# ScreenZen- Screen Time Control — user reviews > 6,099 indexed App Store user reviews of ScreenZen by ScreenZen LLC, rated 4.90/5 from 46,311 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/screenzen-screen-time-control/id1541027222/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/screenzen-screen-time-control/id1541027222.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 42,430 · 4★ 2,552 · 3★ 587 · 2★ 209 · 1★ 533 ## What do users think of ScreenZen? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Completely reversed my scrolling addiction - 🚀 Helps manage screen time - 👍 Excellent app, easy to use - 👍 Genuinely the best screentime app out there - 👍 Effective in avoiding doom scrolling - 👍 Helps be more intentional with phone usage - 👍 Saves time, reduces screen time - 👍 Helps with productivity and focus - 👍 Customizable, with lots of features - 👍 Free, no ads or subscriptions **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy, sometimes doesn't unlock apps - 🐛 Notifications can't break through - 🐛 Inconsistent UI across devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Unlock button not working as expected - App stops working after some time - Compatibility issues with iOS 16 update **Most requested features** - Add more customization options - Integrate with productivity/to-do apps - Add more pause/break options - Improve website blocking functionality ## Newest reviews (20 of 6,099) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* 👍👍👍 ### 5/5 — I LOVE IT MAN *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* It’s absolutely the perfect act for restrictioning app habits and screen time for doom scrolling monkeys like you ### 5/5 — The BEST *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* My social media screen time has gone from 6 hours a day to maybe 30 minutes. This app has been an absolute game changer, and the fact that’s it’s free is a huge plus (but it works so well, I’d pay for it lol). I love that it’s entirely customizable to fit my needs and schedule! And that it actually KEEPS me off apps. Other apps are too easy to work around. Thank you endlessly! ### 5/5 — The best out of them all *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* Probably the best app for quitting social media addiction and procrastination, no payments and most importantly great customisation is the thing that all the other apps like this one lack, my only complaint (if you can call it that) is that you can’t choose a set time for a group of apps, like 2 hours for instagram AND YouTube, instead of 2 hours for both Overall - wonderful app, 5:5 stars ### 5/5 — The Best App Ever *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* I have used this app for years and it has SIGNIFICANTLY reduced my screen time. I’ve probably gotten years of my life back thanks to this app and the strict limits I’m able to set for myself. I could not live without it. ### 5/5 — Helping me stay present *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* This app has helped me work on my screen time. I am very happy with the customization, and options it has available. I also like how easy it is to adjust the settings. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* Wonderful free app, not sure how long it’ll be free for… ### 5/5 — Great app if you really want to lessen screentime *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* Its free, acutally limits you, i love the app ### 5/5 — Changed how I lived!! *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* Best decision and it’s so easy to use gets me off doom scrolling still can have a little break but I used to spend 2-4 HOURS of my precious life on instagram now 15-45mins it’s insane!! Definitely get this app ### 5/5 — This app has helped me quit social media for good! *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* I genuinely thought ScreenZen or whatever its called was going to be another unhelpful Screen Time app which manipulates you into paying for it. I believe that we have the fundamental right to free resources that effectively fight addiction - in this case social media addiction. I’m very glad this app exists! Try it. ### 5/5 — Helped me so much! *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* It’s helped me decrease my screen time from 5 hours a day to about 3 minutes… Sometimes I don’t even use all the increments! I feel healthier and more intentional with my social media use! And it’s free, woo! ### 5/5 — It’s working! *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* This has definitely helped me cut down on impulsive phone checking BIG TIME. ### 5/5 — The best screen time app I have tried *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* This is just flat out the best screen time app I have used, and I think I have tried 4. It just works, and all they ask is a one time donation. ### 3/5 — Review *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* Doesn’t really work I have 6 ten minute timers and for like 3-4 every day it just doesn’t work for a hour which is so stupid I really like this app when it works but I don’t understand why it dosnt work all the time ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* It works so well for me and I can set individual limits on each app ### 5/5 — Cut my screen time down insanely fast *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* Incredibly effective! Occasionally glitchy when iOS updates, but the value provided far outweighs this. ### 5/5 — Helped *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* Helped me and my social media addiction ngl. I’ve become much more productive ### 5/5 — Sanity Saver! *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* This app has made a massive impact on my screen time and has already helped me cut down doomscrolling by hours to less than an hour each day. Will tell everyone about this app forever! ### 5/5 — very helpful *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* the only app so far that’s free and actually reduced my screen time. I used it for tiktok and now I barely open that app! ### 3/5 — Good but I forgot my password and now can’t remove anything. *2026-08-24, version 1.2.178* I have been using this app for a while now but I have forgotten the password and unfortunately made it so I can not delete apps and can only disable using my password which I don’t know if there is a way to have this not happen please inform me. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 🤨 *2026-08-23, version 1.2.178* My mom put this on my phone and i have no freedom ### 1/5 — Glitchy Stopped working *2026-08-20, version 1.2.178* Glitchy and frustrating The app is extremely glitchy and has stopped working properly. I tried deleting and adding the schedules I wanted to adjust, but it’s not responding at all. It keeps blocking apps when I don’t need them blocked, and vice versa. Very frustrating and basically unusable in its current state. ### 1/5 — Gives me a workaround *2026-08-13, version 1.2.178* Screenzen has great blocking abilities but I can completely disable it by using troubleshoot-reset screen time. that way, you can bypass the restrictions you set at anytime, no matter what. it used to be an extremely useful app, but after i found it this way, it becomes utterly useless. could the developers find another way for troubleshooting. cuz this way of “troubleshooting” just makes the app unusable for people who actually have no problem when using it. I really hope the developers resolve this issue. I’ll give 5 stars if the developers change this. ### 1/5 — Not good *2026-08-12, version 1.2.178* Really good but I had to delete it and reinstalled it and more it stopped working entirely ### 1/5 — Not great and just inconvenient *2026-08-11, version 1.2.178* The blocking is honestly so frustrating to me because one app isn’t my problem. It’s all of them. But with how the system is I can’t set it to where all apps unblock when I unblock one. It’s really frustrating and unhelpful to me. Especially considering it counts my unblocks for all categories. Not just the individual I pick up. So if I have to unblock three apps at once. Bam. That’s halo my pickups for the day. I always have to disable it because it is so inconvenient manually unblocking each app. Huge design flaw. Does not work for me. And I’m deleting the app until they change that. ### 1/5 — Blocking unadded apps *2026-08-05, version 1.2.178* I had a limit for my banking apps. And I hadn’t used them all day I went to use them and it would say opening in 5 seconds then not open . Kept happening I needed to use my banking apps. So I deleted the group which was limiting them in the app. I go to use them and it says they are fully blocked. They arnt in the app anymore shouldn’t have anything to do with ScreenZen anymore but they are fully blocked . So I haven’t been able to get into my banking apps in hours. Which is not good I need to be able to access them. Ridiculous. ### 1/5 — Just downloaded *2026-07-31, version 1.2.178* Tipped , then got to app won’t open 🫠 ### 1/5 — Blocked all of my apps without permission *2026-07-28, version 1.2.178* The app lets you select a group of apps to block, so I blocked social media apps, but I woke up this morning and every single app I have on my phone was blocked. I have no clue how it did this and I’m still working on getting it fixed ### 1/5 — Horrible and malicious *2026-07-24, version 1.2.178* I got this to fix my sleep. Not to be completely locked out after the time I put it to unlock apps and they expect money to emergency use it. If this happens go to setting screen time take their permission away ### 1/5 — Love it, except!… *2026-07-22, version 1.2.178* I love what it can do. Just wish there was a better UI and better customization for block/pause screen as in Cape. Would love to see an option that can hide apps instead of block them. Would love to be able to turn off Open Counters. I really don’t care how many times I’ve opened apps or sites. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* Doomscrolling has dropped considerably:) ### 5/5 — Helpful to stop overuse *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* A good way of alerting yourself when you’ve been using an app for longer that you’d like ### 5/5 — Incredible App *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* Super helpful! Made me “forget” about some apps I didn’t really need to use in the first place! 10/10 would recommend ### 5/5 — Fantastic app! *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* I started using this to reduce my game playing and it has been brilliant! ### 5/5 — love it *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* has cut my screen time in half! ### 5/5 — It really works! *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* I really needed an app like this! Thank you for keeping this app free (with donations) I find myself turning off my phone to get more things done! Set it to your limit, you can make it as optimistic as you need! Let’s stop depending on social medias for that dopamine hit, find your passion in life and enjoy life to the fullest! ### 5/5 — Reduced Screen Time *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* I’ve used it for a couple days and it works a lot better for me than screen time limits. My screen time has gone down and I don’t find myself mindlessly scrolling for hours. I’m more intentional with what I look at. ### 5/5 — Tried a few of these… *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* This is the best. Locking mechanism is perfect and lots of contingency controls if you need it. ### 5/5 — Worth it! *2026-08-26, version 1.2.178* A friend recommended this to me and honestly it’s prevented me from wasting hours of my time on social media. It does what it says and I would recommend it to anyone looking to cut down on their screen time. ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2026-08-25, version 1.2.178* I like how it makes me think about what I am doing with my time before I can go into social media apps. Sometimes I decide to stay more “in the moment” with the real world --- *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 2026-08-28.*