9 Apps to Curb Smartphone Addiction and Boost Productivity

Today, time has become one of the most valuable assets of every human being, so humans increasingly realize the importance of time management and need this management to control the amount of use of smartphones and increase the quality of important daily tasks. Considering the importance of this, this article aims to introduce 9 apps to control the duration of using smartphones.

1. Quality Time

The first application we intend to introduce to control the time of smartphone users is the popular Quality Time application. This application is designed for Android phones and shows you the duration of using other phone apps, so you are aware of the time spent on each of the applications.Also, the Quality Time can not only show the time spent in each performance, the number of times of each performance will also be known to you. In the take a break section, the duration of the applications that take a lot of your time can be set for how long they cannot be run, and if necessary, the required applications can be removed from the setting. In fact, this allows you to use the phone in your free time with proper planning.Many times for no reason, we spend a lot of time on the phone by unlocking the phone and scrolling through different sections to check the new message, which can be displayed in the quality of time with the number of times and duration. For some people, phone conversations take up a lot of their time, and specific conversations can also be recorded and checked using this application.

2.Forest

The second introduction for time management in this article is the widely used Forest application. In this application, by choosing a certain period of time (for example, 30 minutes) that you will not use your phone, you will create a beautiful tree for yourself, and in the next step, you will create more productive trees and plants by adding the time you are not involved with your phone. .On the other hand, if you don't fulfill your goal, for example, you were supposed to stay away from the phone for two hours, don't fulfill it and engage with the phone, then you will destroy your tree. This application is not only for you and you can enjoy it by turning it into a pleasant game with others in controlling the duration of using the phone while enjoying the benefits of this application.

Below are some of the interesting events of this app:1. Helping the environment: getting 2500 points in this application is equal to planting a tree in the real world.2. You can follow the progress by coordinating with your friends.3. If you get more points, you will have more beautiful trees and new songs.4. It can be used as a group in parties so that by creating a room and inviting people, you can fertilize your plants. Of course, if you do not follow the instructions and use the phone at the specified time, all the plants will dry.5. Can be used for Android, IOS and computer

3.Moment

The third application that we introduce in the article is the Moment app for the IOS system. This application checks how much you use your phone during the day, and if you use it too much, it will disrupt your work by sending too many messages to the extent that you don't care about using the phone.

4.Offtime

The fourth app is the Off time application, which is designed to control the duration of using the phone and other smart gadgets, which is designed for both Android and IOS phone systems. This application can be set in three modes: family, myself and work, and allows you to manage time to use the desired application and games.

5.Breakfree

The Break free application is the fifth application of this article, which is designed for both Android and IOS operating systems. This application helps you to set precise goals by reducing your use of the phone and its software.

6.AppDetox

The AppDetox application is the sixth application that we introduce in this article to control the use of mobile phones, which is designed for the Android operating system, which helps you to open a specific messaging application or game at certain times, and this time It will be under your control when and what time each application is available. After entering the regulations in the app, if you do not follow these regulations, it will help you control the duration of using the phone by sending a warning. In addition, the number of ignored warnings can be displayed so that you can be aware of your behavior in front of the smartphone.

7.Time Used

The seventh application introduced in this article to control the duration of using a phone or tablet is the Time used application. With this application, in addition to categorizing your applications, you will have other typical features of these types of apps. By categorizing your applications, you will be aware of the time spent in each of the applications, games, social networks and other applications. Also, the time used application includes a set of appropriate graphs and charts to display the duration of use of the mobile phone, which not only provides the user's consumption at different times, but also compares and changes the user's behavior in using the phone. It also provides companionship at different times.

8.Space

The eighth application to be introduced is the Space application, which is designed for the Android system. This application has a special attraction compared to other apps and has a reward and warning system. During installation, this app will start with questions like the following:How many times do you turn your mobile phone on and off every day?What is the purpose of using the phone?Based on your answers, this app will name your dependency. For example, if you use a mobile phone for a long time for a useful purpose, the application will give you the nickname rabbit hole wanderer, and this means that you should not let anything distract you in order to get rid of addiction. So this app helps you to focus. One of the most effective ways to control the use of smart gadgets is to limit the use of mobile phones. The app can control the use of users by setting limits according to the number of times the phone is used. In fact, when the allowed time for using the phone is over, this application can turn off the screen light and sometimes send a warning to prevent you from using it excessively. Also, to increase focus, by giving the necessary access to this app, it can disable other notifications. To activate this item, by activating the focus option in the application, you can prevent your focus from being disturbed by your friends' messages. This process continues to work in an interesting way and encourages you to continue this process by reducing your dependence on mobile phones and increasing your focus in a new way, so that if you use the application, an empty walnut screen will be opened for you. With your progress, you will become the owner of stars, planets, and astronauts.

9.Stay Focused-App Block & Tracker, Limit Phone

The ninth app introduced for users to control the duration of mobile phone use is the Stay Focused App Block and Tracker, Limit Phone. By creating restrictions on access to facilities, this application improves the concentration of users and also controls the duration of their use of mobile phones. In this app, users can control the duration of using their mobile phone by creating certain restrictions. Among these limitations, some of them are mentioned below:Limiting the time spent on the app, game or website and other applications; For example, by limiting the time spent on the Instagram app for 30 minutes, you will be limited if you use it too much.-    Limiting the use of applications at certain hours; For example, you can set a specific time to use a variety of apps.limiting the frequency of use of specific applications, games, websites; For example, by specifying the number of times allowed for each specific app during the day, you will only be able to use the game, website, or other applications for the specified number of times.Applying a specific app if successful; This means that you will be able to use an app (for example, Instagram) when you have spent time in a useful app (such as language training, memory enhancing games, or other educational apps). .Other features of Stay Focused app include the possibility of knowing the time spent in different applications in the form of a log or report.The mentioned items are only a part of the numerous features of the stay focused application, which you can benefit from by accessing the free versions of this app.Sometimes this question arises in the minds of users that when I do this with the knowledge of wasting time on social networks, what is the point of reporting!But finally we come to the famous saying that the skill of achieving self-awareness is the most important goal. Even if one day when we become aware of our behavior on smartphones, we will be amazed at the time spent on our mobile phones and conclude that we are wasting our precious time.

In this article, our goal is to introduce the most used applications for managing users' time in smart gadgets. As mentioned many times in the text of the article, time is the most valuable asset of all human beings, with the help of the introduced applications, you will be able to minimize the time wasted by mobile phones and the Internet, and by managing the novel, from golden seconds. Use your life well. You can also make other people benefit from your experiences by sharing other time management applications.