# StayFree - Web Analytics & Time Tracker

> Analytics to help you understand and control your website usage, leading to less distractions and enhanced productivity

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `stayfree`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ST Pulse
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 5,535
- **Weekly downloads:** 304
- **Rating:** 4.37 / 5 (123 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.10.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2022-01-17
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stayfree/)
- **Website:** [https://stayfreeapps.com/](https://stayfreeapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stayfree/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stayfree/privacy/)

## Description

StayFree is a cross‑platform browser extension that tracks your web usage with beautiful charts, offers smart usage limits, and reduces distractions with an in‑app blocker across major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Snapchat. It includes daily usage statistics, keyword blocking, a customizable New Tab dashboard, 13 themes, 15 languages, YouTube Plus, and pin/challenge protection to help you stay focused.

StayFree syncs usage data across Android, desktop, and browsers, so you can manage limits wherever you work. It provides backup/restore, a digital profile to understand ad targeting, and a strong emphasis on privacy and self‑control to help you reduce screen time, beat digital distractions, and boost productivity with a rich set of customization options.

## Rankings

- #1,116 — Overall
- #166 — Other extensions
- #1 — stayfree
- #2 — screen time tracker
- #4 — analytics
- #4 — web analytics

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `webNavigation`
- `scripting`
- `favicon`
- `search`
- `identity`
- `https://www.google.com/s2/favicons`
- `https://*.gstatic.com/favicon*`
- `*://*.stayfreeapps.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `*.facebook.com`
- `*.instagram.com`
- `*.snapchat.com`
- `*.tiktok.com`
- `*.x.com`
- `*.youtube.com`
- `stayfreeapps.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

StayFree offers strong time tracking and cross‑device blocking that many users find highly effective for focus and productivity. It provides flexible rules, syncs across devices, and easy setup. However, reviews repeatedly note UI/style breakage on many sites after updates and blocking inaccuracies due to keyword filters without precise URL controls, plus occasional unintended blocking of essential sites. Despite these drawbacks, its productivity impact and cross‑device features are highly valued.

### Pros

- Powerful time tracking with categorization across devices (PC, mobile, and web) and flexible rules such as permanent blocks, schedules, daily limits, and a PIN pause.
- Comprehensive blocking controls (websites, apps, or categories) with cross‑device syncing to reduce distractions.
- Cross‑device synchronization of screen time with the ability to exclude certain apps from counting.
- In‑app blocking features (e.g., blocking YouTube) that help reduce distractions directly.
- Easy to set up and use, with many users reporting a meaningful boost to productivity and habit control.

### Cons

- UI styling and page layout breakage across many sites after updates, causing visual artifacts and readability problems.
- Blocking accuracy issues: keyword-based filtering can block unrelated pages and lacks precise URL/path blocking.
- Essential sites can be blocked unintentionally and may be hard to unblock, reducing usability.

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