Roots has been a game changer for me! As a stay at home mom, sometimes I struggle to prioritize my screen time especially during the morning when it’s easy to pop on a show for my toddler. Not only has Roots help hold me accountable for the amount of time I spend on my phone, it in turn has helped me limit screen time with my toddler now that I am more aware. It has helped get us outside more and I’m so thankful for that! Highly recommend.
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience, K Geno! We're thrilled to hear that Roots has made such a positive impact on your daily routine and family time. It's inspiring to know that Roots has helped you prioritize being present and encourage outdoor activities with your toddler. We appreciate your recommendation and thank you for being a part of our community!So far I’ve really been enjoying this app. It helps me have more self control when it comes to using my phone with moderation. I have tried other apps and so far am very pleased with this one. Thank you Roots!
Developer Response
Hey MTB290, Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that Roots has been helping you maintain self-control and moderation with your phone usage. If you have any suggestions or feedback to make your experience even better, please feel free to share. We're here to support you on your journey!A great step up from the regular screen time report. Very user friendly and a great reminder to make time for the things that matter.
Developer Response
Hey JWStinso, thank you for your feedback! We're delighted to hear that you find our app to be a significant improvement over regular screen time reports. Ensuring our app is user-friendly is our top priority. If you have any further suggestions or feedback, we're all ears. Keep enjoying the app, and continue to make time for the things that matter!I love this app! It’s the first one that has all the controls and settings I need. Monk mode is my favorite. Been using for 5 months now and my screen time is finally under control
Developer Response
Hey OutdoorGuy18, That's fantastic to hear! We're thrilled that our app has been able to meet your needs and help you gain control over your screen time. It's great to hear that Monk mode has become your favorite feature. Thank you for being a loyal user for the past 5 months! If you ever have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out. Keep up the great work in managing your screen time!Thanks to Roots I finally can take back control of my time and eliminate the habitual scrolling every time I reach for my phone. Almost everyone I know is guilty of grabbing their phone and immediately opening their go to social media app only to blink and realize they just wasted the last 15-30 mins scrolling through memes or sports highlights. I’ve setup multiple rules on roots to eliminate me even being able to open certain apps during dedicated times like first thing in the morning or in the evening when I’m winding down. I’ve also made it so it time constraints how much time I can spend on social media each day. Roots is the self control I wish I always had. Plus Monk Mode is incredible because even when you want to change the rules it won’t let you so you can’t give in to temptation. 10/10 thanks for giving me my time back, Roots!
Developer Response
Hey BILLF'nMURRY, thank you so much for your review! It's wonderful to know that Roots has been such a game-changer for you in reclaiming control over your time and curbing habitual scrolling.
We're glad to hear that Roots is providing the self-control you've been seeking. And thrilled to have been able to give you back some valuable time.
If you have any other thoughts or feedback, we're always here for you. All the best!This app helped me realize how much time I waste scrolling thru nonsense. I am so glad to have a large portion of my day back. I wasn’t sure if it would work for me but I’m glad I gave it a try. You will not be disappointed
Developer Response
Hey Gailsbells,
Thank you so much for your review! It's incredibly rewarding to hear that Roots App has helped you reclaim a significant portion of your day, and we are delighted that you gave it a try.
If you have any other thoughts or feedback, we're always here for you. All the best!
~ The Roots TeamI’ve tried a few different hacks and apps to limit screen time and never really been able to stick with it. This app is the first I’ve found that really works for me.
What I like:
- I love the design and friendly messaging
- The way the app limits feature works is great to me, it’s just enough friction to make me think twice when I’m scrolling twitter
- I also really like being able to set daily intentions
What could be better:
- Sometimes the home tab loads in a little slow or crashes (seems they are aware of the bug and working on it… although it doesn’t really impact the experience for me)
Overall, I’m a big fan and have actually decided to upgrade to the premium version. Worth every penny, it’s beautiful and it works.
[UPDATE: they fixed the bug I was seeing. Support was great]
Developer Response
Hey thehikingfool,
Thank you so much for your review! We're thrilled to hear that our app has made a positive impact on your screen time habits.
We're glad you appreciate the design and friendly messaging. It's fantastic to know that the app's limit feature and daily intentions have been effective for you in promoting mindful device usage.
We appreciate your understanding regarding the minor issue with the home tab, and we're pleased to inform you that we've addressed the bug. Thank you for deciding to upgrade to the premium version!
If you have any other thoughts or feedback, we're always here for you. All the best!
~ The Roots TeamI downloaded this app about 5 days ago, and I loved everything about it. I like how the layout is shown and all the amenities that the app has. I also really enjoyed the guided meditations on the app. However I recently have an issue where the app won’t open. Every time I go to open the app, I’m met with the opening screen then bam, it shuts off and back to my home screen. Ive tried multiple times turning my phone off and doing other things but no matter what I do it won’t work. Which makes me really dab because I really liked this app. Any suggestions as to how I could fix it and use it again?
Developer Response
Hi kellinia! Thank you for letting us know about this, and I'm so glad to hear you were enjoying the app.
We are very sorry about the issues you are having. We would love to work with you to get you back up and running. If you are up for it, please email us at hello@getroots.app and we'll get right on it. In the meantime, a few other things to try are: re-do your screen time permissions for the app in settings, and/or reinstall the app.
Wishing you a very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving week! We look forward to helping you out!This should be automatically downloaded on every phone. Roots has a great design, easy to navigate and it has helped me significantly cut down on my screen time. The balance score makes it fun to see how high of a score I can get!
I have been working to reduce my screen time and love that this app helps with that. If you love the outdoors, then you will LOVE the mediation options.
K Geno
MTB290
JWStinso
OutdoorGuy18
BILLF'nMURRY
Gailsbells
thehikingfool
kellinia
Jplax09
JessKu11