# ActionDash: Screen Time Helper

> Stay focused with ActionDash! Productivity and app usage manager, on your phone.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.actiondash.playstore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.actiondash.playstore)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.actiondash.playstore`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ST Pulse
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 6,217,589
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (68,933 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2019-01-18
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actiondash.playstore)
- **Website:** [https://actiondash.com](https://actiondash.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://actiondash.com/privacy](https://actiondash.com/privacy)

## Description

**ActionDash: Screen Time Helper** is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help you regain control over your digital life. Trusted by over 1 million users globally and featured by Google as an 'Essential App,' it offers insights into your app usage, notification history, and unlock patterns to help you break phone addiction and improve digital wellbeing.

With ActionDash, you can reduce screen time, minimize distractions, and stay focused using features like Focus Mode and app usage limits. Schedule Sleep Mode to disable apps during rest hours and gain enhanced insights into your daily habits compared to global averages. Available in 17 languages, ActionDash empowers you to boost productivity and spend quality time offline. Developed by Sensor Tower, this extension respects user privacy while helping foster healthier phone usage habits.

## Rankings

- #20,547 — Overall
- #5 — screen time tracker
- #6 — stayfree
- #7 — screentime tracker
- #8 — screen time
- #21 — self control

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.EXPAND_STATUS_BAR`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SHORT_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.actiondash.playstore.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

ActionDash provides rich usage graphs and analytics that help with digital wellbeing and screen-time reduction, presented in a simple, readable format. However, users frequently report performance problems (lagging and freezing), missing features (timeline, grouping), and limited widget options, along with occasional data migration and device compatibility issues.

### Pros

- Rich, detailed usage graphs and analytics (screen time, apps, notifications) with breakdowns.
- Helps reduce screen time and supports digital wellbeing.
- Clear, simple, efficient presentation of usage data.

### Cons

- Significant performance problems (lagging, stalling, freezing/hanging).
- Limited home screen widgets; users request larger sizes (e.g., 2x2) and themed/dark widgets.
- Missing key features like timeline view and grouping options.
- Data migration issues: loss of history when switching devices and no easy recovery.
- UI issues on older devices (white screen) and occasional UI glitches.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.actiondash.playstore)