Cut your screen time without blocking a single app.

The longer you scroll, the more your screen fills up with water. Stay too long and it covers everything. Put your phone down for 2 minutes and it clears.

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Android now. iPhone coming.

  1. 0 min

    Scroll like you always do.

    Screen Time Overlay counts your minutes inside apps, quietly, in the background.

  2. 6 min

    A thin line of water appears.

    Your first sign you've been at it a while. Taps still go through, so nothing stops you yet.

  3. 12 min

    The longer you stay, the higher it gets.

    A label on the water tells you how long until your screen is covered.

  4. 20 min

    Your screen is covered.

    Taps stop going through. That's your cue to stop scrolling.

  5. +2 min

    Put your phone down for 2 minutes.

    Lock it or lay it face down. The water clears and your count starts again from zero.

  6. 2, 5, 10 min

    Need your phone right now?

    Pull down your notifications to snooze for 2, 5 or 10 minutes, or shake it hard to lower the water for a minute. Your count keeps going.

Only time in apps counts.

The home screen, the lock screen and apps you choose to leave alone (like Maps, Phone or Camera) pause your count. Switching between apps keeps adding to it.
One evening, for example
  1. Feed0 → 9 min
  2. Home9
  3. Videos→ 14
  4. Maps14
  5. Chat→ 17
  6. Phone down2 min → 0
  • counts
  • paused
  • resets

Pick how strict it is.

Choose a starting point, then change the times whenever you like.

  • Casual scroller

    Water from 9 min, covered at 30 min. Put your phone down for 1 min.

  • Habit scroller

    Water from 6 min, covered at 20 min. Put your phone down for 2 min.

  • Compulsive scroller

    Water from 3 min, covered at 10 min. Put your phone down for 5 min.

Choose what fills your screen.

Same rules, four looks.

  • TideSummer

    Water and beach toys.

    Covered says The tide's in.

  • Leaf FallAutumn

    Autumn leaves pile up.

    Covered says The leaves have piled up.

  • SnowdriftWinter

    Snow settles.

    Covered says Snowed in.

  • BloomSpring

    A meadow grows.

    Covered says Overgrown.

Nothing leaves your phone.

No account, no sign-in. It needs four Android switches:

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  1. 1

    See which app is open

    So it knows when you've been scrolling a while.

  2. 2

    Show on top of apps

    So the water can fill the screen over them.

  3. 3

    Send a notification

    That's where your snooze buttons live.

  4. 4

    Keep running in the background

    So Android doesn't stop it halfway through.

Questions

Does it block my apps?

No. Nothing is ever locked. The water only gets in the way once your screen is covered, and putting your phone down clears it.

What if I really need my phone?

Snooze from your notifications for 2, 5 or 10 minutes, as often as you need.

Which apps does it count?

Every app, except the ones you choose to leave alone. Calls and Settings are never covered.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not yet. It's coming.

Spend less time scrolling.

Get it on Google Play

Android now. iPhone coming.