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TECH CorroboratedEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

Custom Screen Time App

3
builder posts asking
latest ask seen 8d ago
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3
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
14
rivals shipping · web scan
see prices →
$3.75
cheapest rival / mo
range →

In their words

"Basically a Screen Time app that lets you block apps, but has iOS Shortcuts actions that allows to pause chosen blocks for a user-specific amount of time, rather than presets." — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

iOS Shortcuts integrationcustom pause timeiOS Shortcuts actionsapp blockinglocking apps at certain times

Competitor pricing

Named rivals & real prices 🔒
Rivals charge $3.75/mo · names — log in ↗

How we checked

Where we searched
2 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
55 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
11d ago · auto-refreshed every 30 days

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What the numbers suggest

14 rivals shipping (fact bar) see prices → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
3 builder posts asking · 3 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
3 new tracked posts (all types) in the last 30 days vs 0 the month before → demand is rising.
3 demand signals vs 14 shipping rivals → supply already outweighs demand — enter only with an edge.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yetno one has named a price — validate pricing before building.
last new signal 10 days ago → conversation is recent.

Signal history

3 posts on record since Aug 2026 — not enough to plot a trend. We plot history once a gap has 3+ posts spanning 3+ weeks.

Evidence pool

3 source posts on record — each insight links back to a real one.

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