All of today, added up
Time in all the apps you limited, added up across the day. It starts at 30 minutes.
Pet me
Screen time, for Mac and iPhone
Stay too long,
and the cat comes.
Spend too long on social apps or games, and a cat slips onto your screen. Instead of locking you out, it gets in the way, adorably, until you stop.
Coming soon to the App Store
First visit
A peek
It pokes its head in from an edge of the screen, blinks slowly, and backs away. Which edge is up to the cat.
Two more minutes in a limited app and it comes back
Second visit
A seat beside you
It walks out of a bottom corner and sits down beside you. It grooms, tucks into a loaf, dozes and yawns, then leaves on its own.
One more minute in a limited app and it comes back
Third visit and after
Until you pet it
It comes to the middle, pacing and meowing, and will not move until you pet it. Pet it once and it sends a heart and leaves.
Thirty more seconds and it is back. Closing or leaving the app sends it off too
Cats
Pick your cat
It yawns, stretches, grooms and dozes, and sends a heart when you pet it. Pick one and every cat on this page changes too.
At a glance
Menu bar app
Everything is set from one menu bar icon.
No networking
There is no code that could send anything.
No permissions
On the Mac it asks for none at all.
Per day or per sitting
Count the whole day, or one stretch at a time.
Time away doesn’t count
Ten minutes without input and the clock stops.
No sound
You see it meow, but it never makes a sound.
Pick a coat
Orange tabby, tuxedo, gray tabby… pick your cat.
iPhone Screen Time
On iPhone it sits in front of the app through Screen Time.
iPhone
On iPhone, it sits
in front of the app
Use an app you limited for too long and the cat sits down in front of it. On iPhone, SaverCat works through Apple’s Screen Time.
- Pick the apps, categories and websites to limit, and set a daily time.
- Open one after the time is up and the cat is there first.
- Only iOS knows which apps you picked; SaverCat cannot see them.
- One purchase covers both Mac and iPhone.
냥, 오늘은 여기까지
고양이가 화면 앞에 앉았어요.
내일 다시 만나요.
알겠어
Privacy
The cat sends
nothing anywhere
0
Network features
SaverCat has no code that could send anything. No account, no sign-in, no server.
All it reads on a Mac
- Every second
- The identifier of the app in front,
com.example.app - Every second
- Seconds since your last input, a single number
- While settings are open
- The list of running apps
Never window titles, web addresses, anything inside apps, or which keys you press.
No permissions
- Accessibility
- Screen Recording
- Input Monitoring
Time lives in memory
Never written to disk, so it starts from zero when SaverCat quits. No history, no analytics.
On iPhone, only iOS knows
The apps you pick reach SaverCat as tokens only iOS can read, and iOS counts the time itself.
Price
7 days free
Download it free and try it for 7 days. After that, one purchase keeps it on both your Mac and iPhone.
Coming soon to the App Store- Free download
- 7-day free trial
- Then a one-time purchase
- No subscription
- One purchase for Mac and iPhone
- macOS 14, iOS 17 or later
FAQ
Questions
Does the cat lock the app?
Not on a Mac. The cat is a small window the size of the cat, so clicks outside it reach the app underneath. One pet always sends it away.
Can I see the cat right now?
Open SaverCat’s menu in the menu bar and press “고양이 불러보기” (summon the cat). Press it again after the cat leaves and the next visit comes.
Does time away from the Mac count?
No. After 10 minutes without keyboard or mouse input, it stops counting until you are back.
What are the starting settings?
Per day, 30 minutes. Choose per sitting and a 5-minute break starts the count over. All of it can be changed in the menu.
Does the cat make sounds?
No. You will see it meow, but it never makes a sound.
What happens to the count when SaverCat quits?
Time is only counted in memory, so it starts again from zero when SaverCat quits.
Which permissions does it need?
None on a Mac. On iPhone, you allow Screen Time access on first launch.
Is it a subscription?
No. Download it free, try it for 7 days, then one purchase keeps it on both Mac and iPhone.
Which devices does it run on?
Macs with macOS 14 or later, and iPhones with iOS 17 or later.
How do I remove what it stored?
See “Keeping and removing what is stored” in the privacy policy. Everything is on your device only.
That’s enough for tonight.
When the night runs long, the cat will say “that’s enough” for you. SaverCat is coming to the App Store.
Coming soon to the App Store