Block distracting apps and sites. Increase productivity and stay focused!
StayFree - Screen Time helps you understand and manage digital wellbeing by tracking usage across devices and blocking distractions. Block apps, set focus and sleep modes, and view detailed usage insights with cross-device syncing. With 10,000,000+ total downloads and 300K in the last 30 days, StayFree remains popular among productivity-minded users, earning notable rankings in productivity charts (DK #9, NO #16, AU #46).
Pros & Cons
Cross-device and cross-platform data with seamless syncing across Windows, Mac, Linux, browsers, and Wear OS
Ad-free experience and quick, helpful customer support
Detailed usage history and actionable insights to boost productivity
Focus, Sleep, and website usage features for comprehensive digital wellbeing
Some competitors emphasize habit tracking, daily timers, and in-depth reports they may offer beyond StayFree
Relying on permissions for usage stats and accessibility services can raise privacy considerations for some users
About StayFree - Screen Time
StayFree - Screen Time is a productivity app developed by ST Pulse.
Download Statistics
StayFree - Screen Time has been downloaded 20 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 300 thousand times. It is ranked #9 in productivity.
User Ratings
StayFree - Screen Time is rated 4.57 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 270 thousand ratings.
App Information
StayFree - Screen Time is FREE to download. The APK download size is 73.05 MB. The latest version available is 20.11.0. The last update was on August 8, 2026.
Technical Requirements
StayFree - Screen Time requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2017.
Description
StayFree - Screen Time & Limit App Usage is THE companion on your journey towards productivity and self control. Whether you are a light phone user just looking for some interesting stats or a heavy phone user that is looking to break phone addiction, EVERYONE can benefit from understanding their screen time and digital wellbeing.
StayFree, by Sensor Tower, can help you block apps and set thoughtful limits on your usage; schedule time away from your phone throughout the day; view simple breakdowns of your usage history to get a base understanding of how you use your phone; and explore detailed usage patterns to dive deep and unlock your full productivity potential.
✦ What makes StayFree special?
✔ We are the highest rated screen time, app blocker, and self control app ✔ View and analyze your screen time across all of your devices. We have apps for Windows, Mac, Chrome/Firefox browsers, and any device you own ✔ Extremely fast and user-friendly interface. Easily understand the basics or take a deeper dive into your screen time ✔ Most accurate usage statistics ✔ No impact on your battery ✔ Totally ad-free! ✔ Quick customer support for those that need it
StayFree - Screen Time Tracker & Limit App Usage helps you: 📵 overcome phone addiction 💪 reduce wasted time with a digital detox 🔋 stay focused, reduce distractions, and boost productivity 😌 find self-control 📱 reduce screen time 🤳 unplug more often 📈 increase your digital wellbeing 👪 spend quality time with family or yourself
✦ A taste of the app's features:
★ Detailed usage history: view charts and statistics of your usage across all your devices. ★ Cross platform: easily and quickly connect devices to view total screen time (without creating an account!). ★ Over-use reminders: notify you when you are spending too much time in an app and start your digital detox. ★ Block apps: temporarily (or permanently) block any application that you are over-using. ★ Focus mode: create schedules to block distracting apps at specific times. ★ Sleep mode: disable all apps to allow you to unwind at the end of the day. ★ Website usage: see you which websites you actually used instead of just seeing an entry for your browser. ★ Export usage: save a CSV file if you want to customize your analysis or tailor it to yourself. ★ Avoid cheating: require a password to change any app settings. ★ Widget: show most used apps and total usage on a nice widget.
✦ Install StayFree across all your devices
StayFree has a Windows, MacOS, and Linux app to track your usage on any desktop computer! We also have a Chrome, Firefox, and Safari extension to help you understand detailed website usage and a Wear OS app for your watch. Connect all your devices to get a complete picture of your usage history and sync usage limits across your device group for a unified blocking experience.
Even if you don't think that you need to block apps on your computer, having StayFree installed will give you more ways to explore your usage. Connecting your devices is the best way to experience the app!
To download StayFree on other platforms, check out our website: https://stayfreeapps.com?download
✦ YOU ARE IMPORTANT
We'd really appreciate it if you could rate us 5 stars here on Google Play. Ratings are important for establishing trust with our user base. If you have suggestions or want to see something improved, don't hesitate to reach out: support@stayfreeapps.com
✦This app uses Accessibility Services
Android's Accessibility Services are used for detecting which website you are on and, in turn, blocking the websites you have requested to block. Enabling the Accessibility Service also improves the reliability of our usage limits. All information is maintained in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Sensor Tower is using the respective permissions with active consent by the end-user.
Recent changes: UI improvements and performance improvements
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It performs what It's intended to do. It saved me from drug addiction and porn addiction. It can help you change and become a better person by reducing screen time
★★★★☆Amal K A· Aug 3, 2026
It is really good for its time, features like in-app blocking really makes a lot of change, though I request the devs to put a recommended time for every app based on last week's result.
★☆☆☆☆Ajith Kumara· Aug 6, 2026
This app used to be so useful until past two or three weeks. This isn't working with the blocked apps or doesn't even work on with my screen limits. I uninstall the app and reinstall it but after couple days this doing the same thing. It allows me to use the permanently blocked apps as well as I can keep using the apps once I settled to block further usage even I exceeded the limit. I'm so disappointed about this as I expected more
★★☆☆☆Chad Cline· Aug 20, 2026
You can't set specific websites to limit and instead have to rely on a list of categorized websites that stay free maintains and does not allow you to audit.
★☆☆☆☆seshank irukulapati· Aug 16, 2026
The app was draining my battery. Battery backup came down from 1.5 days to 0.5 days since I installed Stay free on samsung s26. It was using up 43% battery in half a day shown in my battery usage metrics.
★☆☆☆☆Mark· Aug 16, 2026
There is a bug! I chose Instagram and facebook under the (variable session mode), and it used to be counting the session either I opening the app or outside. Now, each time I enter the app, stay free asks me how many minutes I want in this session!! That means an endless time of minutes in each time I re-enter the application!!
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Trust & Safety: StayFree uses Accessibility Services to detect website activity and enforce blocking. It requests a broad permission set including network access, foreground service, package usage stats, ad identifiers, boot, notifications, and system level permissions. All handling is described in the privacy policy and requires end-user consent.
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