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Time in the apps you want more of unlocks time in the apps you want less of.\n\nSet it up on your child's iPhone or iPad behind a parent PIN, or on your own phone to break the scroll habit. You pick the apps, the ratio and the hours. Everything stays on the device.\n\nHOW IT WORKS\n1. Choose who Minua is for: My child or Myself.\n2. Choose the earning apps (learning apps, on a child's device): reading, math, languages, workouts, meditation, whatever you want more of.\n3. Choose the fun apps: social media, videos, games. They stay locked until there's time in the balance.\n4. Set the ratio, anywhere from 1:1 to 12:1. At 6:1, six minutes of earning unlocks one minute of fun.\n5. Set the allowed hours and a daily earning cap.\n\nThe balance shows minutes earned, minutes used and what's left. When it runs out, the fun apps lock again. It resets every day, so each morning starts fresh.\n\nON A CHILD'S DEVICE\n• Settings and purchases sit behind a 4-digit parent PIN, with a timed lockout after repeated wrong attempts\n• On a child's device in Family Sharing, you approve Minua with your Apple Account, so your child can't switch the permission off or delete Minua without you\n• A switch to stop apps being deleted, plus in-app setup tips\n\nFOR YOURSELF\n• Put the apps you scroll behind the apps you want to spend more time in\n• Wording written for adults, and a PIN only if you want one\n• It's your phone and your rules: you can change them in Settings whenever you decide to. Minua just makes the scroll wait until you've earned it\n\nIN BOTH MODES\n• Locks the apps, categories and websites you choose\n• Ratio from 1:1 to 12:1, allowed hours and a daily earning cap\n• Bonus time: +5, +15 or +30 minutes for today\n• A heads-up a minute or two before fun time runs out\n• A weekly chart of time earned and time played\n• Change your PIN in Settings\n• Works on iPhone and iPad\n\nASKS FIRST\nMinua locks the fun apps you pick and unlocks them as time is earned. It asks for your permission on the device before it can. On devices outside Family Sharing, Minua shows on its home screen if the permission is ever switched off, and the in-app guide walks you through the settings that go with it.\n\nPRIVATE BY DESIGN\nNo accounts and no sign-up. No servers, no tracking, no analytics. Your settings and your balance stay on the device, and Minua works offline.\n\nTRY IT FIRST\nEvery feature works for 7 days. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks Minua for good. No subscription.\n\nGOOD TO KNOW\nMinua helps you set limits. It is not a guarantee: limits can stop working after system updates or be worked around. It does not filter content and does not replace supervision. Check from time to time that the limits are still on.","facts":{"developer_id":523824138,"developer_url":"https://bfgapps.co/apps/minua/","first_released":"2026-04-11T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://bfgapps.co/apps/minua/support.html","privacy_url":"https://bfgapps.co/apps/minua/privacy.html","website_url":"https://bfgapps.co/apps/minua/","app_version":"1.1.3","release_notes":"What's new in 1.1.3\n\n• New: Minua works on both screens of iPhone Duo, and tells you when the 7 days are up.\n• Bug fixes and polish across earning, locking and Settings.","rating_current_version":null,"rating_count_current_version":0,"star_counts":[0,0,0,0,0],"genres":["Productivity"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","HI","JA","ZH","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"made_for_iphone_duo":true,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-13T07:36:12.955Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-13T20:22:13.472Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-11-13T08:30:12.738Z","placed_at":"2026-11-13T08:07:12.724Z","scored_at":"2026-11-14T16:55:13.430Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Lets you earn screen time on chosen fun apps by using chosen earning apps, for a child or yourself.","what_is":"Minua is a Productivity app that locks the apps, categories and websites you choose and unlocks them as time is earned in earning apps you pick. You set the ratio from 1:1 to 12:1, the allowed hours and a daily earning cap, and it can be set up on a child's iPhone or iPad behind a 4-digit parent PIN or on your own phone. The listing says everything stays on the device, with no accounts, servers or tracking.","good_for":["Limiting a child's social media, video or game time behind learning apps","Breaking your own scroll habit on your phone","Setting daily screen time limits on an iPhone or iPad"],"pricing":"Minua is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Is Minua free to use?","a":"It is free to download. All features work for 7 days, after which a single one-time purchase unlocks Minua for good. There is no subscription. The purchase price is Not stated on the App Store."},{"q":"Does Minua collect data or require an account?","a":"There are no accounts and no sign-up, no servers, no tracking and no analytics. 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