# Free Time: App Blocker & Focus — user reviews > 11 indexed App Store user reviews of Free Time by Nicole Kelner, rated 4.80/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/free-time-app-blocker-and-focus/id6747683001/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/free-time-app-blocker-and-focus/id6747683001.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sucks *2025-12-05* Trash **Developer response:** I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy using Free Time! Please email me at support@findfreetime.com, and I'd love the chance to hear what feedback you have. As an indie developer, I'm always trying to improve the app to help people use their phone mindfully. -Nicole ### 5/5 — The features I’ve wanted! *2026-02-24* This app actually addresses what I need from a screen time app. Promotes mindfulness - lets me be responsible for my usage, and has time based constraints that aren’t easy to get around ### 5/5 — Adding ideal intention to my day *2025-11-25* FreeTime adds a gentle layer of mindful attention to parts of my day that used to slip into distraction. Helps me stay present with self and with the passions. I find the design to be super grounding and the experience feels purposeful in a way that supports real presence. It has quickly become something I find myself being grateful for on the regular. It is genuinely life improving app. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this review, it makes me so happy to hear you are enjoying using Free Time! So glad to hear it's helpful you feel more present in your daily life! -Nicole ### 5/5 — Love using the app *2025-11-20* Thanks for building this! It really helps put me in the right mindspace when using my phone. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this review! So happy to hear you are enjoying using Free Time! -Nicole ### 5/5 — Intentional app usage works *2025-11-17* I love the way that Free Time prompts you to do something before unlocking an app you have blocked. my scrolling on instagram went way down immediately after downloading it. the only improvement i would suggest is that sometimes the blocked app doesn’t get locked the first time you switch back to Free Time using the notification, and you have to re-open or go back to Free Time for it to lock the app, but not a huge deal. **Developer response:** Hi! I'm so happy to hear that you're loving Free time. Thank you for catching this bug! I'm working on solving it right now and will have it fixed for the next build :) -Nicole ### 5/5 — Life changing *2025-11-14* I cannot believe how quickly this app changed my social media habits and I’m so much calmer and more focused as a result. I used to struggle with checking my apps way too much, but now I’ve cut way back and am using them so much more intentionally. I appreciate the simple design, the gentle reminders, and how it doesn’t shame me for needing to check apps—which I need to do for my work. I’m recommending to so many friends! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this review! I'm so happy to hear Free Time is helping you feel calmer and more focused. Love that you are able to use your phone more intentionally! -Nicole ### 5/5 — Amazing app!!! *2025-11-13* I LOVE Free time. Since starting to use it, it’s got me using my phone so much more thoughtfully. And the problems are all just the right difficulty - hard enough to be annoying, easy enough to do. In just 3 weeks, I’ve become so much more regulated with my Instagram use, that I’ve added locks to all of my other troublesome apps. Thank you Free time for giving me more Free Time!! **Developer response:** Thank you so much!! I'm so happy to hear you are feeling more regulated with your Instagram and that Free Time is helping you have more free time :) -Nicole ### 5/5 — Less Facebook more Music *2025-11-12* Thank you for this amazing app. Instead of scrolling endlessly on my phone, I now rediscovered my love for playing the piano. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this review! So happy to hear you are able to spend more time playing piano and less time scrolling! -Nicole ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful! Makes screen-time more intentional! *2025-11-08* I’ve used a LOT of different screen time related apps and what I love about this one is that it doesn’t totally block things—in the sense that I can solve my word puzzle and access it, but instead makes the time I spend on social media more intentional. It also works great for browser viewing. I don’t have Instagram on my phone, but it still locks instagram.com. So, that’s awesome. Really simple to use. Highly recommend!! ### 5/5 — Simple and easy *2025-11-07* Thanks for getting me off my phone!! ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Instant lifesaver! Overcame phone addiction in first month *2025-11-07* Embarrassed to confess how my social media screen time daily average was 9-12 hours before this app. Proud to declare how that effortlessly cut to 2.5 hours within the first 3 weeks. Within my first month, I’ve managed to keep off my worst two mobile apps for a whole week! Definitely worth a try — and I’m sure you’ll be recommending this to everyone like I’m doing. Thank youuuu for so much of my life back 🥹 **Developer response:** Wow! Thank you so much for this review. I'm so happy to hear Free Time was able to help you cut down your screen time so much! -Nicole --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-04.*