# ScreenZen

> Free app that delays and blocks distracting apps and sites

ScreenZen is a free screen time app that slows down or blocks distracting apps and websites. It can make you wait before an app opens, cut sessions short, enforce daily limits and schedules, and lock its own settings so the limits are hard to undo. It has no subscription and is funded by donations; the company also sells an optional companion device called halo.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** ScreenZen LLC
- **Website:** https://screenzen.co
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android, macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

ScreenZen is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The app is free with no subscription. ScreenZen describes itself as donation-supported, and the in-app purchases are optional tips.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ScreenZen | $0 | The complete app: delays, limits, strict blocks, schedules and lock mode. Optional tips of $5 to $40 are listed on the US App Store. |

Read from https://screenzen.co/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ScreenZen before buying.

## App Store prices by country

"Kind Tip", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $5.00 | |
| United Kingdom | £5.00 | about $6.60 (32% more) |
| Germany | 6,00 € | about $6.71 (34% more) |
| Canada | $7.00 | about $4.91 (about the same) |
| Australia | $8.00 | about $5.55 (11% more) |
| India | ₹ 499 | about $5.16 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 29,90 | about $5.96 (19% more) |
| Mexico | $99.00 | about $5.50 (10% more) |
| Turkey | ₺249,99 | about $5.08 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 99ribu | about $5.52 (10% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 299.00 | about $4.75 (5% less) |
| South Africa | R99.99 | about $6.01 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **Delay before an app opens:** A wait is added before a distracting app opens, and it can lengthen with each open. A message of your choice, such as a question to yourself, is shown meanwhile.
- **Interrupted sessions:** Apps can be opened for short periods only, so each session ends with a prompt to decide whether to keep going.
- **Limits and strict blocks:** Set a daily goal per app and optionally block it at the limit. Strict blocks can apply to time ranges, after a number of opens or after a set screen time.
- **Schedules by day and time:** Settings can differ by day of the week and time of day for each app, for example stricter rules during work hours or at bedtime.
- **Lock mode:** Settings can be locked so they cannot be changed on impulse, and the site says lock mode can prevent uninstalling the app.
- **halo companion device:** An optional Bluetooth device, sold separately, that blocks chosen apps while the phone is inside its radius of up to 50 ft, such as a bedroom.

## Good for

- People who want a screen time blocker without paying a subscription
- Adding a pause before social apps instead of removing them
- Keeping phones out of use in the bedroom with the optional halo device

## Worth knowing

- The app is funded by donations; its in-app purchases are optional tips, listed from $5 to $40 on the US App Store.
- The halo companion device costs $49, ships to the US only and works with iOS 16.4 or later and Android 12.0 or later.
- The Windows version is a direct download from ScreenZen's site, while the Mac version shares the App Store listing with the iPhone and iPad app.
- On Android, website blocking relies on the Accessibility permission.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.9 out of 5 from 50,990 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1541027222

**Tags:** Site & app blocker, Time tracking

## Alternatives

- [one sec](https://toolgpa.com/tools/one-sec): Screen time app that adds a pause before distracting apps open. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/one-sec-vs-screenzen)
- [Opal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/opal): Screen time app that blocks distracting apps on phone and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/opal-vs-screenzen)
- [Clearspace](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clearspace): Screen time app that adds a pause and a time limit to distracting apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clearspace-vs-screenzen)
- [Jomo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jomo): Screen time blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac with flexible rules. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jomo-vs-screenzen)
- [Freedom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freedom): Website and app blocker that runs across computers and phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freedom-vs-screenzen)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://screenzen.co/
- https://screenzen.co/products/halo
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screenzen-screen-time-control/id1541027222
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.screenzen&hl=en_US&gl=US

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/screenzen
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).