Frequently asked questions

An iPhone app that locks your doomscroll apps, like TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, until you earn time back. At home you earn with a rep challenge: your push-ups or squats fly a pixel bird. When you're out, steps and workouts earn minutes automatically.

No. Reps are for at home. Out and about, steps and workouts from Apple Health earn up to 45 minutes a day, you can borrow 15 minutes and pay it back later, and there are emergency unlocks.

Prop your iPhone up and the front camera tracks your face and shoulders on the device. Each rep flaps the bird. The video is processed in memory on your phone and is never recorded or uploaded.

No. You choose how many minutes to spend, your apps unlock for exactly that long with a countdown on your Lock Screen and a heads-up 5 minutes before the end, and then they lock again automatically.

Any app or website you choose with Apple's Screen Time picker: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Snapchat, Reddit and more. Lock them all day, only at home, or on a schedule.

Yes, if you want it. You choose how strict Doomreps is: Strict (every minute earned), Balanced (15 free minutes a day) or Gentle (30). Free minutes reset at 4 a.m., don't carry over, and are used before your earned minutes. New users also start with 30 earned minutes.

Yes. The free plan locks one app, and you can earn a second with 100 reps. Doomreps Pro lets you lock every app, whole categories and websites for $4.99 a week with a 3-day free trial, or $39.99 a year. Earning, the game, the leaderboard and streaks are free for everyone.

Yes. Low-key moves like calf raises and desk push-ups work at a desk, and Hold mode uses a plank, wall sit or toe hold. You can also lock apps only during set hours.

Rounds become touch practice so you can still play, but they don't earn minutes. Steps, workouts, free daily minutes and borrowing still work, and you can turn the camera on any time in Settings.

Yes. Locking, the game and earning all work offline. Only the global leaderboard needs a connection.

Yes. The Daily challenge is the same course for everyone each day, with a global leaderboard of anonymous, generated names. Only camera-tracked runs count.

Yes. Camera frames, your Screen Time choices, health data and location stay on your iPhone. Only anonymous usage analytics, crash reports and leaderboard scores are sent. Read the privacy policy for details.