StayGray Is Now Available on the App Store
The research-backed grayscale app for iPhone and iPad is officially released with smart exceptions, schedules, and timed color breaks.
Research-backed grayscale mode that helps reduce screen time and mindless scrolling. Built for real life with smart exceptions, schedules, and timed color breaks.
Quick answers to common questions. Visit the full FAQ for more details.
Yes. Multiple studies found meaningful reductions in daily smartphone use when devices were switched to grayscale, especially for habitual and social scrolling patterns.
Yes. StayGray supports timed color breaks and app-specific exceptions, so color-critical tasks stay practical.
StayGray is privacy-focused. Core settings and usage behavior are designed to remain on-device or in your personal iCloud setup, and we avoid website tracking tools.
StayGray Plus purchases are handled through Apple. You can manage subscriptions in iOS settings, and refund requests are handled through Apple’s process.
Practical guides on digital wellbeing, focus, and screen time habits
The research-backed grayscale app for iPhone and iPad is officially released with smart exceptions, schedules, and timed color breaks.
The first major empirical study found that college students using grayscale reduced their daily screen time and social media usage significantly.
Research shows that people who scroll out of boredom see the largest screen time reductions when using grayscale, cutting roughly one hour per day.
Break free from the colorful distractions designed to keep you scrolling. StayGray keeps your screen in calming grayscale, naturally reducing screen time. Switch to color only when you truly need it, with flexible controls that adapt to your life.
Need color for a moment? Enable a timed color break with a single tap. Perfect for checking photos, shopping, or video calls.
Allow specific apps to always display in color. Maps, photo editing, and other color-dependent apps work seamlessly.
Automatically enable grayscale during focus hours or before bedtime. Create custom schedules that fit your routine.
Automatically switch to color at specific locations like stores or restaurants. Your phone adapts to your environment.
Track your screen time reduction and color break patterns. Understand your digital habits with detailed insights.
Your privacy comes first. StayGray does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. No accounts, no tracking.
Simple to use, powerful in effect
Turn on StayGray with a single tap. Your screen instantly shifts to grayscale, reducing the visual appeal that keeps you scrolling.
Configure apps, websites, times, and locations where you need color. StayGray automatically adapts to your context.
When you need color temporarily, enable a timed break. After the duration expires, grayscale returns automatically.
Watch your screen time decrease as grayscale helps you break the habit of mindless scrolling.
Research-proven effectiveness in reducing screen time and digital addiction
Grayscale removes colorful visual stimuli that trigger dopamine responses, making apps and content less addictive by design.
Acts as a gentle friction point that increases awareness of device use without completely blocking functionality.
Particularly effective at reducing engagement with mobile games and social media by breaking immersive color experiences.
Full system-wide control with location awareness, app-specific rules, and quick color breaks.
Available NowComing soon with control for individual websites, customizable whitelists and shortcuts.
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