Below the minimum
Lowest brightness and Reduce White Point together. Darker than the slider goes.
Darker than your
lowest brightness.
Nightly takes your iPhone screen below the minimum and warms it, in one tap. For reading in bed without lighting up the room.
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Lowest brightness
The lowest brightness on your iPhone is still too bright for a dark room. Nightly takes it lower, makes it warmer, and brings it back with one tap.
Everything your eyes want at night
Three iPhone settings that live in three different places, set together.
Warmer too
Night Shift turns on with the same tap, so the light is softer as well as dimmer.
One tap to undo
Restore brings back the brightness you had before. Nothing to remember in the morning.
One tap from anywhere
Double tap the back of your iPhone, use Control Center, or let your bedtime do it. You never have to open the app.
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Scenes for every kind of dark
Save the levels you like. Start with four, add a red screen, or build your own.
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Set up in about a minute
Nightly walks you through it the first time you open the app.
Add the shortcut
Tap one button in Nightly and confirm in Shortcuts.
See it work
Tap Dim and watch the screen drop. Tap Restore to bring it back.
Keep it close
Put Nightly on Back Tap, Control Center or your Home Screen.
Questions
How is this darker than the brightness slider?
The slider stops at a minimum. Nightly sets that minimum and also turns on Reduce White Point, an iPhone setting that lowers the intensity of bright colors. Together they go below what the slider allows.
Why do I need to add a shortcut?
iOS only lets the Shortcuts app change brightness, Reduce White Point and Night Shift. Nightly gives you one ready made shortcut and walks you through adding it. It takes about a minute.
Can I get stuck with a screen that is too dark?
No. Tap Restore in Nightly, or run the Nightly shortcut again, and your brightness returns to where it was. You can also raise brightness in Control Center at any time.
How do I make it even darker?
Open Settings, then Accessibility, then Display & Text Size, and drag the Reduce White Point slider to 100%. Your iPhone keeps that strength for every dim.
Does Nightly collect my data?
No. There is no account, no analytics and no advertising. Your scenes and settings stay on your iPhone.
What is Red Screen?
A scene option that turns on Color Filters with a red tint you set once. Many people prefer red light in a dark room because it is less harsh than white.
Which iPhones does it work on?
Any iPhone running iOS 26 or later.
Read in the dark. Keep the room dark.
No account, no tracking, and nothing leaves your iPhone.