Useless - Screen Time Control

Name: Useless - Screen Time Control
Rating: 4.5 (247 reviews)
Author: DaDaMa Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)

By: DaDaMa Ug (haftungsbeschränkt) App

Friends limit your Screen Time

Overview

Version:

1.2.5

Last updated: 2026-07-15

Ranking

#96,859 ▲ 1,790

Overall

Features & Capabilities

UseLess is a social approach to screen-time control. Your friends become accountability partners who help you stay within limits. Set daily limits for apps you overuse; when you hit the limit, the block activates and there is no snooze button. If you want more time, record a brief explanation and let your friends vote to approve or deny. The Walk of Shame publicizes requests, weekly leaderboards motivate discipline, and group challenges help you improve together.

Privacy-first: UseLess uses Apple's Screen Time API, and your app usage data stays on-device. Only your embarrassing requests are shared with your chosen friends. A subscription is required for full features, with a free trial available; inviting friends can unlock more access.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

DaDaMa Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)

Rating:

4.50

(247) 7 new ratings

Version:

1.2.5 Last updated: 2026-07-15

Version code:

887964792

Creation date:

2026-01-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

74.42MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-01

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Ranking

# 96,859 ▲ 1,790

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Developed by:

DaDaMa Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/useless-screen-time-control/id6755298184

User Reviews

Reviews praise the concept of screen-time control but are dominated by complaints about paywalls, costly plans, bugs, and onboarding delays. Some call the idea a genius or good concept, but repeated issues like crashes, blank screens, failed notifications, ads, and lengthy setup lead to overall dissatisfaction.

Pros

Strong concept for screen-time control, repeatedly described as a genius or good idea.
Positive sentiment about the app's purpose and initiative to help manage screen time.

Cons

Paywall and subscription costs, including expensive plans and paid features, with users feeling they wasted money.
Widespread bugs and instability (crashes, blank screens, failed requests/notifications).
Onboarding is long and gating: lengthy setup before access to features and a paywall.
Ads and time wasted while using the app.

Recent reviews

Overall, the app is quite good, and very useful. I’ve been able to reduce my screentime by about 50% just in the last few weeks of using it. Today, however, the app blocked all of my apps until midnight (including UseLess itself) EXCEPT for the one that I wanted it to block, Instagram. I never indicated that I wanted to impose this limit. I’ve tried deleting the app, but the restrictions remain and there’s no way to turn them off in the Screentime settings. This is a serious bug, and it’s making me not want to redownload the app. Please address this.