HabitGuard: Limit Screen Time

HabitGuard is a secure, privacy-first parental control and screen time manager designed to help families build healthy digital habits.

With children spending more time on mobile devices than ever—often developing habits like watching screens during breakfast, lunch, and dinner—HabitGuard gives parents the tools to gently break these cycles. Whether you want to enforce screen-free mealtimes, block distracting apps during homework, or set daily usage limits, HabitGuard gives you complete control while keeping your family's data 100% offline and secure.

Unlike other parental control apps that sync your child's data to the cloud, HabitGuard operates entirely locally on your device. Protected by a secure, encrypted Parent PIN, you can comfortably hand your phone or tablet to your child knowing they are safe from excessive screen time.

🌟 KEY FEATURES

🍽️ Mealtime & Routine Schedules
Create strict access schedules to break bad screen habits. Easily block distracting apps during lunch, dinner, or bedtime to encourage family conversations and healthy offline routines.

⏳ App Time Limits & Blocking
Easily set daily time limits (e.g., 1 hour per day) or session limits (e.g., 20 minutes per sitting) on specific games, social media, or video apps. Once the time is up, HabitGuard instantly blocks the app with a secure lock screen.

🔒 Secure Parent PIN
Your settings are protected by a 4-digit Parent PIN. Kids cannot uninstall the app, alter schedules, or bypass the lock screen without it. Includes a secure backup recovery question.

🎁 Dynamic Bonus Time
Need to give your child just a few more minutes? Parents can easily grant bonus screen time or temporarily pause blocking directly from the lock screen.

📊 Dashboard & Usage Tracking
A clean, easy-to-read dashboard lets you monitor today's total screen time and see exactly which apps currently have active limits applied.

🛡️ 100% Offline & Private
We prioritize your privacy. HabitGuard does not require an account, does not collect personal information, and never transmits your app usage data over the internet. Everything is stored locally on your device.

⚠️ IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE API

HabitGuard requires the use of the Android AccessibilityService API to function properly.

Why we use it: This permission is strictly used to detect which application is currently active on the screen. This allows HabitGuard to track the usage time of the specific apps you have chosen to limit, and to display the lock screen overlay when your child reaches their daily or session limit.

Your Privacy is Guaranteed:
We DO NOT use the Accessibility Service to monitor your keystrokes, read your messages, capture screen content, or track your web browsing history. None of the data monitored by this service is ever collected, stored on external servers, or shared with third parties.

Take control of your family's screen time today with HabitGuard. Perfect for digital wellbeing, limiting phone addiction, and keeping kids focused on what matters most.