What Tablif read on Be Serious's site
Be Serious describes itself as: “Be Serious: Earn Screen Time | iPhone App Blocker”
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
- How it differs: “Be Serious starts your chosen apps locked and opens them only with minutes you've earned by completing a habit.”
What it is
Calls itself “App blocker”.
- Calls itself: App blocker
“App blocker for iPhone, iOS 18 or later”
Where it puts itself
Publishes a comparison page.
“Be Serious starts your chosen apps locked and opens them only with minutes you've earned by completing a habit.”
“…how it compares to iPhone Screen Time -> https://beserious.app/guides/be-serious-vs-screen-time”
What it costs
No free plan. Trial: “free trial”. No monthly plan.
- Monthly: no
- Free plan: no
- Trial: free trial
“Either way Be Serious is a subscription, billed through your App Store account, and you can cancel any time.”
“Some plans start with a free trial, and you pay nothing if you cancel before it ends.”
Who it sells to
Sells to consumers. Built for solo users.
- Sells to: consumers
- Company size: solo / indie
“Do I need friends on the app? No, everything works solo.”
How it runs
A mobile app for iOS. Hosted in the cloud. Distributed through the App Store. AI is a side feature.
- Kind: mobile
- Runs on: iOS
- Runs where: cloud / hosted
- Distributed via: App Store
- AI role: a side feature
“App blocker for iPhone, iOS 18 or later”
“A scan sends the photo to our AI provider once, to estimate calories and macros; no server-side copy of the scan is kept and your photos are never used to train AI models.”
What it works with
Names iPhone on its pages.
- Names: iPhone
“App blocker for iPhone, iOS 18 or later”
“Be Serious is built on Apple's Screen Time”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Instant signup. Publishes docs.
- Instant signup: yes
“Download”
“Guides -> https://beserious.app/guides”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 9 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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