Support

Help with Minimal. If your question isn't here, get in touch.

Getting started

1. Allow Screen Time. Minimal asks once. It's what lets it pause apps and show Insights. You can change it later in Minimal → Settings → Screen Time permission.
2. Choose what to pause. Minimal → Focus → Paused apps. The week's most-used apps are listed to help you choose.
3. Set up your home screen. Minimal → Settings → Home screen setup walks you through it: add the Minimal widget, save the plain wallpaper, hide labels, and clear the rest.

Questions

How do I open a paused app?

Tap I need it…, pick why, take the breath, then choose how long. The app pauses again after that much use. With strict mode on, there's no way through until your focus ends.

My 10 minutes are up — what now?

Tap I'm done to leave it there, or I need more time to go through the breath again. The wait grows a little with each open that day.

Why can't the launcher open Phone, Camera or Clock?

iOS gives apps no way to open them. Keep them in the Dock.

Why does Minimal flash open when I tap some apps on the widget?

iOS lets a widget open only Apple's own apps directly. For every other app, the widget hands off to Minimal, which opens it for you in a moment.

An app I added won't open.

Apps are opened by their link (URL scheme). If an app has been deleted or doesn't offer one, Minimal tells you and offers to remove it from the launcher. You can add any app that has a link from Minimal → Settings → Apps → Add another app.

The widget has a grey box behind it.

Choose the Dark home screen style (or Default for the light look): touch and hold the home screen → Edit → Customize. The Tinted and Clear styles always put a panel behind widgets.

Insights is empty.

Insights needs Screen Time access. It fills in as the day goes on, and comparisons with a usual day appear after a day of use. Everything is worked out on your iPhone.

How do I restore my purchase?

Minimal → Settings → Restore purchases, signed in with the Apple ID you bought it with.

How do I cancel my subscription?

In the Settings app: tap your name → Subscriptions → Minimal Pro, or open your subscriptions. Cancel at least 24 hours before it renews.

How do I get a refund?

Refunds are handled by Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com.

How do I remove Minimal completely?

Delete the app. Its pauses are lifted and everything it stored on your iPhone is removed with it.

Contact

Open an issue on GitHub with your iPhone model, iOS version and what happened. Please don't include personal information.