Last updated: September 25, 2026

Screen Schedule is an iPhone app for deciding which apps fit each part of your day and which apps should rest for now. It combines time periods, today’s calendar events, plans, behaviors to avoid, app limits, and a glanceable Lock Screen display. It requires iOS 17 or later.

Main features

• Divide a routine day into periods such as Wake Up, Late Morning, Afternoon, and Night.
• Add a note, things you plan to do, and behaviors you want to avoid to each period.
• Choose a color for each period. Colors used by the current theme appear first under Frequently Used Colors, and you can pin other favorites there.
• Choose apps you want to use and apps or categories you want to pause during each period.
• Mark a recommended app complete after it reaches its usage threshold.
• See today’s events and the current period on the Lock Screen.
• Create unlimited schedules and select them for calendar dates with Pro.
• Shift today’s periods earlier or later without changing the saved schedule.
• Export and restore a file backup for free. Pro can save automatic iCloud backups.

First setup

1. Open Settings in Screen Schedule and allow Screen Time.
2. On Apple’s permission sheet, choose Continue on the left if you want to enable the feature.
3. Optionally allow Full Calendar Access if you want today’s events to appear.
4. Open Apps and register candidates for Apps to Use and Apps to Pause.
5. Open Schedule, configure time periods, and add content to each period.
6. Optionally select the dates that should use each schedule.
7. Start the Lock Screen display from Lock Screen Display in Settings.