FocusMe

A Google user

Pretty great app that beats the other similar ones. The main feature for me is that it won't let me edit my rules when they are enforced which is great. The biggest issue so far is that all my rules were deleted and I had to reconfigure everything. It must have been due to an update, but I'm not sure. Also, when websites are being blocked in Firefox it gets into infinite refresh/redirect loops. Not sure of the behavior in other browsers. If these bugs were fixed I'd easily give 5 stars.

A Google user

Three major pain points that make this app not worth it: 1. The app crashed often, requiring a reboot to relaunch. It (obviously) stops tracking time while crashed. 2. While using time limited websites it displays the time left in the plan on _every_ page interaction. Very annoying and distracting. 3. It often counted time against my plan when my phone was in my pocket. I would jump from 1 hr left to zero without having used my phone, let alone the web browser at all. The app has a great idea, but the execution is poor.

A Google user

Great interface, but buggy. I uninstalled it because it started using a gig of data for some reason, strange for an app that doesn't really browse. If I had my podcast app open before 10pm (when I set the start time for the limit) it wouldn't close it, only prevent me from opening. It crashed a lot. I could still navigate to blocked websites using facebook messenger. I might re-install after an update or two, but for now I'm going to try another site blocker.

A Google user

Enabling the Focus.me accessibility service led to serious performance issues on my Note 10+. The performance issues started a few weeks after installing. I was almost ready to switch to an iPhone before I diagnosed the issue. My phone sometimes took 5 or 6 seconds to reply to a tap on the screen due to this issue. Do yourself a favor and don't install this app. It's very poorly coded. Find another way to limit your time on your phone such as using the built-in Digital Wellbeing features.

Yehia Elsheikh

The app is very helpful. I just wished that some of the features in the desktop version were available here. Ex: the random password limit on the desktop is 2000 characters and its only 100 in the app version, or if there was a way sync between several devices. Please consider this suggestion.

A Google user

Totally awesome app..very effective in blocking apps and has very good scheduling options.I would have given 5 stars but there are some small issues. It seem to close down exempted apps also when some notifications come and the website blocker does not appear to work and so i had to block the Chrome app itself. Update: 11/1/2019 The blocking by url works, make sure to enter the url in the proper format. Very effective and useful app if you want to stop distraction while using a smart phone.

A Google user

Unfortunately, this app crashes when you go to settings, which causes it to stop blocking websites. This defeats the purpose of the app when you set it to "force". Edit: the bug is indeed fixed. I really appriciate that. And i added a star. I would have added more, but the website blocking feature only works for browsers. So, I can get to blocked websites if I open a llink to them in another app that isn't a browser like Twitter, Instagram, or Bing Edit 2: added a star for customer service.

Jess B

App suddenly isn't working properly. I have several different setups to give me only 30 minutes on an app or website. The time just never runs out. Occasionally I'll get an update like "25 minutes left" but it just lets me keep going for hours. I'm trying to use this app to manage my ADHD hyperfocus but it just isn't working. It used to be really good. Please fix it. Edit: hi guys this IS the version from the that link

A Google user

Website blocking is very unreliable. Initially I had to be careful to avoid things like orientation changes, but now I have no issue accessing the sites I blocked. The UX of the app could use some work also. When creating plans, the difference between options are not explained, leading to guesswork. There also doesn't seem to be an option to edit websites when you're adding them to a plan, so if you add one by mistake or make a typo, you have to start the creation process all over again.