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demora

/ de·mo·ra /  noun, Spanish

  1. 1.a delay; the time that passes before something takes effect.
  2. 2.a free iPhone app that protects your screen-time rules with definition 1 instead of a password.

Why

Demora app icon — a serif d with an hourglass

Most screen-time apps work with a password that either you or someone else knows. Both come with problems: one is easily overridden, the other makes limits practically unmodifiable.

Demora doesn't ask for a password. It works on the principle of long-term thinking. It trusts your past self over your current self.

You can always change your rules. Just never in the moment.

Demora's home screen: two pending changes, each counting down before it takes effect
two changes, waiting out their delays

The blocking itself is done by iOS through Apple's Screen Time framework, which also means your app choices and usage never leave your phone.


What

A pending change with options to skip the wait: a password or a trusted contact
emergency overrides
Per-app daily time limits
a daily budget per app
Schedules: sessions, planned windows, and recurring blocks
daily, weekly, one-off

Won't


Where

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How

If Demora is free, how does it make money? It doesn't. Demora is a passion project — we made something we wished existed and made it fully free for everyone. It was never meant to be a source of income.