Turning User Reviews

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best app EVER if you’re ACTUALLY serious about ELIMINATING social media from your life

with the paid subscription, the app leaves no leeway to doomscroll. this is very helpful for me because it FORCES me to find other ways to deal with my anxiety. i just REALLYY wish the developers would make this app available on macOS. it’s because most of the apps that i have on my phone i can easily access them on my computer. i swear this would change my life for the better.
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Response from developer

Hi Player LTD! This is Team Turning all the way from South Korea. It is really happy to hear that you've experienced amazing "detox" after using Turning App🤗 It might be a little bit forcing at the first, but as the time passes, you will feel better and better with your mental healthiness. We'll provide the healthier life and productive life, not just an simple application. About the opinion about making macOS version, we will going to develop it after making Android Version of Turning App😉 Thank you for using Turning App, and we will never give up until all the users regain their healthier and the more productive life. Thanx! Team Turning

Did not work correctly. Unable to use.

I have iPhone 15. It would not allow any use of selected app. I had not set up the statement that came up when I tried to open it and this apparently is necessary for use. It had customized messages for fee and free messages. I tried the free messages but the word free was grayed out did not work. Thankfully I did not have deep focus and was able to delete the app. Seems like well designed app but did not work.
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Response from developer

Hi care2191, sorry for the inconvenience you experienced here😭 Turning App is for the severe smartphone addiction users or people having difficulty with attention. When you register certain distracting apps in the Turning, the apps will be automatically shielded and locked. But when you try to open those distracting apps, you have to pass the conscious mission. If you press the grayed out sentences and re-write the free quotes(gray color) correctly, you can choose how much you will use the app. Sorry for not giving proper instructions, and we will do better in the next update. Please try again to use our service with the new update. If you need any more support or have any suggestions, please feel free to contact us via cs@hustlers.co.kr. Thank You, Team Turning.

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Response from developer

안녕하세요 코비83737님, 오류로 인해 사용에 불편을 드려 정말 죄송합니다. 현재 터닝의 다양한 오류가 개선된 새로운 버전이 앱스토어에 업데이트 되었습니다. 터닝을 가장 최신 버전으로 업데이트 해주신 후, 동일한 문제가 지속적으로 발생한다면 cs@hustlers.co.kr로 연락 주시면 친절히 도와드리겠습니다. 다시 한 번 사용에 불편을 드려 정말 죄송하다는 말씀 드리며, 앞으로도 더 개선된 사용성으로 찾아뵙겠습니다. 감사합니다. 팀 터닝 드림

Really good app, ran into a few bugs.

It’s not letting me add any apps after reinstalling it. I deleted it originally because when I tried to type the little sentence out, it brought me to the app and not letting me type the actual quote out so it stopped me from gaining access to the apps. When all is working, it’s a great app and would definitely recommend. It cut my screen time into a quarter of what it was
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Response from developer

Hi Croissant8162719, this is detox manager Neil all the way from South Korea! I'm glad to hear that you experienced amazing screentime reduction with our application⭐ And we feel very sorry for the few bugs you passed through😭 The new version of Turning App with much less bugs and with much better usability is now almost ready to be launched. Please welcome the new Turning and enjoy your productive&healthier life with the Turning App🙌 Thanx a lot! Team Turning.

Amazing App!

This is such a cute app that I’ve found to be extremely useful! The features of the app are quite creative and in my short time of using this app, my screen time has dropped dramatically. It’s especially motivating to see the progress of friends and I love that I can see my activity and monitor the time I spent on each app! Although this is my first screen management app, I love the functionality which, i’m so happy, is free! If there’s one thing I would like, I would enjoy the app more if I could import or make a personal folder of missions! (Being a student, I find that it may be more efficient if I guilt trip myself into being active). Also, it would be amazing if we could personalize the avatars!

Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this app!
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Response from developer

Hi Sydneyspano! Glad to hear the honest and kind review here, and I've happily shared this review with all the team members🙌 For your information, you can add the customizing mission sentence that 'you want to add' at the [Mypage] -> [Mission] within the Turning App so that you can guilt trip yourself. Besides, a lot of characters will be soon released. Thank you for your sincere feedback, and we are very open to listen to the users. If you have any other feedback or suggestions, please feel free to tell us. Thank you so much and hope you to have a productive day with Turning. Thanx🤗

Great app

Reduces screen time so much like it really works wonders. You’ll get hours of life back

Response from developer

Dear ea2187, happy to hear your nice review here😍 Many people at first get curious whether this app really can reduce their screentime or not, but after using the Turning App for more than 2 weeks, they all have the same reaction like you🤣 We are now working on the harder and more stricter mode 'Deep Focus Mode' and it will be launched in April. Please keep using Turning App and give us more feedbacks. We are open to listen to your honest voice🤗 Thank You! Team Turning.

Using this app, my cell phone usage has decreased by 70 percent!

First of all, thank you so much for creating this app!

Turning has improved my grades and improved my usual concentration..!

I used to watch a lot of YouTube and Instagram, so I couldn't concentrate on my studies and usually lose concentration, but this app has eliminated my habit of using apps unconsciously.

I think my diary and this app help me the most with productivity in my daily life!
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Response from developer

Hi J3ssua! Thank you for the nice testimonial here all the way from United States. Plus, we feel very thankful that you've successfully improved your grades and improved concentration with the Turning App. We are currently ready to launch new mode 'Deep Focus Mode' in April, so please give us more feedback through dev@hustlers.co.kr! Thank you a lot and enjoy your productive life with Turning. Team Turning.

Apps that get me up and moving🧍

This is exactly the type of app I've been looking for. I don't like overbearing smartphone addiction apps because they're too intrusive and I never use them when I need to, but this app is uniquely annoying with its different missions. At first I didn't think it would work, but after two weeks of using it, I've reduced my screen time by 70%! I'm excited to see a paid model coming soon!
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Response from developer

Hi there 여명의살인마, glad to hear that you've experienced amazing detox with the Turning App recently! Paid model is so called 'Deep Focus Mode' in the Turning App, and it will be released at the early April :) We will add more intelligent and creative ways to help you get out of binge-scrolling, so plz keep an eye on our service's new updates. Thanx! Team Turning.

The best screen time app I've ever seen before

I've tried out tons of screen time apps before, but this one really stands out. Unlike others where I had to manually ban myself, this app blocks distractions right off the bat once you sign up.💥 Plus, it's so motivating - it actually encourages me to stay off my phone, so I find myself naturally avoiding it. And the best part? You can set time limits, which keeps me from mindlessly scrolling for hours. I used to rack up a whopping 8 hours of screen time daily, but thanks to this app, I've slashed it down to just 2 hours! And the fact that all these awesome features are free? Huge shoutout to the developers.
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Response from developer

Dear doomyboomy:), thanx a lot for your shoutout all the way from US. We've done tons of experiments to nudge human behavior and thus able to change their life in the end. After we found out that the stimulating contents within the social media and entertainment apps can actually hurt one's brain function, we've decided to heal the users brain and help them regain the healthier life. It's great to hear that you successfully reduced the screen time, but what's more important is that you will retrieve your focus time and attention control in soon. Thank you again for your nice review here, and hope you to get more healthier life. We'll help you! Thanks, Team Turning.

BETTER THAN ALL APPS

I love the way this app is different from others!!! Traditional screen time apps make you open the apps you want to get away from and waste time: as you’re only given a set limit and nothing else.

The Turning app gives you a popup asking you to close the app, and do something more mindful. It doesn’t waste your time like traditional screen time apps do, as this app stops you from impulse opening your apps.

With the use of this app, I have managed to go from 4 hours to 7 minutes in just a day!! I love this app! 5 star.
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Response from developer

Hi Ash008_800 all the way from Canada! Glad to hear your nice review here after using Turning. We've been trying to use several innovative ways to reduce people's screentime. Actually it have been proven by data that after 1 week of using Turning App, people has saved 5 hrs a week just like as you said. We'll keep adapting new fun ways to make users conscious while using their phone. Thanx :) Team Turning.

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