About Instead

Instead is provided by Ali Oğulcan Dülger, a sole proprietorship based in Turkey.

Instead exists to turn time spent on your phone into a starting point for something you’d actually choose to do — a concrete activity idea sized to the time you have, instead of more scrolling.

On Android, Instead can read your screen time automatically once you grant access, so you don’t have to enter it by hand — you can also enter it manually if you’d rather not grant access, or if automatic access isn’t available. On the web, screen time is always entered manually; automatic screen-time access isn’t available in a browser.

Screen-time and app-usage information is handled on your device. On Android this uses the operating system’s usage-access statistics; on iOS it may use Apple’s Family Controls authorization, subject to Apple’s platform and regional limitations. If you enter your screen time manually instead, that entry is temporary — it isn’t saved and expires automatically at the next hour. Full details, including what’s collected if you join the waiting list, are in the Privacy Policy.

For questions or support, contact ogulcan.dulger@gmail.com.

Instead doesn’t publish guides or data-backed claims yet. As guides and activity content are published, any editorial or methodology notes will be linked from this page.