Last Updated: June 5, 2026
TimeFill uses your profile to make suggestions more useful.
During setup, you may choose things like:
Your role
Your main goal
Your focus area
Your usual energy level
How you prefer tasks to be framed
Any constraints TimeFill should remember
You can update your profile later in Settings.
TimeFill uses Apple Screen Time permissions for app blocking, selected-app tracking, and focus features.
When prompted:
Tap Enable Screen Time
Approve Screen Time access
Choose the apps or categories you want TimeFill to manage
If Screen Time access is denied, app blocking, charts, and related features may not work correctly.
To choose or update blocked apps:
Open TimeFill
Go to Settings
Tap App Blocking
Tap Choose apps to block
Select the apps or categories you want locked during activities
The apps you choose are also used to make wasted-time insights more relevant to you.
Tell TimeFill how many minutes you have.
TimeFill will suggest short activities that fit the time available. When you accept one, it becomes your focus session.
If app blocking is enabled, your selected apps will be shielded for the duration of that activity and unlock automatically when the time is up.
TimeFill relies on Apple Screen Time and related iOS system services. Blocking can sometimes fail or behave unexpectedly because of:
iOS limitations
Screen Time permission changes
Device settings
Low Power Mode
Background restrictions
iOS updates
App updates
Apple system bugs
No apps or categories selected for blocking
Reopening TimeFill
Restarting your device
Checking that Screen Time permission is enabled
Going to Settings → App Blocking and confirming apps are selected
Turning Block apps during activities off and on again
Updating to the latest version of iOS
Updating to the latest version of TimeFill
Apps may unlock when:
Your accepted activity ends
You manually end a focus session
You enter Rest Mode
Your daily reclaim goal has been reached
Screen Time permissions change
iOS resets or interrupts the shield
If your daily reclaim goal is reached, TimeFill may stop auto-blocking for the rest of the day.
The auto-block trigger is a TimeFill Pro feature.
It can automatically shield your selected apps after you spend too long in them. You can set the threshold in Settings → App Blocking.
The trigger resets after you:
Accept and complete an activity
Take a rest
Manually end the trigger block
Rest Mode temporarily lifts the app shield for a short break.
Apple's Screen Time framework requires rest periods to be at least 15 minutes. When the rest period ends, blocking can resume automatically.
Your daily reclaim goal is the amount of activity time you want to reclaim in a day.
For example, if your goal is 60 minutes, TimeFill tracks accepted activities toward that goal. Once you reach it, auto-blocking may ease off for the rest of the day.
You can change this in Settings → App Blocking.
Open TimeFill
Go to Settings
Tap App Blocking
Tap Choose apps to block
Update your selected apps or categories
Your selected apps are used for:
Focus-session blocking
Wasted-time tracking
Some Screen Time and device activity data is processed by iOS in intervals, not instantly.
Charts, screen time, wasted time, and activity summaries may take time to refresh.
Data may also be affected by:
Permissions
iOS limitations
Device settings
In TimeFill 1.2, wasted time is based on the apps and categories you personally choose to block.
This means your Insights chart reflects the distractions you selected rather than a fixed list of app categories.
Reclaimed time is the time you accept or complete through TimeFill activities.
It is intended to help you see progress toward spending time more intentionally. It is not a medical, psychological, or productivity guarantee.
AI suggestions and AI insights may require:
TimeFill Pro
AI personalization enabled in Settings
Internet access
A working third-party AI service
If AI is unavailable, TimeFill may use built-in suggestions instead.
TimeFill widgets can show activity ideas or time-based prompts from your Home Screen or Lock Screen.
Widgets depend on iOS refresh behavior, so they may not always update instantly.
Opening TimeFill
Removing and re-adding the widget
Checking that Calendar, Screen Time, and notification permissions are enabled where needed
Restarting your device
Calendar access helps TimeFill check your next event so it can suggest activities that fit the time you actually have.
For example, if you have 20 minutes before your next event, TimeFill can suggest something that fits that window.
Calendar access is optional, but calendar-aware suggestions and widgets may be less useful without it.
TimeFill uses Apple's Screen Time technology to support app blocking and time awareness.
Blocking runs through Apple's system on your device. TimeFill does not need to see every app you use in order to shield the apps you selected.
For full details, please read the Privacy Policy.
Some features require TimeFill Pro.
TimeFill Pro may include features such as:
AI suggestions
AI insights
Full challenges
Trends and streaks
Auto-block trigger
Widgets
Subscriptions are managed through Apple's App Store and may renew automatically unless canceled.
Subscriptions must be managed through Apple.
Open the Settings app on your iPhone
Tap your Apple ID
Tap Subscriptions
Select TimeFill
Tap Cancel Subscription
You can also use Manage Subscription inside TimeFill settings if available.
Restarting TimeFill
Restarting your device
Checking Screen Time permissions
Checking Notification permissions
Checking Calendar permissions if using widgets or calendar-aware suggestions
Updating iOS
Updating TimeFill
If the issue continues, contact support.
Screen Time reports may be unavailable if:
Screen Time permission is not granted
The device does not support the required APIs
iOS has not returned report data yet
The selected period has no data
Apple's Screen Time system is temporarily unavailable
Try reopening TimeFill, checking permissions, and restarting your device.
For support, bug reports, or questions, contact:
malapanelkd@gmail.com
Your device model
Your iOS version
Your TimeFill app version
A clear description of the issue
What you expected to happen
What actually happened
Screenshots, if helpful
This helps us investigate issues faster.
TimeFill is intended to support productivity, focus, and habit management.
TimeFill does not provide medical, psychological, therapeutic, legal, financial, or professional advice.
No feature is guaranteed to completely prevent distraction, reduce screen time, improve wellbeing, or change behavior. Your habits, choices, and progress remain in your control.