Features

Features built for people who ignore normal screen time limits.

Challenge friends, stake points, block distracting apps, and compete to stay focused. Reto gives you the tools to make screen time limits actually matter.

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How to get started

Three ways to start.

Choose a Reto
Best for starting fast

Choose a Reto

Pick from curated challenges for studying, sleep, deep work, or social media detox. Everything is already set up — just invite a friend.

Custom Challenge
Best for full control

Custom Challenge

Build from scratch. Name it, pick the apps, set the duration, choose your stake, and invite your opponent or group.

Best for solo focus

Focus Session

No stake, no opponent. Block distracting apps for a set amount of time and focus solo. Great for study, work, and sleep.

Choose a Reto and Custom Challenge are competitive — you can play 1v1, in a group, or against the app. Focus Sessions are solo with no stake and no opponent.

Challenge modes

Challenge friends, groups, or the app.

1v1 Challenges

Challenge one friend head-to-head. First person to open a blocked app loses. If both of you make it to the end, both get your points back.

Group Challenges

Create challenges with up to 5 people. Everyone stakes points and competes to stay off their blocked apps. If everyone succeeds, everyone gets their points back.

Challenge the App

No friend available? Challenge Reto itself. Reto acts as your opponent — and it never loses. Put points on the line and see if you can outlast the app.

Points & stakes

Put points on the line.

Reto uses points to make challenges feel real. When you stake points on a challenge, you have real skin in the game — which is exactly what makes it work.

Flexible stake amounts

Stake as few as 5 points or go higher for harder challenges. You set the number.

Clear outcomes

Open a blocked app and you lose — the other player wins your staked points. If everyone completes the challenge, everyone gets their points back.

Withdraw to PayPal or Venmo

Eligible points can be withdrawn directly to your PayPal or Venmo account.

Everything else

Built to keep you honest.

Block the apps that pull you in

Choose specific apps for each challenge. Block social media, entertainment, shopping, games — anything that distracts you. Stay focused without deleting apps permanently.

Built around friends

Add friends, quickly re-challenge people you've competed with, and sync contacts to find people you already know. Invite them to a challenge in seconds.

Designed to keep challenges fair

Reto detects app deletion and Screen Time permission changes during active challenges — the two most common ways people try to get around a block.

How it works

Five steps.

Create or choose a challenge

Start with a premade Reto, build a Custom Challenge from scratch, or begin a solo Focus Session.

Choose apps and stakes

Pick the apps to block, set the duration, and decide how many points to stake. Focus Sessions have no stake.

Invite friends or challenge the app

Invite one friend, build a group with up to 5 people, or go head-to-head against the app itself.

Stay off blocked apps

Once the challenge starts, Reto blocks the selected apps and tracks the challenge automatically.

Win, lose, or get your points back

Open a blocked app and you lose. Make it to the end and everyone who completed the challenge gets their points back.

Why Reto

Why Reto is different.

Normal app blockers
Reto
You block apps alone
Challenge friends, groups, or the app
No real consequence
Points create real accountability
Easy to ignore
Breaking means losing the challenge
One-size-fits-all limits
Custom challenges, premade Retos, and Focus Sessions
No social accountability
Friends and groups keep you honest
No way to compete
1v1 and group challenges
No cheating prevention
Reto detects permission changes and app deletion

Use cases

Use Reto when your phone keeps winning.

Studying

Block social media until you're done

Sleep

Lock out apps at bedtime

Work

Deep focus without notifications

Mornings

Start the day without scrolling

Friend groups

Compete with your whole group

Solo focus

Quick blocks with no stake needed

FAQ

Common questions.

Ready to make screen time a competition?

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