InterventionTerms of Use
Last updated October 5, 2026
These terms are an agreement between you and the makers of Intervention (“we”). By using the app you agree to them. Your license to the app itself is Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement; these terms add the rules for the Intervention service. Our Privacy Policy explains what happens to your data.
What Intervention is
Intervention helps you spend less time on your phone. It locks apps you choose using Apple's Screen Time, and an AI character steps in when you slip: it calls you out, nags and cheers you on. It's a habit tool for adults and teens 13 and up. It isn't medical, psychological or addiction treatment.
The characters
- Characters are fictional characters. Their lines and calls are made by AI, so they can be wrong, odd or harsher than you'd like. Don't treat anything they say as advice.
- You choose how hard they go (Mild, Spicy or Unhinged) and whether they swear. You can change both, or turn the voice off, in Settings at any time.
- Characters go after the habit, never who you are. If something they say crosses a line, tell us.
- If you're struggling or thinking about hurting yourself, please stop using the app and contact local emergency services or a crisis line right away. A character can't help with that.
Locks
Locks work through Apple's Screen Time and depend on it. We can't promise every app or site will always be locked, and you can always remove locks in Intervention or in iOS Settings. Breaks unlock everything for the time you choose.
Subscriptions
- Some features need a paid subscription, billed yearly or monthly through your Apple ID. The price is shown in the app before you buy.
- If you start a free trial, you'll be charged when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before.
- Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID is charged within 24 hours before renewal.
- Manage or cancel any time in iPhone Settings › your name › Subscriptions, or in Intervention's Settings › Manage subscription. Canceling stops the next renewal; you keep access until the period ends.
- Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.
- If we change a price, Apple will tell you before it applies, and you can cancel.
Fair use
Please don't misuse the service: no trying to get around daily limits, overload our servers, pull out the voices or characters, reverse-engineer the app, or use characters to make content that harms other people. We may limit or end access for anyone who does.
Ours and yours
The app, characters, art, voices and writing belong to us or the people we license them from. What you type or say stays yours; you let us process it only to run the app, as the Privacy Policy describes.
No guarantees
Intervention is provided “as is.” To the extent the law allows, we don't promise it will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, like missed messages while an app was locked. If we are liable for something, our total liability is limited to what you paid us in the 12 months before. Nothing here limits rights you have under the law where you live that can't be limited.
Changes and ending
We may update these terms; the date at the top will change, and we'll tell you in the app if the change matters. You can stop using Intervention any time by deleting it (and canceling any subscription). We may stop offering the service, and if we do while you have a paid subscription, we'll tell you first.