Give short videos a daily limit
Enjoy some videos without leaving the session open-ended.
Before you start
Open Tysh on your iPhone and grant Screen Time access when prompted.
Choose an App List in Blocks → Active → App Lists, or create one from the block editor. Free includes one list you can reuse. Additional lists require Premium.
Let’s set it up.
Pick your video app
Create or use a single-app list for TikTok.
Create a Budget Block
Open Blocks → + → Budget Block, name it, and select that list.
Choose Time Budget
Choose Resettable under Reset rule and Time Budget under Budget type.
Set your daily allowance
Set Minutes per day to 20 and tap Create.
What happens next
The app is blocked when Screen Time reports that the daily allowance has been used. Timing depends on Screen Time updates, so the cutoff may not happen at the exact second the allowance runs out.
If your plans change
Open the budget's detail screen to reset an exhausted allowance through its challenge. For an allowance that only refreshes tomorrow, choose Hard. Changing the numeric limit requires replacing the budget.
Another active protection can still keep the same app blocked. After setup, check that your boundary saved and enabled successfully.