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ScreenZen・Screen Time Control
screenzen · 28,607 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
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28,607 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 10 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good idea in principle, but it keeps asking me to switch my accessibility settings off and on again, over and over because it won't work. I do that and it doesn't resolve the notification. Plus, if there's a manual action involved every day…" - Joseph Stevenson
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"works"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app works well in keeping you from using apps but for past few weeks it keeps glitching and saying to turn on and off the app. really frustrating." - Owen Stubbs
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"keeps"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app works well in keeping you from using apps but for past few weeks it keeps glitching and saying to turn on and off the app. really frustrating." - Owen Stubbs
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"accessibility"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good idea in principle, but it keeps asking me to switch my accessibility settings off and on again, over and over because it won't work. I do that and it doesn't resolve the notification. Plus, if there's a manual action involved every day…" - Joseph Stevenson
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"block"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It's a good app, but there is still a way to bypass the block screen. If you have a samsung device (I don't know if it works on other devices) you can "stop your background activites" so that the app doesn't recognize that your using the we…" - Ben Waeckerle
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"samsung"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It's a good app, but there is still a way to bypass the block screen. If you have a samsung device (I don't know if it works on other devices) you can "stop your background activites" so that the app doesn't recognize that your using the we…" - Ben Waeckerle
📋 All 10 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
The app works well in keeping you from using apps but for past few weeks it keeps glitching and saying to turn on and off the app. really frustrating.
It's a good app, but there is still a way to bypass the block screen. If you have a samsung device (I don't know if it works on other devices) you can "stop your background activites" so that the app doesn't recognize that your using the website/app. Please fix this bypass.
when it works, it works well, but too often it just stops working for no reason. app optimization is already off and it stays stuck even if I open it again.
Can't finish the set-up process due to "trying to block too many apps". Literally the entire purpose of the app.
any one can by pass this app by disabling "appear on top" settings button by launching app info page as pop up view fix it. also it has many bugs regarding rules that i set doesn't follow .
I absolutely adore this app and have recommended it to a bunch of my friends throughout the last couple of years, but recently I've been getting a lot of bugs and it's getting kind of frustrating.... I went into a locked app once this morning (I can 6 times overall) and it glitched and says I used up all of my entrances. this is not the first time this has happened and it's definitely a bit annoying. Besides that there's been a few other glitches, hope the team fixes them soon!
Good idea in principle, but it keeps asking me to switch my accessibility settings off and on again, over and over because it won't work. I do that and it doesn't resolve the notification. Plus, if there's a manual action involved every day, I can't help but question the need for an app to automate it for me.
Constant hassle on Samsung S24. Almost a daily requirement to toggle accessibility permissions. It just became a consistent nuisance. The app seemed fine.
I would have given it 5 stars but I have been having trouble with the app blocking any form of Instagram content as of recent and honestly it is mainly the reels that it doesn't block and it is what I need the most. For some reason every time I add it that is the Instagram reels to the list of app blocks it keeps malfunctioning and saying that I should enable my accessibility when it is already on. I will have to reset it again 🤦 I really hope this bug can be fixed because it is very annoying.
it has bug since I updated the latest version on my Samsung Galaxy. app force stop itself after counting 1 minute.
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)