Questions
Pairing, pricing, privacy, and how it works
Facedown is a screen time accountability app for iPhone. You block the apps you waste too much time on, pair with up to ten trusted people, and they get a push notification any time you break a block. Below are the questions people ask before downloading.
Who uses Facedown
Couples. The default pairing. Your partner is the one who knows you're trying to stop checking Instagram in bed. Facedown puts a notification on their phone the moment you do.
Friends and roommates. Pair with someone who's trying to cut their screen time too. Both of you opt in, both of you get notified, and the streaks are mutual. Works as friendly competition or a quiet check-in.
Accountability groups. One person can pair with up to ten. Useful if you're in a small group trying to break the same habit — a recovery circle, a focus group, a few friends keeping each other honest about phone time.
Does my partner see my screen time data?
No. Your paired people only see your streak length and the timestamps of any bypasses. They never see which apps you used, for how long, or what you did inside them. Facedown does not collect raw usage data.
What's the difference between free and premium?
The free tier covers app blocking, your personal streak, and a home-screen widget showing your own streak. Premium adds pairing with up to 10 people, push notifications when you or they break a block, combined streaks, and partner status.
Premium is $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
How is Facedown different from Apple's built-in Screen Time?
Apple Screen Time gives you usage stats and personal limits with a passcode you control yourself. Facedown blocks apps using the same Screen Time framework, but the accountability layer is social: someone else gets a notification when you bypass. Self-control apps fail because you're your own enforcer. Facedown works because someone else is.
Which apps can I block?
Anything you can pick in Apple's Family Activity Picker — most third-party apps and built-in categories like Social or Games. The list of blocked apps is selected and stored locally on your device.
What if my partner deletes the app?
Their streak stops updating, and after about a day of inactivity Facedown marks them as inactive on your end. You can unpair from inactive partners at any time.
Can I have more than one accountability partner?
Yes. Premium subscribers can pair with up to 10 people. A bypass notifies all of them; streaks are tracked per relationship.
Is Facedown available on Android?
Not yet. iOS is the launch platform because Apple's Screen Time framework is what makes the blocking and bypass detection work. Android support is on the roadmap.
Anything else?
Email sen@facedown.app. Or read the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.