Breakly: Screen Time Limit
What is Breakly?
Productivity app that adds mini and long breaks while you scroll to interrupt doomscrolling sessions.
Breakly is a Productivity app that uses mini breaks and long breaks during scrolling sessions. An optional Strict Mode can hold a break, and the app tracks bedtime and unlocks. It works in the moment you are already scrolling.
Pricing. Breakly is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Interrupting scrolling sessions already in progress
- Taking breaks on the couch or in bed, day or night
- Tracking bedtime and app unlocks over time
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Why this app is in C tier
C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Breakly scores 61 out of 100: rating 100, rating count 43, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and C tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
You don’t need a harder lock. You need a break your body can accept.
Breakly uses mini breaks and long breaks while you scroll - short enough that your body doesn’t rebel, strong enough that awareness comes back.
When the loop breaks, self-control returns. That’s how doomscrolling actually ends - not by turning your phone into a prison.
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- Mini breaks: snap out before “one more swipe” wins
- Long breaks: let the urge fade when you’re stuck deep
- Day or night: same rhythm on the couch or in bed
- Optional Strict Mode: holds a break if you want a firmer guardrail
- Track bedtime and unlocks so progress stays visible
Other tools lock the day or delay the open. Breakly works in the moment you’re already scrolling.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Questions about Breakly
Does it lock the whole day?
The listing says Breakly works in the moment you are already scrolling and contrasts itself with tools that lock the day or delay the open. It does not describe a full-day lock.
Is Strict Mode required?
No. The listing describes Strict Mode as optional and says it holds a break for a firmer guardrail.
Does it cost anything?
The app is free to download. The listing does not state any in-app purchases or other pricing.
Is Breakly free?
Breakly is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Breakly right for me?
Breakly is built for interrupting scrolling sessions already in progress, taking breaks on the couch or in bed, day or night, tracking bedtime and app unlocks over time. It sits in the doomscrolling reduction list on AppTierList.
Is Breakly worth it?
Breakly is C tier, ranked #9 of 9 doomscrolling reduction apps with a score of 61 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 2 ratings. 8 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Breakly compare to Bible Focus?
Breakly is C tier at 61; Bible Focus is C tier at 63. Bible Focus ranks higher. Breakly is free to download, with in-app purchases, Bible Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Breakly updated?
Breakly was updated 43 days ago, which counts in its favour.
Alternatives
Top rated in Doomscrolling Reduction
Categories
All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Doomscrolling Reduction (C tier, #9) · Screen Time Management (D tier, #40)
- Tier
- C (Situational)
- Score
- 61 / 100
- Rank in list
- #9 of 9
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 5.0 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 2
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Productivity
- Current version
- (43 days ago)
- Size
- 106 MB
- Requires
- iOS 16.1 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 11
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
Links
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
- App Store data read
App Store data read · ranking