Can we talk about paying $50 a year for a redundant app?

I dropped $50 on a subscription for a screen time tracker app last January thinking it'd force me to cut down on scrolling. Six months in, I realized my phone's built in settings already track my usage for free. On one hand, the extra features like app blocking and scheduled downtime did help me drop 2 hours of daily screen time. On the other hand, I basically paid for something I could have done with a simple timer and willpower. Did anyone else shell out cash for a digital declutter tool that either saved you or just wasted your money?

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michael_craig9d ago

Honestly, I've got a buddy who spent like $80 on a fancy app that turns your phone grayscale during certain hours. He swore by it for a month then just started ignoring the app and turning the color back on. So at least you stuck with it and dropped some screen time, that's more than most people manage with those things.

graym499d ago

@michael_craig that's just how everything is now, pay for something your phone already does.