AppDose – Live Screen Timer

Ever opened your phone “just for a minute”… and lost 40?

AppDose shows your screen time while you’re using your phone, not hidden inside dashboards.

No blocks. No forced limits. Just awareness.


AppDose is a real-time screen time mirror that stays visible while you use your phone.

Instead of checking reports later, you see time passing right now — gently reminding you to pause, reflect, or continue consciously.

No app blocking.
No forced limits.
No guilt.

Just awareness.

✅ Why AppDose works

Most screen time apps show numbers after the damage is done.

AppDose works during usage, when habits are actually formed.

That tiny timer is often enough to make you think:
“Is this still worth my time?”

🔑 Core Features (100% Free)

Live Screen Time Pill
- A small floating pill over your selected apps, like a live score pill
- Smooth drag with edge snap — flick it and it glides into place
- The pill shifts colour as you near your daily goal

Pick What It Counts
- Session: time since you opened this app
- App Today: this app’s total time today
- Auto: app time inside, total screen time outside
- Tracked: all your tracked apps combined today
- Screen Unlock: time since you last unlocked your phone
- Long-press the pill to switch views on the fly

App-Specific or Global
- Show the timer only on distracting apps (Instagram, YouTube, etc.)
- Or keep total daily screen time visible across your phone

Zero Friction Control
- Drag anywhere on screen
- Double-tap to tuck it into a tiny dot, tap the dot to bring it back
- Never blocks or force-closes apps

🎨 Design Your Pill

- Finishes: Flat, 3D, Glass, Neon and Embossed
- Colours, fonts and sizes, with a live preview before you apply
- Pill or rounded shapes and adjustable opacity
- Advanced time formats (minimal, decimal, percentage of day)
- Follows your system light or dark theme
(Core tracking is always free. Customisation is optional.)

✨ Reminders You’ll Notice

- 8 pill animations: Pulse, Shake, Glow, Bounce, Wiggle, Breathe, Flip and Ripple
- Matching vibration patterns, so you feel it without looking
- Reminders get stronger once you pass your daily goal

🔔 Smart Reminders & Rules

- Long Session Alerts: a gentle nudge when you’ve been scrolling too long
- Custom intervals, with “Keep Repeating” so breaks don’t get ignored
- Dismiss alerts instantly without opening the app

📊 Screen Time Goals & Streaks

- Daily Screen Time Goal: Set a daily limit and get notified at 80% and 100% usage.
- Streak Counter: Build a streak every day you stay under your goal and track your longest run.
- Streak Milestones: Celebrate 7, 30, and 100-day milestones (Pro).
- Live Trend Chart: See your last 7 days of screen time at a glance in the Stats tab.
- 30-Day History: Unlock a full month of trends to spot patterns over time (Pro).

🎯 Focus Mode

- Always-On Focus: a reminder overlay whenever you open a distracting app.
- Scheduled Focus: Set specific days and hours for Focus Mode to activate automatically (Pro).
- Snooze Support: snooze the reminder for 5 minutes without turning Focus off.
- Custom Focus Message: Write your own motivational message shown during focus sessions (Pro).

💎 AppDose Pro (Optional Upgrade)

- Track unlimited apps (free version supports up to 5)
- Glass, Neon and Embossed finishes, all colours, fonts and formats
- Animate and vibrate as a reminder
- Focus schedules, 30-day history and streak milestones
- Monthly, yearly or one-time lifetime plans
Upgrade only if you love it.

🔒 Privacy-First by Design

- No ads
- No account required
- Works fully offline
- Your usage data stays on your device
- Analytics only track basic app actions (onboarding, feature clicks)

Permissions Explained (Transparent & Required)
- Display over other apps – to show the timer overlay
- Usage access – to detect which app is being used
- Notifications – required by Android to keep tracking stable in the background

No sensitive data is accessed.

Recent changes:
• New pill finishes: 3D, Glass, Neon and Embossed
• Long-press the pill to switch views, or use "Switch view" in the notification
• Step away briefly and your session continues where it left off
• Set any number of minutes for alerts and breaks