The apps that take your time
One page per app: why it hooks you, what it costs, how to limit it on iOS by itself, and how Offimo pauses it.
Every page here follows the same shape, because the apps do. A feed with no end, a next episode that starts on its own, a badge that never rests: the mechanics repeat and only the icon changes. Pick the app you reach for most and start there.
Social media
Photos, Reels and Stories from people you know and people you do not. Most of the time goes to the Reels you did not open it for.
See page →Friends, groups, Marketplace and a feed that has not been chronological for years. The quick check-in turns into a scroll.
See page →X
Real-time posts from everyone, ranked by a For You algorithm. News, arguments and the urge to refresh.
See page →Threads
Meta's text feed, tied to your Instagram account. Short posts, quick replies and a For You tab that never runs dry.
See page →Boards of ideas: recipes, outfits, renovations. A visual feed that always has one more pin below.
See page →Professional updates and job changes, sorted into a feed that now behaves like every other feed.
See page →Short video
TikTok
Short videos chosen for you, one after another, with no end and no clock. The hour goes before the first check of the time.
See page →YouTube
Videos on everything, plus Shorts. The one video while eating becomes the evening.
See page →Kwai
Short videos with coins and daily missions on top. Watching earns points, and the points ask you to keep watching.
See page →Messaging
The messaging app almost everyone you know is on. Groups, voice notes and a badge that never stays at zero.
See page →Telegram
Messaging plus channels: news, memes and communities broadcasting all day. The chat list scrolls like a feed.
See page →Discord
Servers, voice channels and chats that run all day. Built for staying, not for checking.
See page →Snapchat
Photos and videos that disappear, and Streaks that count the days. The app makes not opening it feel like breaking something.
See page →Streaming
Shopping
Shopee
A marketplace with coins, games and flash sales. The shopping is only part of why it gets opened.
See page →Temu
Very low prices, spinning wheels and a countdown on almost everything. Built to be opened daily.
See page →Amazon
Everything, delivered tomorrow. Deals, recommendations and a search box that turns one thing into a browse.
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