Terms of service

Last updated: July 2026 · Deskellence

What Deskbound does

Deskbound uses Apple's Screen Time system to act on the apps you choose on your iPhone and iPad.
Those apps are closed for two hours after you wake and for two hours before you sleep, at times you set yourself, and in between they open in five-minute sessions, each followed by a two-hour rest.
One daily credit, which does not accumulate, buys a single extra minute.
Adding an app to your list takes effect immediately; removing one takes 24 hours and a final confirmation, and can be cancelled while the wait runs.
A reader inside the app gives access to YouTube's mobile site outside those session limits.
All of this is in the free part, along with three Focus sessions a day.
Focus is a work session you start yourself that blocks everything else for its duration.
Founder, the paid tier, additionally unlocks unlimited apps and categories, Focus without the daily limit, and the detailed weekly report.

What Deskbound cannot promise

No App Store app can prevent its own removal.
If you delete Deskbound, the blocks end immediately and your device returns to its normal state.
Deskbound is friction you chose, not a wall, and we make no claim to the contrary.

Founder & payments

Founder is offered either as an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or as a one-time lifetime purchase, all processed by Apple.
Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed or cancelled at any time from your App Store account settings; the lifetime purchase does not renew.
You can restore previous purchases from inside the app, and prices are shown before any purchase.

Acceptable use

The app is provided for personal use on devices you own or control.
You agree not to attempt to break, reverse engineer or misuse the service.

Liability

Deskbound is provided as is.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Deskellence is not liable for indirect damages arising from the use or the inability to use the app, including any consequence of an app being blocked or unblocked at a given moment.

Changes

We may update these terms, and the date above always reflects the current version.
Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the new terms.

Contact

For anything about these terms, write to support@getdeskbound.app.