Limit Screen Time・Taskfulness 4+

Social Media Blocker & Control

Codescale GmbH

    • 4.5 • 66 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Taskfulness - stay present, and focused on the task at hand when using your phone. Built on scientific methods of making cognitive and behavioral changes.

Ever wondered why, when feeling anxious, irritated, mentally tired… you find yourself scrolling? The thing is, it’s kind of natural. Our brain is wired to fix difficult emotions with easy rewards. Social media leverages it, and now we spend hours on Instagram, without a clear reason.

The good news is that emotion management is a trainable skill. We built Taskfulness so you can train it and return to purpose-based phone usage. Try it, and save 1.5-2 hours a day of screen time (14k people average). Our favorite reviews go: “(Using Taskfulness feels) as if the missing critical thinking voice came back,” and “It gives me great self-discipline, but no control. As someone who hates to be controlled, I appreciate that.”

How It Works.
THE TASK - BASED PHONE USAGE:
Choose the apps that get you distracted: social media, messengers, or games. Next time before using say WhatsApp, Taskfulness will prompt you to state a reason: label your emotions, state a task, and set a timer to unlock.

For example:
- Emotions labeled: Curiosity, Responsibility
- Task: Reply to Katie on WhatsApp
- Time: 5 minutes
If your emotions and task align, the app gets unlocked for the time you set. If your emotions are negative, the task is not specific, or the time is insufficient, Taskfulness AI provides tips to help you refocus.

A nice detail: In the middle of a started task, you will be reminded to stay on track, so you don’t get distracted.


SCREEN TIME GOALS:
Now, via the Taskfulness home screen, you can set a Screen Time Goal.
Throughout the day, visit Taskfulness to see how well you follow your limits.


STATISTICS:
You can see all the tasks you unlocked during the day. This feature ensures you never have to wonder where your time went.

Nice to Know:
Each unlock takes only 20 seconds and saves our users, on average, 45 minutes a day from unnecessary activities.
Try Taskfulness for 7 days free.


Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

What’s New

Version 7.3.0

Did you know you can cut your screen time by 32% without losing anything? Yep, you can!
Taskfulness members save 2 hours a day from unconscious scrolling. How? By simply stating why and for how long they need distracting apps before opening them.
For example, “Reply to Katherine on LinkedIn for 5 min” - we call it the “Task.” And when the time for the task is up, Taskfulness will automatically close the distracting apps. Welcome to the place where your phone belongs to you, not vice versa :)

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
66 Ratings

66 Ratings

heysavnac ,

wow. wow. wow.

this is my most favorite thing on my phone now. please, PLEASE, don’t ever make it a subscription based app or something like the rest of the world is doing which ruins apps because what you guys have here is incredible. I set an intention, and while I’m using my app, actuflow sends notifications asking me if I’m still on track, while timing my session, waiting for me to get back and reflect on my phone usage. Its integration with the apple shortcuts system is so seamless and never fails! It’s really freaking lovely. I am on my first day of using it but as long as I don’t neglect the system and always respect it, I can definitely see it changing my relationship with my phone in a positive way. Thank you so much actuflow, I think this app is what’s gonna help me with my phone addiction more than anything else on the phone itself will. I don’t need the premium version, but I may pay for it anyways just to support you guys because I love what you’re doing.

Elusive Bird ,

New AI chat function is surprisingly good

I have been using the app for a while and find it pretty helpful already. Then the AI chat function was added with a recenupdate and I am kind of blown away. I thought it would feel gimmick-y. But actually, it helps make the app useful beyond just my phone addiction. It helps me figure out when I may need to eat instead of scroll, how much time I should spend on a task (and then visually reminds me that this is the task I’m supposed to focus on), and it even helped me figure out how to get on with my day when I got sidetracked because I was tired and scattered. It’s hard to explain how this is possible, but I think it replaces the missing “voice in my head” that should ask me “hey, are you tired? Aren’t you supposed to be doing xyz right now? Is there something else you were meaning to do?” And basically non-judgmentally tells me “It’s okay, you can do this.”

terrythethunder ,

Changed my life!

I used to always constantly, habitually go on social media and news sites all the time. They consume large chunks of my time since they’re addictive and I feel a compulsion to read everything. I tried deleting the apps and blocking websites, but eventually I’ll need to unblock them to check up on things. This app is a game-changer when set up with Shortcuts because it requires me to write my intention before using them, and set a time limit so I am reminded the amount of time I’m using up.

I have so many suggestions for improvements and I hope the app becomes better and super successful!

Developer Response ,

Wow!

I really appreciate your detailed feedback!
It’s awesome to see that it works for you.

Write about suggestions to acture.app@gmail.com.

I will keep making the app more engaging and I hope that the app may change the way how users use their phones completely.

App Privacy

The developer, Codescale GmbH, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Contact Info

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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