# StayFree - Screen Time

> Block distracting apps and sites. Increase productivity and stay focused!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.burockgames.timeclocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.burockgames.timeclocker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.burockgames.timeclocker`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ST Pulse
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 20,022,208
- **Rating:** 4.56 / 5 (276,930 ratings)
- **Version:** 20.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-22
- **First published:** 2017-08-25
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.burockgames.timeclocker)
- **Website:** [https://stayfreeapps.com/](https://stayfreeapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sensortower.com/stayfree-privacy](https://sensortower.com/stayfree-privacy)

## Description

**StayFree - Screen Time & Limit App Usage** is your ultimate companion for enhancing productivity and self-control. Whether you want to overcome phone addiction or simply monitor your device usage, StayFree offers detailed stats and tools to help you reduce distractions.

Key features include blocking apps and websites, setting usage limits and schedules, viewing comprehensive usage history, and syncing data across devices without accounts. The app is highly rated for its accuracy, user-friendly interface, ad-free experience, and cross-platform compatibility, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome, Firefox, and Wear OS. StayFree empowers you to unplug more often, focus deeply, and improve your digital wellbeing effectively.

## Rankings

- #7,589 — Overall
- #110 — Android wear (Free)
- #1 — screen time
- #1 — stayfree
- #2 — screen time tracker
- #2 — screentime tracker

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `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_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.burockgames.timeclocker.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

StayFree is broadly praised as a free, highly effective screen-time manager that helps curb distractions with reliable blocking and PIN protection. Reviewers value its impact on time management and habit formation. Common drawbacks are intermittent blocking failures, device/permission compatibility issues, and occasional widget-blocking problems. Overall it’s a well-received tool, though reliability can vary by device.

### Pros

- Very helpful for managing screen time and reducing distractions
- Free to use, a standout among similar tools
- Effective app-blocking during set times
- PIN protection prevents changing time limits
- Helps with time management and forming better habits

### Cons

- Blocking is sometimes inconsistent and limits are not always enforced (apps can be used after expiry)
- Not working on some devices or with certain permissions (compatibility issues)
- Widget-based blocking may fail when apps aren’t fullscreen

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