Yeara App

The Yeara app belongs to the Yeara egg. You choose the apps that should stay locked, and on iPhone also websites. The app keeps them closed, on iPhone through Apple's Screen Time, on Android through two permissions you give the app. The only way to unlock them is the egg: lay your phone briefly on the tip of the standing egg and choose how long. When the time is up, the apps lock again by themselves.

The app belongs to the Yeara egg and only works with it. Which apps you choose stays on your phone. We see neither your selection nor your usage.

Requirements

• An iPhone with iOS 16.4 or newer, or an Android phone with Android 8 or newer and NFC
• On iPhone, Screen Time access; on Android, the two permissions the app asks for – you allow them during setup
• A Yeara egg

Set up in three steps

1. Sign in
   Enter your email address. You get a code, no password.
2. Allow Screen Time and choose apps
   Allow access when your phone asks (iPhone: Screen Time, Android: two permissions). Then choose the apps that should stay locked, and on iPhone also websites. From now on the app keeps them closed.
3. Pair the egg
   The chip sits in the tip of the egg. Lay the top edge of your iPhone on the standing egg for a moment. The first touch links the egg to your account. From now on only the egg unlocks your apps, each time for as long as you choose.

Questions and answers

I can't find Yeara on the App Store.

For now, App Store search takes “Yeara” for a typo and shows other apps. This link leads straight to the app: Yeara on the App Store. In search, “Yeara Focus” finds it.

I declined Screen Time access. What now?

Without Screen Time, Yeara can't lock anything. Open the app and allow access again when your iPhone asks. You can revoke it at any time in the iOS Settings under Screen Time.

How do I pair my egg?

Nothing to set up. Lay the top edge of your iPhone on the tip of the standing egg for a moment. The first touch links the egg to your account.

Can I use one egg with several iPhones?

Yes. One egg can unlock the apps on several iPhones, and you can pair several eggs with one account. On each iPhone, the first touch is all it takes.

The egg isn't nearby. How do I get to my apps?

With an emergency unlock in the app. You have five per account, for good. They are not refilled. Once they are used up, only the egg opens.

What happens if I delete the app or switch iPhones?

Deleting the app lifts the lock, because iOS removes the app's Screen Time settings with it. Reinstall the app or install it on the new iPhone, sign in with the same email address, and your modes and your egg are back.

What data does Yeara store?

Your email address, the names of your modes and how many apps they contain, which egg is linked to your account, the start and end of your lock sessions, the number of your emergency unlocks, and your device model, iOS version and language setting. Never which apps you chose – that stays on your iPhone. More in the privacy policy.

How do I delete my account?

In the app under Settings › Account › Delete account. Your account and all associated data are removed immediately and permanently.

I lost my egg.

Write to us at hello@yeara.co. If your apps are locked right now, an emergency unlock opens them.

What does the app cost?

The download is free; to use the app, you need a Yeara egg from yeara.co and Yeara Membership. Your first month is free. After that, you pay CHF 5.99/month – about the price of a cappuccino – and can cancel monthly. Your contribution funds the app, personal support and the highest level of privacy (our servers are in Zürich). Without advertising or selling your data. If your egg was bought with “Yeara app included”, even as a gift, you use the app free for good, without a membership. Details are set out in the terms of sale (German).

Contact

Questions or problems with the app? Write to us at hello@yeara.co. We answer personally.

Legal

• Privacy policy
• Yeara App Terms of Use