Published 16:45 IST, March 18th 2021

Best Free Apps to limit Screen Time on Android and iOS devices

People spend a lot of time glued to their smartphones these days and if not careful, waste a lot of time. Here are the best free apps to limit screen time.

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Smartphones have become an essential part of everyday life. People can easily spend more than six to seven hours just scrolling on ir smartphones every day without even realising it. While it's undeniable that we cannot live without smartphones today as almost everything can be done through m like ordering food, banking, emails, etc. However, spending majority of day glued to your smartphone screen can be detrimental to your productivity. Let's take a look at best free apps to limit screen time on smartphones. 

Best Free Apps to Limit Screen Time 

You can use apps given below to monitor and restrict your daily screentime. You can use se apps to analyse how much time you spend scrolling mindlessly on social media apps. You can also block certain websites and apps with se apps, to save your productive time during day. apps mentioned below work on both Android and iOS devices. 

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Freedom

Freedom is most popular app to limit screen time used by more than millions of users. You can use this app to block specific apps and websites that distract you during day like Facebook or Instagram. You can also set schedules to block m, so y get automatically unlocked after your work hours are finished. 

ScreenTime 

ScreenTime is anor highly popular app that has more than 2 million downlos. With this app, you can set time limits on apps. For eg, if you put a limit of 30 min on Instagram, app will not you Instagram after you have finished your quota of 30 mins scrolling Instagram. This app also has many or features and provides very informative statics about how much screen time you spend on each app. 

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ZenScreen 

ZenScreen is all about balancing your screentime. As ZenScreen app description on Appstore calls it, y want to help you improve your 'digital diet' by keeping use of all apps in balance. You can use this app to set time limits of various limits and also set your specific limited time for viewing apps like Instagram, so you can focus rest of your time on or work. app also has an option for a 'digital timeout' which works similar to Do Not Disturb mode on Android by blocking notifications. 

Social Fever 

Social Fever has a catchy name, and it tells you exactly what it sounds like. It tells users how much time y spend on social media apps each day. You can set timers on apps that inform you when you have used a certain app for a set amount of time. app is really easy to use and has a clean interface. 

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Space 

Space is highly helpful and interactive that is tailored to users' needs. When users sign up for app, y are given a short questionnaire about ir smartphone habits. Space app n gives you suggestions on how to better use your time. app also informs users when y spend too much time on an app. Moreover, app provides very useful information about how to balance your screen time with your daily life. 

16:45 IST, March 18th 2021