Is Paused private? What can it see?

Yes. Paused blocks apps through Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) framework, and that framework is deliberately blind: it lets an app enforce limits without being able to read your activity.

What Paused can and can't see

• Can: which apps you chose to block, and enforce those blocks.
• Can't: your messages, your browsing, your photos, or anything you do inside any app. That data never leaves your device and never reaches us.

Your usage stays on your iPhone. Blocking your own distractions shouldn't cost you your privacy — that's the whole idea. Curious how it feels day to day? See what happens when you open a blocked app and how Paused compares to Apple Screen Time.