Study time keeps getting interrupted
One quick check can interrupt an entire study session. Block distracting apps while you study and give your attention a chance to stay on the chapter, not the feed.
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Take a breath before the scroll takes over.
ScreenBreathe helps you spend less time distracted and more time on what matters. The all-in-one digital detox app that blocks distractions, builds bulletproof focus habits, and provides a secure parental block—all processed securely on your own device.
Free to download · Sign-in optional · Your screen-time data stays on your device
The Problem
Screen habits are hard to change on your own
It is easy to open your phone for one thing and get pulled into something else. ScreenBreathe helps you set boundaries before another quick check becomes a long scroll.
Handing over your phone feels risky
Choose which apps your child can access with Kids mode. A parent PIN protects the exit, helping you maintain the boundaries you set on their device.
Five minutes turns into two hours
Set a daily limit for distracting apps. When the limit is reached, ScreenBreathe blocks further access for the rest of the day, helping you stick to the boundary you chose.
How it works
A simpler way to build better screen habits
Choose your apps, set your limits, and start your first focus session. ScreenBreathe applies your blocking rules directly on your Android device.
1
Choose the apps to protect
Choose distracting apps from your installed list, set daily limits, and switch on website and content blocking.
2
Choose your strictness
Pick Study, Parent or Detox mode, then set the intensity, from gentle nudges to PIN-protected Deep blocks.
3
Start a focused session
Begin a timer, stopwatch or Pomodoro session. ScreenBreathe keeps blocked apps blocked until it ends. Check your progress in the Engagement tab.
Features
Focus tools for students, adults, and families
Eight tools in one calm app. Your activity data stays on your device, never sent to ScreenBreathe servers.
Focus Sessions & Study Mode
ScreenBreathe replaces the need for multiple study apps. Trigger Study Mode to instantly lock out distracting apps and websites until your timer runs out.
Daily App Limits
Set boundaries that stick. Choose a daily limit for individual apps and let ScreenBreathe block access when your allowance runs out. Use 3 tokens each week to edit app-limit times, giving you flexibility while helping you stick to your limits.
Advanced Website Blocker
Go beyond just apps. Our local DNS-based filter acts as a robust sites block, instantly stopping time-wasting websites right in your browser.
Content Blocker
Stop the scroll, not the whole app. Block supported distracting feeds inside compatible apps, including selected short-form content, while keeping the rest of the app available where supported.
Flexible Block Levels
Choose how strong your boundaries should be. Start with a gentle reminder, block distractions during a session, add a PIN-protected exit in Deep mode, or use parent-controlled Kids mode.
Goals & Reports
Make your progress visible. Set daily focus goals and choose or edit your weekly focus goal during the dedicated weekly planning window. Build streaks, unlock achievements and review or share weekly PDF reports to reflect on your habits.
Screen-Time Insights
Know where your time goes. Review daily app usage, compare 7-, 15- and 30-day trends, and see how your time is distributed across distracting and productive apps.
Personal Focus Insights
See your focus habits take shape. Track progress toward your daily focus goal, revisit past sessions and explore your focus activity across a 24-hour timeline.
Use cases
Built for how you actually use your phone
Study Focus for Students
Protect your study hours. Lock distracting apps during sessions, use Pomodoro timers and break windows, and switch on Deep mode when you need a stronger commitment. Set a weekly focus-session goal during your planning window; it stays locked for the rest of the week to help you stay accountable.
See how ScreenBreathe can help study focus for students →Parental Tools for Families
Hand over your phone with less worry. Set up a Kids profile, choose what is allowed and keep control with a parent PIN.
See how ScreenBreathe can help parental tools for families →Focus Tools for Professionals
Protect time for focused work. Start a session, keep distracting apps blocked until it ends, then use a planned break before your next task.
See how ScreenBreathe can help focus tools for professionals →Digital Wellbeing for Everyone
Build healthier phone habits at your own pace. Set boundaries around distracting apps, sites or feeds, and use goals to track your progress.
See how ScreenBreathe can help digital wellbeing for everyone →Built for Your Focus. Parent-Controlled Boundaries.
For You: Build Better Focus Habits
Use ScreenBreathe for ultimate self-control. Set your 6-digit PIN, lock your focus sessions, and reduce unwanted scrolling.
For Them: A Reliable Parental Lock App
Handing the phone to a child? Enable the Kids Profile. Functioning as a strict parental lock app, parents can set firm limits and lock settings behind a secure parent PIN, ensuring healthy boundaries.
Product Showcase
See ScreenBreathe in action
Clean, distraction-free design built for every Android device.
- Study mode — focus sessions with gentle blocking
- Stay on track with a minimal UI
- Easily set session duration
- Use timer, stopwatch, or Pomodoro mode for productive focus blocks
- Set daily limits for the apps you want to use less
- Use 3 tokens each week to edit app-limit times
- A limited number of changes helps you stick to your plan
- Choose the right strictness level for each session
- Gentle reminders or strict lockdown protection
- Perfect for study, work, and device supervision
- Ghost Screen — invisible parental blocking
- Invisible parental control mode for kids
- Set up a kids profile with custom restrictions
- Daily and weekly productivity reports
- Visualize your focus habits
- Track your streaks and progress over time
- Block distracting websites
- Stay focused while browsing the web
- Create a custom website blocklist for better concentration
- Block addictive short-form content
- Disable YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and Facebook videos
- Filter out Snapchat and other distracting feeds
- Track your daily screen time
- Identify apps that consume most of your time
- Gain insights into your digital habits
- Visualize your session history
Privacy
Private by design, clear about permissions
Your screen-time, focus and blocking data stays on your device. Permissions are explained in plain language so you know what each feature is using.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about features, permissions and your data.
Turn on Content Blocker in ScreenBreathe and choose the feeds you want to step away from. It uses Android Accessibility to detect supported content feeds. Accessibility permission is required for this feature. See our guide to using Content Blocker on Android.
Accessibility lets ScreenBreathe detect which app is in the foreground, show blocking screens over apps you choose, and detect supported content feeds when Content Blocker is enabled. This processing happens on your device. ScreenBreathe does not store or send the accessibility data it reads to its servers, and the service is not used to record keystrokes or read or send the content of other apps. You can review or revoke this permission in Android Settings; features that rely on it may stop working.
Android requires VPN permission for apps that filter web traffic at the device level. ScreenBreathe uses a local VPN to check DNS requests and block the domains you select. Website traffic is not sent to ScreenBreathe.
ScreenBreathe is designed to keep essential system functions available while blocking is on. Exact behavior can depend on your Android version and device settings. If an essential app is blocked, turn off the relevant blocking feature and contact support.
Block Shield is an optional Android Device Admin feature intended to make it harder to uninstall or force-stop ScreenBreathe while protection is active. Its behavior may vary by Android version and device settings.
Gentle shows a soft nudge when you open an app. Focus blocks interaction during a session. Deep adds a stronger commitment with a PIN-protected early exit. Kids is a parent-controlled mode that freezes access to non-allowed apps until the parent PIN is entered.
Kids mode can use a transparent touch-blocking overlay (Ghost Screen) to restrict interaction with apps that are not allowed. A parent or guardian sets up and controls the profile. The parent PIN is used to exit the mode.
ScreenBreathe’s local focus tools are available to users of all ages. A parent or guardian should set up and supervise a child’s use of the app. Accounts and Premium subscriptions must be created and managed by an adult; under-18 sign-in and purchases are protected by an adult-operated parental gate.
Blocking and screen-time tracking run on your device. Sign-in and subscription features need an internet connection.
ScreenBreathe is free to download, and sign-in is optional. The free version includes core focus tools. Some features are part of Premium. See the Pricing page for details.
ScreenBreathe is available on Google Play and is designed to follow applicable Google Play user-data and privacy policies. We do not run a ScreenBreathe server that receives your app activity. Your screen-time, focus, app-use, browsing and preference data stay on your device, where the app processes them only to provide the features you choose.
Your screen-time records, focus history, limits, profiles, website-block history and preferences are stored on your Android device. Depending on your device settings, some app data may also be included in device backups. Account and subscription information is handled by the providers described in our App Privacy Policy.
ScreenBreathe does not send your app activity or browsing history to a ScreenBreathe server; the app processes that information locally to provide the features you enable. When website filtering is on, DNS lookups for allowed domains are sent to Google Public DNS, which may see the domain names being looked up.
ScreenBreathe requests permissions only for features you choose. Usage Access supports screen-time insights, Accessibility helps apply app blocks, display-over-other-apps shows blocking screens, and VPN permission enables website filtering. You can review or revoke permissions in Android Settings; the related feature stops working if its permission is removed. Full details: Permissions explained.
Use the Delete Account page to request deletion of your account records. Deleting your account, signing out or uninstalling the app does not cancel a Google Play subscription; cancel it through Google Play first. To remove data stored on your device, clear the app's storage or uninstall ScreenBreathe. Device backups may be managed separately in your device or backup settings.
What Happens on Your Phone, Stays on Your Phone.
ScreenBreathe processes your screen-time tracking, app blocking, and focus data100% locally on your device. No cloud uploads. No behavioral tracking. We believe your digital habits are nobody's business but your own.
Ready to take a breath?
Install ScreenBreathe and set up your first focus session in about a minute.
Free to download · Sign-in optional · Android only