# Eye Monitor - Break Reminders — user reviews

> 46 indexed App Store user reviews of Eye Monitor by 文烁 蔡.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eye-monitor-break-reminders/id1527031341/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eye-monitor-break-reminders/id1527031341.md

## Newest reviews (13 of 46)

### 5/5 — 好极了

*2024-09-18*

简洁美观的设计，没有乱七八糟的复杂功能。专注做到提醒休息这一件事情，这是真正的好软件。很便宜的价格就可以换来一个好的生活习惯，感谢开发者

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2024-09-13*

helps monitor my focus and blurs my screen when its time to take a break. 

i've spent my break time reading more

### 5/5 — Very nice little gadget

*2024-09-05*

I've beeng using a different eye protector pluggin, but eye monitor is more user friendly and flxible for customization

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2024-07-31, version 3.0.45*

This is the first app that has really helped me manage my screen time at work. I've been using it for 3 weeks now and it successfully reminds me to get up and move at regualr intervals. I was worried that it would disrupt my virtual meetings but it's very easy to skip the break if it comes up during a call and it doesn't interfere at all.

### 5/5 — 建议增加调节倒计时功能

*2024-06-12*

工作场合上倒计时大大的显示，比较扎眼，容易引起别人的好奇。大家要在职场上扮演的为了工作可以牺牲身体，透支精力的社畜。这种养生软件还是低调一点好。建议产品多考虑社会工程学！ ---你的pro用户

**Developer response:** 最新版本增加了mini弹窗功能，可在设置里修改

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2024-05-23*

And annoying. Eye Monitoring works exactly as avertised--it forces you to take a break.

I have several eye problems and work far too many hours on my Mac.

It's worth it. Try it, you'll like it.

### 5/5 — 挺有帮助的

*2024-05-10*

强行让自己意识到休息，对于我们这种久坐的人群来说站起来动动，很有帮助

### 5/5 — 拯救我的眼睛

*2024-04-11*

作为一个很难分离工作和生活的人，特别需要这种直接打断的形式来帮忙调整节奏。。。

### 5/5 — Glamorous!

*2024-04-01*

I've never seen an app as a good as this for eye breaks. Really helped me in prevention of eye drain!

**Developer response:** Thank you!

### 5/5 — 很好用，每隔40分钟休息5分钟

*2024-03-26*

解决了一坐就是一天的问题。

自律不如他律，他律不如强制，哈哈哈~

### 5/5 — 很有帮助

*2024-03-14*

不是这个软件的话，我意识不到自己已经在屏幕前坐了很久。

### 5/5 — 请问能否增加手机端？

*2024-03-05*

软件非常好用，就是能否增加手机端呢，再次付费也愿意，手机其实生活中使用特别多，急需一个可以全屏提醒的软件

### 5/5 — 非常好用

*2024-01-10*

感受很好，进度条显示和提醒的样式都觉得很舒服，还可以自定义提醒方式

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Warning: Do not install

*2025-02-22*

I installed this and found that for almost all features, I needed to upgrade to the paid version. So I wanted to uninstall it. It told me I couldn't because it was running. There was no way to stop it from running--no force quit, so I had to reboot just to uninstall it.

### 1/5 — PAY TO PLAY

*2024-05-09*

Configuration for schedule/duration locked behind purchase. Can't customize look either without purchase. Advise against this product.

### 1/5 — Version 3.0.0 FAULTY

*2021-11-13*

Settings window is BLANK in macOS 10.15.7

**Developer response:** Fixed.

### 3/5 — Nice UX, basics work, “smart” features do not

*2026-08-12*

Overall I like the user interface; easy to use (note, pay to play, but it’s cheap). Very disappointed to find the “smart” features don’t really work; turned them on, and went *ALL DAY* in front of my computer, *NEVER* go a single break. The fatigue meter kept creeping up, but then I’d pause a bit while reading a long document and it drops to 0% again. Likewise, I was on a 2-hour long Zoom meeting and the meter never went above 15% or so. *SO* the “smart” fatigue measurements don’t work – on the other hand, in “dumb” mode (where it just mechanically schedules a break every 30 minutes or whatever time you set) works well. I had hoped for something a bit smarter than just a mechanical 30 minute timer but… meh. For the price, it works, and I don’t really care that when I walk away my computer is scheduling breaks for itself every 30 minutes… :ROFL: My work style means I spent a lot of time reading (versus typing/mousing) so maybe that’s why the smart features kept mistaking my activity for “inactivity.” One more thing to be aware of, the “smart” features (that didn’t work well for me) will want full accessibility access to monitor your keyboard, mouse and video. I turned on mouse tracking but was uncomfortable being filmed and having screenshots of my work taken all the time, so I didn’t turn those on. Maybe it would work better with all the spying features enabled but – that’s a call you’ll have to make regarding your personal threshold for how much visibility you want to give the app.

### 3/5 — 不知道规则和通知间隔有什么联系

*2023-06-20*

总之，规则我设定的二十分钟计时，然后过了二十分钟根本不提醒。然后就一定要按照疲劳值来计算，但是疲劳值又没办法自由设定，只按照系统给的来，然后一下子疲劳值又清零了，就在我打这段评价的时候，直接清零了，我不理解啊，18块我花的好难受啊，能不能改改啊？能不能就按照屏幕使用时间来计时计算啊？啊？弹窗很不错，但是计算系统真的不太行。

### 3/5 — seems decent but expensive

*2022-06-06*

unfortunately a subscription fee for something that should not need a subscription.

### 4/5 — Overall happy

*2026-03-15*

Like the ‘thermometer’ in the task tray. Like that I can manually take a break. Wish it had one-click snooze to give me time options to finish whatever I’m working on.

**Developer response:** Hi, just right-click the menu bar icon of Eye Monitor, and you will see the Do Not Disturb feature.

### 4/5 — Exceptionally well-crafted and thought out and executed very well indeed

*2025-08-19*

Basically for me it’s either this or the venerable Time Out. This is more intelligent in its monitoring AFACT but it lacks one critical, small feature that Timeout has, which is a keyboard shortcut to skip the current enforced break. For instance, if you’re in a game or meeting and a break occurs, you have to scramble for your mouse/trackpad, find the “Skip” and click it. With Timeout, you just hit a keyboard shortcut which you know off by heart. 

Other than that, this is the classier, better app IMO but it’s close.

### 4/5 — 如果是买断制的就好了

*2024-10-10*

功能挺完善的，使用也方便。不光发送眼睛了，久坐还能站起来活动活动

### 4/5 — Very useful

*2024-08-08*

Easy to use, awesome app.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 很棒

*2025-10-05*

如果早点使用这个app，我就不会得飞蚊症了

### 5/5 — It has been good

*2025-09-12*

I like the reminders about the screen time.

### 5/5 — 推荐给mac用户

*2025-08-15*

简洁好用～

### 5/5 — Bug

*2025-07-08, version 3.0.70*

Hi! Thank you for amazing app.
Only one  annoying bug so far - I can drag the full screen notification by mouse.

### 5/5 — Finally Changed My Behavior

*2025-05-17*

I was using Take a Break, which is a great minimalist product, but the behavior never took. So far, with this one, I'm actually getting up, and its persistence helps, since it can be deferred for 5 minutes if you set it, rather than being dismissed until the next period. Also, I prefer to be prompted during work, but not so much during personal time, so after turning it off, it will restart the process on the next day.

### 5/5 — The Best there is.

*2025-03-04*

Its actually the best break reminder app in the world

### 5/5 — Great simple app.

*2025-01-12*

It’s such a good and simple app that I decided to buy the pro version after a couple of weeks of use. The free version has everything you need, but I wanted to support the developer for the great work. It also doubles as a very effective pomodoro timer, and the fatigue graph is a useful addition.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your support! And, yes, some users use Eye Monitor as a pomodoro timer. That's cool.

### 5/5 — Nice app

*2024-11-07, version 3.0.52*

It works perfectly

### 5/5 — 推荐

*2024-10-31*

整体功能简洁，日常喝水比较少，作为久坐办公人员，现在是自定义了文案来提醒自己喝水，不知道作者是否考虑增加一个记录喝水的功能。这样能确保每天的喝水量

### 5/5 — Useful

*2024-10-10*

I used free version and still find it usefull although not so flexible

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