Indie developer launches “oh my hours,” a new iPhone application that retools how users monitor their digital habits. Rather than reporting total device usage, the app tracks the specific hours a user spends in applications they consider a waste of time. The software positions itself as a more aggressive alternative to standard monitoring tools that many users find too easy to ignore.
Key details
- Categorizes usage based on specific apps a user designates as undesired or unproductive.
- Provides a direct count of hours lost to help users visualize the cost of mindless scrolling.
- Works as a stricter conceptual alternative to the native iOS Screen Time features.
- Currently available for download on the iOS App Store.
Why it matters
This tool addresses a common failure in the digital wellbeing market: the tendency for users to ignore passive alerts. Apple provides raw data and soft limits, but these metrics rarely provide a judgment on how that time was actually spent. By explicitly labeling hours as wasted, the app creates a psychological friction that standard metrics lack. It specifically serves users who have grown accustomed to hitting the ignore button on social media limits. If you manage to reclaim those hours, using a task manager like Todoist can help you convert that newfound time into meaningful work.
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