Frequently Asked Questions

Give the AI a natural instruction like "remind me to call mom tomorrow at 3pm" or "add gym workout every Monday" and it creates tasks automatically.

Tasks come up directly on your blocking overlay — so when you reach for Instagram, you see your task list instead. That's the core idea: replace the urge to scroll with something you actually want to do.

Tap the unlock icon in the Focus Blocks tab header. Choose how long you want access, then complete a brief Reality Check conversation with the AI explaining why you need it.

If access is granted, BreakAway starts a timed unlock and shows how many minutes remain. The unlock flow is meant for legitimate access, not automatic bypassing.

Yes. On Android, BreakAway can sync website blocking rules through its accessibility-based blocking service. Add distracting sites to a time block so they follow the same focus rules as apps.

Add a BreakAway widget to your home screen to keep tasks visible at a glance and close to the places where you normally reach for your phone.

Stay under your daily limit to maintain your streak. Each successful day adds to your count, with milestone badges like Week Warrior (7 days), Century Streak (100 days), and Year Legend (330 days).

Going over your limit counts as a failed day.

BreakAway lets you add friends, use direct and group chats, share progress, and join competitions based on successful days.

The point is accountability: reducing phone time becomes visible to people trying with you, so chats and competitions reinforce the same habit instead of feeling like separate widgets.

Yes. Two modes:

Block All Time Wasters — automatically blocks every app you've categorized as distracting.
Block Specific Apps — choose exactly which apps and websites to block per time block.

You categorize apps once during setup, and can change any app's category at any time.

Yes. Create multiple Time Blocks with different schedules, apps, and settings. For example: a "Work Hours" block for weekdays 9–5 with Strict Mode, and an "Evening Wind Down" block for nights with Reality Check AI. Each block gets its own color, emoji, and unlock method. Blocks can even span midnight (e.g. Mon 22:00 → Tue 02:00).

Yes. Raw screen-time and app-usage history stay on your device. We process only the data needed for account, subscription, analytics, support, chat, social, competition, and optional AI features as described in our Privacy Policy.

BreakAway is live on iOS and Android (5.0+). Core ideas like blocking, tasks, limits, friends, chats, and competitions are designed for both platforms. Scroll Guard and accessibility-based website blocking are Android-specific.

Android:
Usage Access — tracks which apps you use and for how long.
Accessibility Service — detects blocked apps, reads screen content for Scroll Guard, reads browser URLs for website blocking, and navigates away from blocked apps.
Display Over Apps — shows the blocking overlay when you open a restricted app.
Other optional permissions — notifications, location for location reminders, screen recording for bug reports, and media access for files you choose to upload.

iOS:
Uses Apple's Screen Time APIs for blocking. Other optional permissions may include notifications, location for reminders, and camera/photo access for media you choose to upload.

Raw screen-time data is processed on device. Account, analytics, support, chat, social, competition, and AI feature data are handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

BreakAway is completely free right now while the app is being polished. Premium will launch when the experience is ready, and future pricing will be shown by the App Store or Google Play before purchase.

BreakAway is free right now while the app is being polished. If you already have a store-managed subscription, you can manage or cancel it through the store:

Android: Google Play → Subscriptions → BreakAway → Cancel.
iOS: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → BreakAway → Cancel.

Future Premium terms will be shown clearly before any purchase.