FocusMe

Reclaim Time Ltd

About this app

Break your bad usage habits on your phone!

See how much time you spend on your apps and how many times you start them.

With FocusMe you can block or time limit apps or websites.

Choose to:
Just block
Limit usage per day/hour
Limit launches per day
Max use time per launch
Break between launches

You can create a schedule that you want the rules to be active.

The following browsers are supported:

Samsung Internet
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Opera & Opera Mini
Brave
Microsoft Edge

This app uses the Device Administrator permission.

FocusMe uses the Accessibility service to retrieve the current website visited. This is required in order to track the browsing activity. The application does not collect ANY sensitive or personal user data and all browser activity is held ONLY on your device.

If you have any problems with the app please contact us via https://focusme.com/support/ and we will assist you.

Ratings and reviews

I'm a huge fan of the desktop version but the mobile version simply does not work at all. After setting the restriction plan, if I just turn off my phone or if I close the app, then it stops working completely. It only works when I have the app open in the background which is a huge inconvenience. edit: Ive updated to a new phone and it looks like my old phone had a problem with running background apps. The app works perfectly in my new phone and im surprised that it is soo underrated.

This app is excellent. You really are prevented from uninstalling and stopping the programs though (unless you contact the developer) so I'd suggest getting a friend to set the password so you can edit if you need to - e.g. to add a new app, or turn off the limits if you have a long journey. Sometimes if you update software you need to open up the app to start the timers but you always know if it's timing as there is a popup so this isn't a big deal, just open and close the app to activate it.

Website blocking is very unreliable. Initially I had to be careful to avoid things like orientation changes, but now I have no issue accessing the sites I blocked. The UX of the app could use some work also. When creating plans, the difference between options are not explained, leading to guesswork. There also doesn't seem to be an option to edit websites when you're adding them to a plan, so if you add one by mistake or make a typo, you have to start the creation process all over again.

What's new

Minor instructions fix.