Pricing and promises
The price you can screenshot.
No maze. No surprises. Here is exactly how billing works.
What it costs
Free
forever- The catch and the 60-second redirect
- Guard 1 app
- Widgets, Control Center, Live Activity
- The reflection page
Premium
Yearly, monthly, or one-time- Everything in Free
- Guard unlimited apps
- Guard whole categories: social, video, games
Free core, always. Your exact Premium price is shown in the App Store before you buy, and varies by region. Billing, cancellations, and refunds are handled by Apple.
How the trial works
Made on purpose
Mote is full of small refusals. Here is what I said no to, and why, for you. If any of these stops being true, it is a bug, and I will fix it.
No streaks, no scores, no shame
A brain that already fights for focus does not need one more thing to fail at. Mote never grades you.
An off-ramp, not a wall
A hard block just breeds resentment and workarounds. A short, calm pause hands back the one thing that helps: a choice.
Every lock has a way out
Strict Mode always releases: on time, after a short wait, or with a friend's key. A key, never a window.
Cancel in one tap
Cancel in your Apple Account subscriptions, any time. No retention maze built to wear you down. You keep Premium until the period ends.
Billing goes through Apple
Mote never sees your card. Payment, renewals, cancellation, and refunds are handled by Apple. Refunds go through reportaproblem.apple.com.
Your Screen Time data stays on your phone
The apps you guard, and how you use them, stay on your device. I never see it. No tracking, no selling. See the Privacy Policy.
Honest about the limits
Mote is iPhone only, iOS 26+. A determined person can always turn a shield off. I will not claim it cannot be bypassed, because that would not be true.
- 100% on-device
- No tracking
- One-tap cancel
- No streaks, no shame