An app to block distracting apps for a set time.

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Life Over Screen blocks distracting apps for a set time so you can be more present with the people around you. You choose who this moment is for — family, kids, your partner, friends, or yourself. You choose a duration. You pick the apps to block. The session runs. When it ends, you see how much time you protected. No streaks, no scores, no subscription. A one-time purchase.

What gets blocked

Any app on your phone. You choose your own list each time or save a default. Most people block apps in these categories:

• Social media. Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, Facebook, Snapchat, Threads.
• Video. YouTube, Netflix, Twitch.
• News. News aggregators, Apple News, Google News.
• Games. Whatever pulls you in during moments that matter.
• Messaging (optional). Some people block WhatsApp or Telegram during family time. Others keep them available. Your call.

You are not blocking everything. You are blocking the specific apps that tend to hijack an hour you meant to spend differently.

How session blocking works

1. Επιλέξτε για ποιον είναι αυτή η στιγμή. Οικογένεια. Μικρόκοσμος. Αγάπη. Φίλοι. Μου. Ή ο δικός σου λόγος.
2. Επιλέξτε πόσο καιρό. 15 minutes to 4 hours, or custom.
3. Επιλέξτε τις εφαρμογές που αποσπούν την προσοχή. Pre-grouped categories or individual selection.
4. Ξεκινήστε τη συνεδρία. Selected apps go quiet.
5. Live the moment. Your phone becomes less interesting.
6. Δείτε την προστατευμένη ώρα σας. When the session ends, a simple summary of time you kept for real life.

Why blocking works better than limits

Screen time limits tell you when you have used too much. But by then, the time is already gone. And the override is one tap away.

Blocking works differently. It removes the option before the reflex kicks in. A 2023 PNAS study found that friction-based interventions — a small pause or block before opening an app — reduced app openings by about 57%. That is the strongest single finding in the category.

You do not have to resist the urge to check Instagram if Instagram is not available right now. The decision happened when you started the session, not in the moment of temptation.

iPhone vs Android — honestly

On iPhone, Life Over Screen uses Apple's Screen Time APIs (FamilyControls, ManagedSettings) to make selected apps inaccessible during a session. This is the same enforcement layer Opal uses on iOS. It is clean and reliable.

On Android, public APIs do not allow consumer apps to block other apps the way iOS does. Life Over Screen uses an interruption layer: when you open a selected distracting app during a session, Life Over Screen comes to the front with a calm redirect. The promise on Android is reliable interruption, not perfect lockout.

We say this plainly because it matters. Both platforms do the same job — interrupt the reflex — but the mechanism differs.

How Life Over Screen compares to other app blockers

Store listings change by region. Confirm current purchase terms on the App Store or Google Play.

Αγορά μοντέλου

Εφάπαξ αγορά. No subscription. Localized pricing applies on App Store and Google Play. Restore purchase available on reinstall or new device of the same store account.

Privacy

• No account. No email. No signup.
• No cloud sync. Session data lives on the device.
• No advertising or analytics SDKs.
• Η επιλογή εφαρμογής στο iPhone χρησιμοποιεί τα διακριτικά της Apple που διατηρούν το απόρρητο — η εφαρμογή δεν μαθαίνει ποιες συγκεκριμένες εφαρμογές επιλέξατε.