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Welcome to\u00a0Indie App Spotlight<\/a>. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you\u2019re a developer and would like your app featured, get\u00a0in contact<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most people believe they\u2019re spending too much time on their phones \u2013 but don\u2019t necessarily know how to do better. Developer Florian Schimanke has created four great apps<\/a> to help you with your screen time in different ways. You can get them individually, or you can also buy them all as a bundle<\/a> at a discounted rate.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Before You\u2019 bundle <\/a>offers four screen time related apps, including:<\/p>\n

They all come with similarly thematic names, and they all do what they say on the tin.<\/p>\n

App breakdown<\/p>\n

Stroll before you Scroll<\/a> ties into your health data, requiring you to hit your daily step goal before you can use certain apps. It doesn\u2019t have to be a blanket screen time block \u2013 you can choose what you don\u2019t want to use. But, once you\u2019ve committed to your step goal, you can\u2019t use said apps until you hit it. You can set it as high or as low as you\u2019d like \u2013 but the goal is to keep you fit and mindful with a light screen time nudge.<\/p>\n

Scan before you Can<\/a> is a bit similar in concept to the Brick hardware device you might\u2019ve heard of. Instead of requiring physical hardware though, it relies on QR codes, and you have to scan the QR code located in another room before you can unlock your apps \u2013 no easy bypasses.<\/p>\n

Your Day before you Play<\/a> uses the Apple Reminders API to ensure you get your tasks done before you can use whatever apps you put behind your blocklist, whether that be social media apps or mobile gaming. The idea is that work comes first, and you can\u2019t distract yourself until afterwards.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Zone before you Phone<\/a> is a bit more unique. Instead of being an overall screen time management tool \u2013 it works based on your location. For instance, if you\u2019re at work, you can have it automatically hide certain apps from distracting you, all using Apple Screen Time. You can block on either arrival or departure from said location, and you can have up to 20 location zones to track app usage at.<\/p>\n

Download the apps<\/p>\n

Each app in the bundle is priced at $2.99 individually, with no ads or subscriptions required \u2013 just a simple one time purchase. If you buy the bundle, however, you get four apps for the price of three \u2013 being priced at just $8.99 for the whole package<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If taking control of your screen time is something you\u2019re interested in, I\u2019d heavily consider at least one of these apps. They\u2019re all very thoughtful ideas, minimal in design, support tons of Apple technologies to feel seamless on iPhone.<\/p>\n

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