Eclipse: Screen Time & Detox

Your phone won't tell you when it's been too long. Eclipse shows you.

A pitch-black dot sits on your screen. The longer you use your phone, the bigger it grows, like the moon sliding over the sun. Put the phone down and it slowly fades away. No hard locks and no guilt-trip notifications, just a dark spot you can't ignore. You notice your screen time while it's happening, and stop doomscrolling on your own.

HOW IT WORKS

• Use your phone and the eclipse grows. Long sessions make it grow faster.

• Take a break and it clears. The longer the break, the more sky you get back.

• A short grace period at the start of each session means quick checks don't count.

• At totality the dot reaches full size. You can keep going, it's just in the way.

BUILT FOR REAL LIFE

• Three paces: Gentle, Balanced or Strict.

• Exempt apps: maps, music, calls, anything you need. The dot steps aside while they're open.

• Only specific apps: show the eclipse only in the apps that eat your time, like social media, short videos or games. Free for 3 apps.

• Pauses: hold the eclipse for a few minutes when you really need the full screen, right from the notification.

• Tap blocking: let the dot block taps under it, or let touches pass through.

• Size and position: choose how big the dot can get and where it sits.

SEE YOUR HABITS

• Today's screen time, unlocks, longest break and darkest moment.

• A daily screen time goal.

• An observation log of your phone usage for the past week.

• Home screen widget, plus a Quick Settings tile to pause in one tap.

ECLIPSE PRO: one-time purchase, no subscription

• Custom pace: set exactly how fast the dot grows and clears.

• Drift: the dot wanders slowly, so you can't get used to one blind spot.

• Soft edge and corona dot styles.

• Bedtime boost: the dot grows faster late at night.

• Unlimited exempt and chosen apps.

• Your own pause rules: how many pauses per day and how long they last.

• 30 and 90 day history.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

No account, no ads, no tracking. Your usage data stays on your phone.

PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED

• Display over other apps: draws the dot on your screen.

• Usage access: only used to recognise your exempt and chosen apps.

• Notifications: shows that Eclipse is running and gives you a quick pause button.

THE SUN IS REAL

The sun in Eclipse is a real photograph from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (image: NASA/SDO).

A digital detox doesn't have to mean deleting your apps. Install Eclipse and watch your screen time shrink.