 hours.
A very different tool.

Most screen-time apps either show you a graph or block apps cold. Zenvi turns the block into a tiny mindful act and rewards you for it.

Feature
Zenvi
Apple Screen Time
Opal
One Sec
System-level app blocking
Replaces the tap with a mindful challenge
limited
20+ challenges — math, breath, memory, fitness
breath only
breath only
AI photo verification of real-world habits
Camera-based push-up & squat unlocks
Earn-your-way-back economy (Zens)
Custom, animated block screens
static only
100% on-device — no cloud sync of usage data
Live Activities on the Lock Screen
system only
Free tier with real value
Price
$1.67/mo
Free (system)
$99/yr
$70/yr
Comparison reflects each app’s public iOS feature set as of April 2026.

Not just another app blocker.

Traditional app blockers only say no. Zenvi is an app blocker with challenges — it helps you pause, complete a mindful challenge, and decide whether you really want to keep scrolling.

FeatureTraditional app blockersZenvi
Blocks distracting apps
Adds friction before opening apps
Lets users earn access through actions
Supports quick challenges (math, memory, steps, QR)
Helps reduce automatic doomscrollingpartial
Encourages intentional phone use

Android, we hear you.

We're iOS-first while we get every breath, every block, every Zen exactly right. Android launches late 2026 — and the waitlist gets 3 months of Pro free on day one.

  • First access when we launch
  • 3 months of Pro, free
  • A say in the features that ship first
Join the Android waitlist
zenvi.android.beta
Engineering
78%
Design
92%
Beta testing
34%
EST. LAUNCH
Q4 2026
PLATFORM
Android 13+

Questions, answered.

It actually blocks them, at the iOS Screen Time level. When you try to open a blocked app, you see your Zenvi block screen — not the app — and you complete a challenge to earn unlock time.
No. Zenvi runs through the native iOS Screen Time API. There’s no background drain, no VPN trick, no battery hit.
Your screen-time data never leaves your phone. We don’t sell, share, or even see it. Pro subscriptions go through Apple — we never touch your card.
You can — it’s your phone. But the friction is the point. Most people find that 8 seconds of “do I really want this?” is enough to put the phone back down.
Not yet — but it’s coming. We’re iOS-only while we get the experience right. Join the Android waitlist below to be first in line when we launch in late 2026.
Screen Time tells you how much you scrolled. Opal blocks. Zenvi turns the block into a tiny mindful practice — and rewards you for it. It’s anti-distraction with a personality.
Zenvi is an iPhone screen time app that helps you reduce distracting app use by making you complete quick challenges before unlocking selected apps.
Yes. Zenvi lets you earn access to distracting apps by completing mindful challenges such as math puzzles, memory games, quizzes, step goals, or QR code scans.
Zenvi can help you limit distracting apps such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, games, browsers like Safari, and other apps you choose, depending on iOS Screen Time permissions.
Zenvi is for people who want to reduce doomscrolling, spend less time on social media, improve focus, build healthier phone habits, or make app use more intentional. It’s also useful as ADHD-friendly friction for impulse control.
Yes. Zenvi is built for iPhone (iOS 16+) and uses Apple’s Screen Time API to manage distracting apps. An Android version is on the waitlist for late 2026.

Your phone has been using you.
Time to flip the script.

Earn your screen time
Free forever. Pro from $1.67/mo. iOS 16+.