3 apps that will help you fight smartphone addiction

You too among those who spend too much time with their phones? Not really happy with the habit and wish if you could cut down the screen time? Worry not. There are quite a few apps that can help you in this. We have listed a few below:

Checky

While smartphones certainly make our lives easy, they are frankly a huge source of distraction as well. Almost everyone stands guilty of checking their phones routine for updates - on social media or on instant messaging apps. There are compulsive smartphone "checkers" as well and if you fall in that notorious category, Checky is the app for you. It tells you exactly how many times you have checked your phone during the day. This way, you can monitor usage and cut down on the time spent on your smartphone.

RescueTime

RESCUE TIME

If Checky only tells you how much time you spend on your smartphone, RescueTime gives you data about how you spend that time. It gives out information on the most-used apps, time spent talking on phone and tracks your Internet usage as well. Furthermore, you can set alerts to manage the time you spend on your device, and get regular progress report to see a marked improvement. Once you know where you are valuable time is being wasted, you can put an end to it through this app.

Cold Turkey

COLD TURKEY

You're right in the middle of a critical presentation and the clock is ticking on the deadline but the smartphone is constantly beeping with alerts about texts or calls. Cold Turkey is a handy app for such occasions as it works like a Do Not Disturb feature. All one needs to do is set the time till you don't want any disturbance and simply activate it. The smartphone becomes completely useless for that particular time period. Try as much as you want but you won't be able to use the smartphone till the time is lapsed or you deactivate the app. Note that Cold Turkey works for up to an hour at a time, and then you'll have to set the time limit again.

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