To block your apps, a screen time app needs to know a lot about you: which apps pull you in, how long you stay, and what you do when you can’t sleep. That’s exactly the data you’d least want sitting on someone else’s server.
So Bricked was built to keep it on your phone.
What Bricked stores, and where
| Data | Where it lives | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|
| The apps and categories you chose to block | On your iPhone | You. It isn’t sent to us. |
| Your daily limit, per-app limits and schedules | On your iPhone | You |
| Usage that fills your brick | Tracked by iOS on your iPhone | You |
| Streaks, brick tiers and weekly stats | On your iPhone | You |
| Purchase and subscription status | Apple, and RevenueCat with a random anonymous ID | Apple and RevenueCat, to keep your subscription in sync |
| Your name, email, phone number or contacts | Not collected | Nobody, because Bricked never asks |
Bricked’s settings and stats live in a storage area on your iPhone that only Bricked and its own extensions can use. Those extensions are the parts that put the shield on your apps, show the Lock Screen countdown and draw the widgets.
How blocking works without watching you
Bricked doesn’t block apps by intercepting your internet traffic. It uses Apple’s Screen Time framework (Family Controls, ManagedSettings and DeviceActivity), the same system that powers Screen Time in iPhone Settings.
That has two privacy consequences:
- You pick apps in Apple’s picker, not ours. The list of what you picked stays on your iPhone.
- iOS tracks the usage, on the device. Bricked is told when your limit is reached so it can turn the apps to brick, but it can’t read your messages, photos, browsing history or anything inside your apps.
When the first permission prompt appears, it comes from Apple. It asks whether Bricked may use Screen Time on this iPhone, and you can turn that off at any time in iPhone Settings.
Why “no VPN” matters
Some app blockers filter apps or websites by running a local VPN or installing a configuration profile on your phone. That approach works, but it means your network traffic passes through the blocker’s software.
Bricked doesn’t do any of that. There is no VPN, no profile and no browser extension. Your internet connection works exactly as it would without Bricked installed.
What Apple gets
Apple processes every purchase, using the payment method on your Apple Account, and provides the Screen Time framework Bricked runs on. That’s governed by Apple’s own privacy policy, as with any App Store purchase. We never see your card details.
What RevenueCat gets
We use RevenueCat to keep track of whether your Bricked+ subscription is active, for example after you reinstall the app or switch to a new iPhone. According to our privacy policy, RevenueCat receives a random, non-identifying app user ID plus purchase and receipt information. It doesn’t receive your limits, schedules, blocked apps or usage. RevenueCat’s own handling is described in its privacy policy.
What Bricked doesn’t do
- No account, sign-up, email or login.
- No ads or ad networks, and no tracking for advertising.
- No third-party trackers.
- No analytics servers of our own.
- No VPN, configuration profile or browser extension.
- No reading of your messages, photos, browsing history or in-app content.
- No selling of data, to anyone.
Your controls
- Turn off Screen Time access for Bricked at any time in iPhone Settings (under Screen Time on recent iOS versions). Blocks stop working when you do.
- Turn notifications on or off in Bricked or in iPhone Settings. They’re optional.
- Delete your data by deleting the app. Your settings and stats are stored on your iPhone, so they go with it, along with the blocks.
- Manage your subscription in iPhone Settings: tap your name, then Subscriptions. See pricing and billing for the details.
If you contact us
The one time we see something personal is when you choose to reach out. If you email support, we see your email address and whatever you write. Nothing in the app sends us your settings or stats along with it, so if a question is about your setup, you decide what to share. The support page and contact details are linked in the privacy policy.
The legal version
This page is a plain-English summary of how the Bricked app handles your data. The binding text is the Bricked privacy policy, last updated 15 July 2026. If the two ever disagree, the policy wins, and please tell us so we can fix this page.
Want to see how this compares with other approaches? Read Bricked vs Apple Screen Time, or see how the app blocker works end to end.