MeBeforeApps vs MonkMate

You don't need to quit. You just need to use less. MeBeforeApps shows a pause screen before you open distracting apps, helping turn unconscious scrolling into a conscious choice. Instead of forcing you to quit, it gives you one moment to decide. One mindful choice a day can become a calmer phone routine over time. Mindful digital detox, not through willpower alone, but through awareness. A realistic way to reduce screen time without going cold turkey. This app is for you if: - You keep watching Reels or Shorts before bed - You lose time to mindless social media without noticing - You need to focus for exams, work, or studying - Full blocking feels too extreme, but you still want less screen time - You want a digital wellbeing tool built around conscious choice How it works: (1) Pick apps you open too often and set your daily goal. Add Instagram, YouTube, or any habit app, and a pause screen appears each time you open it. (2) On the pause screen, choose consciously. - Hold On: go back to home - Just a Bit: choose to proceed for a limited time (3) Review your patterns in the timeline and app detail stats. See each app's 120-day heatmap, the last 7 days of real usage time, and Insight cards that show when you open apps most. Sleep Shield Auto-blocks apps during your sleep hours. Set your schedule, days, and grace period to protect your nights from late scrolling. Focus Mode Hard block your phone whenever you need to concentrate. Exclude up to 5 apps and activate Focus Mode when it matters. Starting and ending a session is free. Pro lets you exit instantly. Start for free - Block unlimited apps - Timeline tracking - Daily goal setting - App detail stats screen - Sleep Shield: auto-block apps during sleep hours - Focus Mode: hard block on demand, up to 5 excluded apps Build a calmer phone routine with Pro - Temporarily pause blocking for any app with one tap, auto-resumes in 60 minutes - Exit Focus Mode instantly - Use extended allow options - Customize each app's pause screen message - Customize each app's pause screen icon - Customize each app's pause screen background color (10 colors) - Choose a pre-open delay: 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, or 60 seconds Your custom settings are kept if Pro expires and restored automatically when you subscribe again. Your first step toward a calmer, more intentional phone life. Start with MeBeforeApps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kbpzdm.com/apps/mebeforeapps/privacy

Slacking off again today? Change your surroundings. Promised yourself you'd really study today, and didn't keep it again? Stop relying on willpower and let technology guard your focus. Turn on monk mode with MonkMate, and those apps simply won't open until it ends. ■ Block apps, categories, and websites at once Pick apps and categories from the Screen Time list, then add sites. Deleting apps is blocked too while monk mode runs. ■ Once it starts, it can't be stopped Set any length from 5 minutes and start. While it runs, you can only add time or add things to block. ■ Time left, right on the Lock Screen Time left shows in a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island. Each time you back out of a blocked app, it counts toward this session. ■ The Screen Time vault, for when holding on is hardest Lock your Screen Time passcode in the Screen Time vault. To get it back, you ask and wait the time you chose (1 hour to 7 days), and it only opens after the current monk mode ends. No need to remember the passcode. ■ See your focus in numbers Today's focus time, your streak, and the last 14 days at a glance. Sign in with the same account and focus time from iPhone and Mac adds up. ■ MonkMate never sees which apps you use MonkMate only knows how many apps and categories you picked. Even when you try to open a blocked app, Apple doesn't share its name, so MonkMate only counts. ■ On Mac, too The Mac app blocks apps and websites together, with an allowlist that keeps only the sites you need and scheduled starts. Learn more at monkmate.pro. ■ Pricing Every feature is free, from blocking apps and sites to the Screen Time vault and stats. On the free plan, monk mode lasts up to 1 hour 30 minutes per session (extending can't take it past 1 hour 30 minutes from the start), and ads appear in the app. MonkMate Pro (monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase) removes the time limit (up to 7 days per session on iPhone) and the ads, and applies to your account on both Mac and iPhone when you're signed in. Subscriptions renew automatically and are charged to your Apple ID unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://app.monkmate.pro/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://app.monkmate.pro/en/privacy-policy/ Your focus is limitless. With MonkMate.