| What it does | A screen time app that gamifies healthy phone habits by growing crops and managing an island farm
| Spend your time on the work, not the terminal
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Free to download and use. Pro subscription: $39.99/year or $5.99/month, which includes Per-app Limits and Soul Link features.
| Free with 7-day Pro trial; xtty Pro US$29.90 one-time purchase, no subscription, activates up to 2 Macs
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| Key features | - Set time limits on apps with an overall daily screen time limit
- Manage an island farm with crops like cucumbers, strawberries, and bananas
- Upgrade farm assets and unlock new buildings and decorations
- Weather system that improves with adherence to limits
- Credit score system that rises for compliance and falls for overuse
- Add friends, visit their farms, and complete group challenges
- Isometric pixel art world with custom-drawn graphics
- Per-app limits for individual distracting apps (Pro feature)
- Soul Link to tether islands with friends for mutual accountability (Pro feature)
- Soft approach to overages with thresholds instead of walls
| - Metal GPU-accelerated terminal rendering on macOS, as fast as Ghostty
- Password autofill from macOS Keychain for configured prompts
- Saved remote-machine list with direct connections, batch connections, and jump hosts
- Duplicate Tab with same SSH host and remote working directory in independent session
- Broadcast keyboard input to selected panes
- Status and notifications for supported coding agents including Claude Code and Codex
- File transfer with sz and rz inside terminal workflow
- Local shell sessions with tabs, split panes, search, themes, fonts, and customizable keybindings
- System OpenSSH configuration and keys support
- Command palette for finding actions and saved SSH profiles
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| What makes it different | - Uses gamification inspired by idle games to motivate behavior change rather than friction and restrictions
- Custom-built isometric pixel art engine and world with hand-drawn graphics
- Multiplayer features allow friends to visit farms and hold each other accountable
- Soft thresholds instead of hard walls when exceeding limits
- Free to download and use with optional paid features
| - Metal GPU-accelerated rendering as fast as Ghostty for local terminal performance
- Built-in SSH workflows that reduce repeated steps without replacing existing OpenSSH setup
- Credentials stay secure in macOS Keychain with no account or email verification required
- Native macOS integration with familiar controls and Metal GPU rendering
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 30 ▲ +4 (up) since last check | 5 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 14 | 6 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 25 | 23 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 29 | 12 |
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Island: Screen Time
xtty