A companion for Screen Time

Make your Screen Time settings harder to change on impulse.

Use PassBox with the Screen Time tool you already prefer. Put both the Screen Time passcode and the password for its recovery Apple Account behind a pause you choose.

Coming to the App Store

PassBox counting down before revealing a Screen Time passcode

How it fits your setup

Keep both ways around your limits in one deliberate place.

PassBox does not replace or control Screen Time. It sits beside your preferred setup and delays access to the credentials that can change it.

01

Choose your Screen Time setup

Configure the limits and blocking tool that work for you, then protect the settings with a Screen Time passcode.

02

Use a dedicated recovery Apple Account

Set a separate Apple Account for Screen Time Passcode Recovery, so resetting the passcode has its own credential.

03

Seal both credentials

Create one box for the Screen Time passcode and another for the recovery Apple Account password.

Creating a PassBox for an Apple Account password A sealed Screen Time passcode box counting down

Two boxes, both paths covered

Changing your limits now requires a decision you made earlier.

When you want to enter the passcode—or reset it through the recovery Apple Account—you first complete the opening rule you chose in PassBox.

  • WaitLet a timer finish before the credential can be revealed.
  • FocusStay with a session and answer occasional prompts to complete it.
  • iPhone and MacKeep your boxes available through your private iCloud database.

Know the boundary

Friction, not an unbreakable lock.

PassBox cannot stop someone who remembers a credential, can reset the recovery Apple Account password, or can inspect app storage with device-owner access. Keep a separate recovery plan for important accounts.

Need help with PassBox?

Read the setup and recovery guidance, or contact the developer directly.

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