Ascent: screen time & offtime

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About this app

The main goal of Ascent is to build healthy phone usage habits in the long term. Ascent pauses distracting apps giving the ability to avoid procrastination loop from the start. App prevents undesired scrolling through news feeds and short videos. Instead Ascent allows to spend time on mindful working and creating.

Ascent is a powerful and intuitive app blocker that helps you stay focused and combat procrastination. With its advanced blocking and tracking features, Ascent makes it easy to take control of your time and achieve your goals.

Pause Exercise
Ascent makes you take pause before opening a destructing app. Take your time to reflect on whether you really want to open it. You can choose to either close the app or continue using it. This feature helps you to avoid compulsive app opening and makes your phone usage more mindful and reasonable.

Focus Session
Focus Session elevates your productivity by creating a dedicated space with minimized distractions. It temporarily restricts access to specific apps, ensuring your attention stays on the task at hand. This feature helps you stay deeply engaged, promoting a state of flow and maximizing your efficiency.

App Limits
Set daily usage limits on apps and websites to automatically block them and prevent overuse.

Reminder
Reminder helps you regain control over your digital habits by guiding you away from time-consuming apps. Set reminders to activate the Pause Screen, nudging you to step back and break free from unhealthy screen time patterns, fostering a more balanced relationship with your digital environment.

Reels & Shorts Blocking
Completely block specific locations inside configured apps like Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts to avoid distractions while using them. Using this feature, you will still be able to access the Instagram and YouTube app except the Reels and Shorts sections.

Websites Blocking
Limit websites usage by blocking specific links in your mobile browser.

Intentions
Intentions reshape your interaction with digital distractions by prompting you to pause and state your purpose before using potentially harmful apps. This feature turns impulsive screen time into a deliberate choice, helping you build a more mindful and intentional relationship with your digital habits.

Shortcuts
Shortcuts transform your digital habits by letting you get more done with less taps, streamlining your workflow and minimizing interruptions. Arrange essential apps and links for quick access, so you can retrieve them when needed. By keeping your focus sharp and avoiding distractions, Shortcuts help you stay productive and intentional.

Bookmarks
Bookmarks transform your screen habits by shifting your focus from algorithmic content to what truly matters. Ascent helps you save bookmarks as valuable resources, providing a mindful alternative to chaotic feeds and integrating quality knowledge into your daily routine for a more meaningful and intentional digital experience.

Ascent makes it easy to set up custom blocking schedules and stay on track. You can choose to block apps for a specific period of time or during certain times of the day, and receive notifications when your blocking schedule is about to end or when you're approaching or exceeding your daily limits. This helps you stay aware of your habits and make positive changes to your daily routine.

Keywords: screen time, screen time control, screen time tracker, offtime, appblock, app blocker, block distractions, websites blocker, block apps/sites, enso, social media blocker, app limiter, self control, focus, stay focused, focus timer, one sec, productivity, opal, procrastination, stop scrolling, forest, pomodoro timer, cold turkey, cold turkey blocker

Accessibility Service API
This app uses the Accessibility Service API to detect and block user-selected applications. We do not collect personal information, all data stays on your phone.
Block apps, limit screen time, stay focused, stop scrolling and be productive
Updated on
Aug 27, 2026
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit

Ratings and reviews

8.43K reviews
ella
June 2, 2026
Great app, easy to use and customise, and I like that there is no easy way to override your chosen settings (blocking shorts and reels for example). Also dont mind the fact that it's paid because of the fact that the features users want most are included in the free plan, making me and many more much more likely to keep using the app over a long period of time. Overall great app, and I couldnt suggest any improvements so 5 stars, keep up the good work!
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Screen Time & Focus apps developers — AscentTeam
June 4, 2026
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to help you stop mindless scrolling, limit your screen time and focus on what is really important to you!
Natalie Jordan
May 29, 2025
so far so good (free trial) I'm enjoying this app - I like the no ifs/buts approach. It's making me more patient and breaking the riptide hold of the smartphone experience. What I can't find is a clear explanation of how much the subscription will be - I'm trying to decide whether to sub, or just buy a dumb phone secondhand, and I'd like to make the decision now, instead of when the trial ends in 4 days. Cost is not the only factor but I don't have a lot of money, so it's a significant one.
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Screen Time & Focus apps developers — AscentTeam
May 29, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to help you block all your distractions, reduce your screen time and focus on what is really important to you!
Syma Aslam
October 1, 2025
Fantastic app, it can block reels across all apps e.g. Instagram reels, YouTube shorts etc. I was quite bad for going to watch a video or two and ending up still being there 2 hours later, so this has been amazing for keeping me in check. It can be customised to your liking e.g. fully blocking an app or only reels I prefer the pause screen as you can set a time limit when you open a app for how long you can watch reels before it blocks your screen again, so Ascent isn't an all or nothing block
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Screen Time & Focus apps developers — AscentTeam
October 2, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to help you to stop mindless scrolling, reduce your screen time and focus on what is really important to you!

What’s new

Ascent is now available in Spanish