Habits that
log themselves.
For habits that happen on your phone. If you read, learn or practice in an app, nuff turns those minutes into a daily goal and shows them on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. It logs itself.
Download on theApp StoreFree for one app, one habit and their widgets. Try nuff+ free for 7 days, then $4.99 a year. Cancel anytime.
Saturday 26 September
9:41
nuffGoal reached: 20 min in Spanish.nowWho it’s for
Your habit lives on your phone.
nuff counts time inside apps, nothing else. It’s made for people who already read, learn and practice on their phone, and want to see that time add up.
nuff is for you if
- You read on your phone: books, articles, comics
- You learn with an app: a language, flashcards, a course
- You practice or unwind in one: an instrument, meditation, puzzles
- You want less of an app, and a number that shows it
nuff isn’t for you if
- Most of your habits happen away from your phone. You can log those by hand in nuff, but that isn’t what it does best
- You want apps blocked. nuff only counts. Screen Time’s App Limits can block
Why nuff
Screen Time wasn’t made for building habits.
It shows everything
Screen Time gives you a daily total and your top apps. To see the minutes for one app, you open Settings and scroll through lists.
It has limits, not goals
You can cap an app in Screen Time. You can’t tell it you want 20 minutes of Spanish a day and see how close you are.
It doesn’t show consistency
Did you read every day this week? Screen Time won’t say. nuff shows each app’s last 7 days, and marks the days you hit your goal.
Widgets
Check your progress without opening an app.
Each app you pick gets its own widget with the name you give it, like Spanish or Reading. Small and medium sizes for the Home Screen. A ring, a line of text or a number under the clock on the Lock Screen. It updates while you use the app. Nothing to log.
How it works
Set it up once. The widget does the rest.
Choose an app
The one you want to use more, like a language or reading app. Or one you want to use less.
Set a daily goal
Minutes to reach each day. For apps you want to use less, set a daily limit instead.
Add the widget
Put it on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. The ring fills as you use the app.
Goals and limits
Use some apps more. Others less.
Daily goal
20 minutes of Spanish. 30 minutes of reading. The ring fills as you go and shows a checkmark when you reach your goal.
Daily limit
Set a limit for a social app. The ring shows how many minutes are left. nuff doesn’t block apps. It just counts.
Privacy
Everything stays on your iPhone.
- Doesn’t read what you type
- Doesn’t see the websites you visit
- Doesn’t send your data anywhere
nuff gets its numbers from Apple’s Screen Time, the only way an app can count usage. It counts minutes just for the apps you choose. There’s no account, no server and no analytics.
Price
$4.99 a year. Cancel anytime.
nuff
- 1 app and 1 habit, each with a daily goal or limit
- Home Screen widgets, small and medium
- Today’s ring in the app
- A notification when you reach your goal
nuff+
- Everything in free
- Lock Screen widgets
- Your last 7 days, and weekly and monthly stats
- All your history, in a calendar that marks the days you hit your goal
- Up to 20 apps (Apple’s max) and unlimited habits, each with its own widget
Try it free for 7 days. Renews yearly until you cancel in Settings. Works with Family Sharing.
Questions
Asked and answered.
How is nuff different from Screen Time?
nuff uses the same minutes as Screen Time, but shows them differently. Screen Time shows all your apps at once, and only lets you set limits. nuff shows just the apps you choose, lets you set a goal to reach, shows how many days you hit it, and puts it all on a widget.
Which widgets are there?
Small and medium widgets for the Home Screen, which are free for your first app. Lock Screen widgets come with nuff+: a ring, a line of text, or your minutes right under the clock. Each widget shows one app, with the name you gave it.
Does nuff block apps?
No. nuff only counts. For a reminder at your limit, set the same limit in iOS: Settings > Screen Time > App Limits > Add Limit. nuff keeps counting either way.
Why does nuff need Screen Time access?
Apps can only count usage through Screen Time. The permission lets nuff get minute counts for the apps you choose. It doesn’t read what you type or see the websites you visit.
Why is the widget sometimes a few minutes behind?
nuff updates every minute while you use the app, sometimes with a short delay. After the first hour, iOS reports minutes in larger steps. Widgets refresh about every 5 minutes. Opening nuff brings everything up to date.
Can it show my usage from before I installed it?
No. Apple doesn’t share earlier Screen Time history with apps. Your history in nuff starts the day you add an app.
What do I need?
An iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later, with Screen Time turned on.
How does the free trial work?
You can try nuff+ free for 7 days. If you keep it, it renews at $4.99 a year. Cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions at least a day before the trial ends and you won’t be charged; nuff then stays free for one app and one habit. nuff keeps counting all your apps either way, so your history is there if you subscribe later.
I subscribed on another device.
Open nuff > Settings > nuff+ > Restore. Use the same Apple Account you subscribed with. It also works with Family Sharing.