diff --git a/src/app-builder.js b/src/app-builder.js
index b7762b8..3741102 100644
--- a/src/app-builder.js
+++ b/src/app-builder.js
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ export function buildApp(env) {
     admin: createAdminRepository(handle),
     group: createGroupRepository(handle),
   };
-  const appleCache = createAppCacheRepository(handle, 'apple', config.appCacheSeconds);
-  const googleCache = createAppCacheRepository(handle, 'google', config.appCacheSeconds);
+  // Resolves to admin override if set, else env default. Per-repo memoization
+  // means each cache repo reads the admin doc at most once per request, and
+  // only on the first cache write — read-only paths cost zero extra Redis ops.
+  const ttlGetter = async () =>
+    (await store.admin.getAppCacheSeconds()) ?? config.appCacheSeconds;
+  const appleCache = createAppCacheRepository(handle, 'apple', ttlGetter);
+  const googleCache = createAppCacheRepository(handle, 'google', ttlGetter);
   const appleScraper = createAppleScraper(config, appleCache);
   const googleScraper = createGoogleScraper(config, googleCache);
   const { sender, commands } = createBot(config, store, appleScraper, googleScraper);
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/get-settings.js b/src/bot/commands/get-settings.js
index 8c3f9ec..1e56e79 100644
--- a/src/bot/commands/get-settings.js
+++ b/src/bot/commands/get-settings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { buildTable } from '../../util/table.js';
 import { authorizeGroup } from './command-utils.js';
 
-// /settings — table of per-group setting overrides + their env defaults.
-// Add new rows here when introducing new per-group settings.
+// /settings — table of per-group setting overrides + their env defaults,
+// plus admin-global runtime overrides (cache TTL).
 export function createGetSettingsCommand(config, store) {
   return async (msg, sender, args) => {
     if (!(await authorizeGroup(msg.chat.id, store, sender))) return;
@@ -12,14 +12,22 @@ export function createGetSettingsCommand(config, store) {
     }
     const group = await store.group.getGroup(msg.chat.id);
     const s = group?.settings ?? {};
+    const adminTtl = await store.admin.getAppCacheSeconds();
     const rows = [
       [
         'numDaysWarningNotUpdated',
         formatValue(s.numDaysWarningNotUpdated),
         String(config.numDaysWarningNotUpdated),
       ],
+      [
+        'appCacheSeconds (admin)',
+        adminTtl === undefined ? '(unset)' : `${adminTtl}`,
+        String(config.appCacheSeconds),
+      ],
     ];
-    const out = '<b>Group Settings</b>\n' + `<pre>${buildTable(['Setting', 'Value', 'Default'], rows)}</pre>`;
+    const out =
+      '<b>Group Settings</b>\n' +
+      `<pre>${buildTable(['Setting', 'Value', 'Default'], rows)}</pre>`;
     await sender.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, out);
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/index.js b/src/bot/commands/index.js
index 835cace..eada2ce 100644
--- a/src/bot/commands/index.js
+++ b/src/bot/commands/index.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { createRawAppleAppCommand } from './raw-apple-app.js';
 import { createRawGoogleAppCommand } from './raw-google-app.js';
 import { createGetSettingsCommand } from './get-settings.js';
 import { createSetDaysWarningCommand } from './set-days-warning.js';
+import { createSetAppTtlCommand } from './set-app-ttl.js';
 
 export const COMMAND_CATALOG = [
   { name: 'info',           description: 'Show this group ID',                       adminOnly: false, build: () => createInfoCommand() },
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const COMMAND_CATALOG = [
   { name: 'rawgoogleapp',   description: 'Dump raw Google API JSON for an app',       adminOnly: false, build: (c) => createRawGoogleAppCommand(c.store, c.googleScraper) },
   { name: 'settings',       description: "Show this group's settings",                adminOnly: false, build: (c) => createGetSettingsCommand(c.config, c.store) },
   { name: 'setdayswarning', description: 'Set warning threshold (days, 0 = default)', adminOnly: false, build: (c) => createSetDaysWarningCommand(c.config, c.store) },
+  { name: 'setappttl',      description: '[admin] Set cache TTL (seconds, 0 = default)', adminOnly: true, build: (c) => createSetAppTtlCommand(c.config, c.store) },
 ];
 
 // Telegram menu projections.
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/set-app-ttl.js b/src/bot/commands/set-app-ttl.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb8798d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/set-app-ttl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { requireAdminUser } from './command-utils.js';
+
+const MIN_TTL = 60;
+const MAX_TTL = 86400;
+
+// /setappttl <n> — admin-only. Overrides upstream cache TTL (seconds).
+// `0` or `default` clears the override (falls back to APP_CACHE_SECONDS env).
+export function createSetAppTtlCommand(config, store) {
+  return async (msg, sender, args) => {
+    if (!(await requireAdminUser(msg.from.id, msg.chat.id, config, sender))) return;
+    if (args.length !== 1) {
+      await sender.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, 'Invalid arguments');
+      return;
+    }
+    const arg = args[0];
+
+    if (arg === 'default' || arg === '0') {
+      await store.admin.setAppCacheSeconds(undefined);
+      await sender.sendMessage(
+        msg.chat.id,
+        `Reset to default (${config.appCacheSeconds}s)`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const parsed = Number.parseInt(arg, 10);
+    if (
+      !Number.isFinite(parsed) ||
+      String(parsed) !== arg ||
+      parsed < MIN_TTL ||
+      parsed > MAX_TTL
+    ) {
+      await sender.sendMessage(
+        msg.chat.id,
+        `Invalid arguments (allowed range: ${MIN_TTL}-${MAX_TTL}s)`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await store.admin.setAppCacheSeconds(parsed);
+    await sender.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, `App cache TTL set to ${parsed}s`);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/set-days-warning.js b/src/bot/commands/set-days-warning.js
index 65b9bf1..f15b679 100644
--- a/src/bot/commands/set-days-warning.js
+++ b/src/bot/commands/set-days-warning.js
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ export function createSetDaysWarningCommand(config, store) {
       return;
     }
     const arg = args[0];
-    const parsed = Number.parseInt(arg, 10);
 
-    if (arg === 'default' || parsed === 0) {
+    if (arg === 'default' || arg === '0') {
       await store.group.setSetting(msg.chat.id, 'numDaysWarningNotUpdated', undefined);
       await sender.sendMessage(
         msg.chat.id,
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ export function createSetDaysWarningCommand(config, store) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const parsed = Number.parseInt(arg, 10);
     if (!Number.isFinite(parsed) || String(parsed) !== arg || parsed < 1 || parsed > MAX_DAYS) {
       await sender.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, 'Invalid arguments');
       return;
diff --git a/src/repository/admin-repository.js b/src/repository/admin-repository.js
index bde7109..a4af2fc 100644
--- a/src/repository/admin-repository.js
+++ b/src/repository/admin-repository.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { getJson, putJson } from './upstash.js';
 
 const ADMIN_KEY = 'admin';
 
-// Upstash-backed admin singleton. Holds the authorized chat ID allowlist.
+// Upstash-backed admin singleton. Holds the authorized chat ID allowlist
+// plus optional admin-global runtime settings (e.g. cache TTL override).
 export function createAdminRepository(handle) {
   async function load() {
     return (await getJson(handle, ADMIN_KEY)) ?? { groups: [] };
@@ -38,5 +39,25 @@ export function createAdminRepository(handle) {
     return (await load()).groups;
   }
 
-  return { addGroup, removeGroup, hasGroup, getAllGroups };
+  // undefined when no override set — caller falls back to env default.
+  async function getAppCacheSeconds() {
+    return (await load()).appCacheSeconds;
+  }
+
+  // Pass `undefined` to clear the override.
+  async function setAppCacheSeconds(seconds) {
+    const admin = await load();
+    if (seconds === undefined) delete admin.appCacheSeconds;
+    else admin.appCacheSeconds = seconds;
+    await save(admin);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    addGroup,
+    removeGroup,
+    hasGroup,
+    getAllGroups,
+    getAppCacheSeconds,
+    setAppCacheSeconds,
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/repository/app-cache-repository.js b/src/repository/app-cache-repository.js
index 937c053..e950bee 100644
--- a/src/repository/app-cache-repository.js
+++ b/src/repository/app-cache-repository.js
@@ -3,11 +3,21 @@ import { getJson, putJson } from './upstash.js';
 // Per-store cache for upstream app responses. TTL via Redis EX —
 // expired keys are deleted, so a null read is the cache miss.
 // `prefix` is the logical key namespace ('apple' or 'google').
-export function createAppCacheRepository(handle, prefix, appCacheSeconds) {
+// `getTtl` is an async function returning the current TTL in seconds; the
+// resolved value is memoized for the lifetime of this repo instance, so the
+// admin override doc is read at most once per request even with multiple
+// cache writes.
+export function createAppCacheRepository(handle, prefix, getTtl) {
   function key(appId) {
     return `${prefix}:${appId}`;
   }
 
+  let cachedTtl;
+  async function ttl() {
+    if (cachedTtl === undefined) cachedTtl = await getTtl();
+    return cachedTtl;
+  }
+
   return {
     async getCached(appId) {
       return getJson(handle, key(appId));
@@ -17,7 +27,7 @@ export function createAppCacheRepository(handle, prefix, appCacheSeconds) {
         handle,
         key(appId),
         { app: response, millis: Date.now() },
-        { expirationTtl: appCacheSeconds },
+        { expirationTtl: await ttl() },
       );
     },
   };