Terms of Service

By downloading, installing, or using Offscroll (“the App”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the App.

Offscroll is a screen time intervention app for iOS that helps users manage the time they spend on selected applications. The App uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs (FamilyControls, DeviceActivity, ManagedSettings) to monitor app usage and present pause screens when a user-defined time budget is exceeded.

Offscroll provides personalized intervention messages, breathing exercises, community social proof, progress tracking, and related features designed to support healthier technology habits.

Offscroll is not a medical device, therapeutic tool, or substitute for professional mental health treatment. It is a self-directed behavior change tool.

Offscroll requires Screen Time authorization to function. By granting this permission, you allow Offscroll to:

• Monitor usage of apps and categories you select
• Present pause screens when your time budget is exceeded
• Temporarily restrict access to selected apps until the next budget window

You may revoke Screen Time permission at any time through iOS Settings. Doing so will immediately stop all monitoring and remove all pause screens. Offscroll cannot access your Screen Time data, app usage details, or any information beyond what Apple’s APIs provide to the app.

Offscroll is free. There is no paid tier, no subscription, no in-app purchase, and no advertising. Every feature is available to everyone.

We do not collect payment information, because there is nothing to pay for.

You may create the following content within Offscroll:

• Letters to future self: Personal notes stored on your device only. These are never shared.
• Community messages: Intervention messages you author for other Offscroll users. By submitting a community message, you grant Offscroll a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to display that message to other users as part of the intervention experience. Community messages must not contain hate speech, harassment, explicit content, personal information, or any content that violates applicable law.

We reserve the right to review and remove community messages that violate these guidelines.

All community-authored messages are reviewed before appearing to other users. Submission does not guarantee acceptance. Messages may be rejected at our sole discretion for any reason, including but not limited to violations of the content standards described in Section 5.

Users can report any community message directly from the message itself during the pause screen. Removal is partly automatic: once a message has been reported by three different people it stops being shown to anyone, and it is deleted from devices that had already received it, typically within an hour. This happens without waiting for us. Reports are also reviewed by a person.

Offscroll has no user accounts, so there is no account to suspend. We reserve the right to reject any submission, to withdraw a message we have already approved, and to decline further submissions associated with a device that repeatedly submits objectionable content or attempts to circumvent moderation.

Your use of Offscroll is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes what data is collected, how it is used, and your rights. The Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

You may delete all of your local data at any time using Settings > Reset All Data within the App.

Offscroll, including its design, code, intervention messages, scoring algorithms, and brand assets, is the intellectual property of the developer. You may not copy, modify, distribute, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works based on the App.

Offscroll is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not guarantee that:

• The App will be uninterrupted, error-free, or compatible with all devices
• Screen Time APIs will function identically across all iOS versions and devices
• The App will achieve any specific behavioral outcome
• Time saved estimates will be precisely accurate (they are based on research averages)

Apple’s Screen Time APIs have known limitations that may affect the App’s ability to monitor usage or present pause screens in all circumstances. These limitations are outside our control.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the developer of Offscroll be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, use, or profits, arising out of or in connection with your use of the App.

Offscroll is free, so there is no purchase price to measure a cap against. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, our total aggregate liability for all claims arising from your use of the App shall not exceed fifty US dollars (US$50).

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the App or any feature at any time, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the App.

We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the App after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.

If you have questions about these Terms or the Offscroll service, contact us at support@offscrollapp.com.