Sparky

Sparky is the iPhone app where you earn screen time by finishing habits. Instead of blocking apps outright, small healthy wins like drinking water or reading pay for the scroll time you spend.

Most app blockers rely on hard cutoffs that feel like punishment, so people disable them. Sparky trades restriction for earning: finish a habit, get Energy, spend it on the apps you love. The gate opens because you chose to open it.

Complete any habit on your slate, like drinking water, reading, or a short walk. Each one pays Energy, and finishing your whole slate earns a Perfect Day bonus. Energy converts into minutes for your gated apps.

Yes. Sparky uses Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls frameworks to gate the apps you pick. Your usage data stays on your iPhone.

Sparky is free to start, with five habit types included. A Pro upgrade adds custom habits, advanced rules, deeper history, and a monthly recap.

That is the whole point. Sparky puts a friendly gate between the impulse and the feed, so autopilot scrolling gets interrupted and intentional scrolling still fits your day. Read our guide on how to stop doomscrolling for the full method.

The 3-day free trial applies to the yearly Pro plan only. You get full Pro access for 3 days, and you will not be charged if you cancel before it ends. The monthly plan has no trial.

If you do not cancel, the yearly plan renews at $59.99/year. You can cancel any time before the trial ends in your iPhone Settings, no need to contact us.

Yes. Sparky Pro Lifetime is $129.99 paid once, with no renewal. It works out cheaper than the yearly plan if you keep Sparky longer than about two years, and it is the right pick if you would rather not manage another subscription at all.

Yes. Pro is a standard Apple subscription, managed entirely in your iPhone Settings under your Apple ID, not through Sparky. Canceling keeps your Pro access until the current period ends.