AppDetox - App Blocker for Digital Detox
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Get more social time for your life, block apps and spent less time on the phone!
AppDetox helps you to calm down your mobile app usage, and take a digital detox. You are able to set your own rules for your apps to detox from some heavy usage and stop procrastinating and phubbing. Lock your apps with this applocker.
Every time you violate one of your own rules, AppDetox will remind you to take a break and stop your heavy app usage. You can also keep track of these violations in a log. Some people are using AppDetox for parental control of their kid's screen time.
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Any kind of feedback is welcome!
AppDetox helps you to calm down your mobile app usage, and take a digital detox. You are able to set your own rules for your apps to detox from some heavy usage and stop procrastinating and phubbing. Lock your apps with this applocker.
Every time you violate one of your own rules, AppDetox will remind you to take a break and stop your heavy app usage. You can also keep track of these violations in a log. Some people are using AppDetox for parental control of their kid's screen time.
Get your dose of AppDetox now!
Any kind of feedback is welcome!
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4.2
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JP Jordan
Great app! Only rating 1* for attention; will update to 5* once the bug below is addressed! This app does exactly what it's meant to - it has helped me not use apps prior to going to bed and in the morning while working out. I found a bug that it'll give me the pop-up regarding blocking the app just from getting and previewing a notification.
Rachel Allen
I love the idea of this app, but i can't use it. This app was unusable on my galaxy s7. When I used apps on the limit list, a small banner would appear at the bottom of the screen with "x minutes left for app." The banner would appear every time I used the screen, and wouldn't go away for about 10 seconds, then would appear again if I scrolled or tapped anything, or if I got a notification from an app. Typing was pretty much impossible since the entire bottom row of letters and the space bar was blocked.
Emory P.
The constant improvements are really great, any minor issues I've had with the app were fixed within a short time by updates... yes, you can get around the app and pause or delete rules, but I've found it to be extremely helpful anyway on a regular daily basis. Thanks for making it!!
Anna Ziółkowska
App counts time wrongly. For example I played game 5:10 and AppDetox registered only 1:20. Also eats up a lot of battery. It would use more variation to the rules. Like for example adding more than one period of time app may not be used (like, every day between 9.00 and 15.00 but also 20.00 and 22.00).
Rajendra Pawar
This app is awesome but it lacks one basic thing, the developers just need to give the option to prevent uninstall in the app or else the individual wanting detox can give in to the temptation just by uninstalling the app detox. Again, the app is great and does everything right just need to add this tweak
jsgsudnd bateman
Easy and pleasant to use, love the usage time function. Would be way better if it would immediately exit the app once you went over your time limit.
User reviews
Great app! Only rating 1* for attention; will update to 5* once the bug below is addressed! This app does exactly what it's meant to - it has helped me not use apps prior to going to bed and in the morning while working out. I found a bug that it'll give me the pop-up regarding blocking the app just from getting and previewing a notification.
I love the idea of this app, but i can't use it. This app was unusable on my galaxy s7. When I used apps on the limit list, a small banner would appear at the bottom of the screen with "x minutes left for app." The banner would appear every time I used the screen, and wouldn't go away for about 10 seconds, then would appear again if I scrolled or tapped anything, or if I got a notification from an app. Typing was pretty much impossible since the entire bottom row of letters and the space bar was blocked.
The constant improvements are really great, any minor issues I've had with the app were fixed within a short time by updates... yes, you can get around the app and pause or delete rules, but I've found it to be extremely helpful anyway on a regular daily basis. Thanks for making it!!
App counts time wrongly. For example I played game 5:10 and AppDetox registered only 1:20. Also eats up a lot of battery. It would use more variation to the rules. Like for example adding more than one period of time app may not be used (like, every day between 9.00 and 15.00 but also 20.00 and 22.00).
This app is awesome but it lacks one basic thing, the developers just need to give the option to prevent uninstall in the app or else the individual wanting detox can give in to the temptation just by uninstalling the app detox. Again, the app is great and does everything right just need to add this tweak
Easy and pleasant to use, love the usage time function. Would be way better if it would immediately exit the app once you went over your time limit.
The counting of launches is faulty. And it stops taking account of the usage at times.
Simple & effective. Please include a feature to edit existing rules, not delete & recreate them. Thanks!
This is a great app, but really lacks one feature: a possibility to group several apps under the same rule. For example, limit ALL games for 1 hour per day for kids.
Does everything I hoped — and more. Bring back the research study; maybe as an alternate app? AppDetox for Science!
1.make the app unkillable using various cleaners 2.make provision for giving access to device administrator so that none can uninstall the app.. Otherwise it's nothing, although it promises more than any other app of the same genre
Doesn't track well, time limit only goes down a few minutes even thought I've used it for an hope and set a15 minute time limit
It is very good app but..it is working properly in first time..after that ruled are not working
AppDocs November 20, 2016
Thanks for your awesome feedback! We loved this idea and added an option for preventing uninstall to our new version. Will be available for you, soon! Awesome app.... Should improve in aspects like... Counting time for background music for music and music apps
Hide appdetox from screen . New feature to count on adding
Good app.. but deactivating a rule is too easy. Must be made difficult. Like taking some time to unlock and allow only temporary pausing of a rule ( say like 5 or 10 mins) and cannot be repaused at least for a definite time
I rarely review on apps. This app is by far one of the most useful apps that I have ever had on a phone in my life. Only problem is that the pause button has no timer. Other than that, this app is definitely recommended for productivity and efficiency.
It only works some of the time. When it works, it's great, but it doesn't always work which is aggravating
Does not work properly on Galaxy S7 edge. Quick multiple clicks still open the disabled app.
I love the idea of this app and the features, however, the accessibility setting keep undoing itself. I'll turn it on and a few minutes later, I can access all blocked apps again because it's stopped working. Is there any way to fix this??
Life saver! I used to use an app that locked apps for a set time. This lead to me wanting to use the app and getting stressed out. AppDetox let's me use the apps for a set amount of time per day, so it basically sets up a Pomodoro type of app use.
AppDocs September 7, 2017
Hi E M, we have released an update. Please let us know if it fixed your issues. This app works great for some things but not others. The time-based blocks are great, if the notifications are a little annoying. However, one bit says you can allow a limited number of launches, but doesn't work effectively. It doesn't count how many times you open the app, but every time the app refreshes, opens a new section, etc. It will burn multiple 'launches' without you ever leaving the app the first time you open it.
Hello guys! Nice app! It is helpping me a lot to stay more productive! Would be nice if we could select which days we want to use the usage time rule! For example, on weekdays I want to use WhatsApp for 30 minutes, and on weekends 60 minutes, and currently this set up is not possible :(
Hi great and wise idea, help and everything. Just one thing, why does this app deactivates by itself all the time?
Don't know why it was not working on my Redmi Note 4 but it's working perfectly fine on my Nokia 6. Good Job Team.
Not working properly on my moto phone but was working well in my old lg phone
Really like the interface but it requires me to enable as an accessibility service which means I can't have screen lock. Maybe use the Apps Usage api instead?
The concept is good. But the app detox access turned off automatically and the app does not work.
Effectively does what it states. Has many "rules" to choose from. Needs a feature to ignore certain apps though.
Hey.. apps pretty good. But a feature is missing. It would be great if the blocking could come for single openings of apps. Like a rule that makes an app opened up only for 2 to 3 mins at a time rather than hour or day basis. Blockings should be based on certain minutes per opening of apps. Hope you understood what i meant. 😊
The last update improved some aspects of the app. So, I really want to thank the developer. great job, man. Keep the good work.
Hate this after the update! First off, it stopped working. I had to uninstall and then reinstall it for my "rules" to as start working. Now, the moment I log onto Facebook it says "15 minutes remaining" instantly followed by "14 minutes remaining" - and I really do mean instant, a minute 100% hadn't passed. Then, every couple of seconds a notification with time remaining pops up. It is constant and annoying... I want to pause the rule to stop the stupid notification but it defeats the purpose! I used to love this app.
AppDocs September 7, 2017
Hi Cali, thanks for reporting this issue! We would love to fix this bug for you. Do you have this issue only with Facebook and could you please tell us the parameters of your rule? mail@appdetox.net Genuinely like this app. It has helped me a lot in controlling my addictions. The best part is that it is completely free and still offers so many features, which is incredibly rare. Great job guys
Well, I'd say I love the app but the latest update keeps bugging me with notifications nonstop. That's definitely impacting negatively my experience and this review.
AppDocs September 7, 2017
Hi Adrien, we have released an update. Please let us know if it fixed your issues. Review deleted
What's New
We implemented some awesome user feedback
+ Bugfixes
+ Removed research study
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Updated
September 24, 2017
Installs
100,000 - 500,000
Current Version
3.4
Requires Android
4.0 and up
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