2025-02-21
Good 👍🏻
This app helped my phone addiction 💯
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Description
In contrast to Screen Time, one sec delays access to apps and websites instead of blocking them completely – this is fundamentally different than any other screen time tool you’ve tried before!
Have you tried a digital detox? And it did not work, because you fall back into your habits immediately?
Well here is the solution:
one sec solves our unhealthy phone relationship at its roots: by making distracting apps less appealing, our brains lose interest to open them all the time without proper intention.
The effectiveness of one sec has been confirmed in a peer-reviewed scientific study with the Max-Planck Institute and Heidelberg University: app usage drops by 57% on average! Long-term!
Fight the social media algorithms and win back control over your phone usage & your subconsciousness!
“one sec” uses Shortcuts Automation to toggle a deep breath animation whenever you open one of the configured apps (Instagram, Twitter, YouTube…). This breaks unconcious social media habits short-term (literally, as soon as you have set it up) and even helps long-term by adding more friction when opening these apps.
Did you really want to open Instagram? Or was it just because you're bored waiting for your bus?
This app helps you to reflect your actions, thoughts, and feelings; disrupting harmful social media habits with mindfulness.
On top of that, “one sec” also contributes your mindful moments to the Health App via HealthKit.
Especially for people with ADHD one sec is a great tool to gain back control for incredible focus and concentration.
Integrations and collabs:
- You can set up one sec to sync tasks with Structured, so you won't be able to access social media apps during ongoing unfinished tasks.
- You can set up one sec to learn a new language with LENGO, so every time you open social media, you have to answer a handful of vocabularies.
Available Subscription Options:
one sec pro (annual / monthly / lifetime unlock)
Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://one-sec.app/privacy/
What's New in Version 5.1
- Big update for one sec’s conversational reflection intervention. Completely redesigned & improved tech stack.
- App Icon picker updated and UI fixes.
- Bug fixes around strict block of apps.
- Fixes an issue where strict block limitations were already enforced while a strict block was being created.
- one sec uninstall protection during strict blocks.
- Fix “Re-Intervention” and “Always Ask” time picker animation glitch.
- Fix selection of breathing prompt text – and simplified breathing prompt customization while we were at it.
- Fix glitch in LENGO vocab list, now you can select and delete words again.
- Fix one sec’s time budget intervention.
Hope you like these improvements & bug fixes!
If one sec helps you, please support our work by writing a review on the App Store. Thank you :)
– Frederik
Seller
Name
riedel.wtf apps S.L.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
5.1
Size
253.8 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 15.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation), Mac Desktop
Languages
English, Arabic, Bosnian, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 of 5 (295 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2024-09-15
Weird
I’m using the free version and I can actually add more than 1 app. Is that normal?
2024-02-17
help
what to do if the app isnt in the options- like stumble guys?
2023-10-29
Kinda helpful
Now whenever I open Instagram, I’ll always think twice on whether if I really wanna open it anot. So this kinda stops me from opening the app. I really hope this app can help me in long run😭🥹
2023-08-28
Amazing for attention management!
I've tried other apps that do the same core thing (block addictive apps for a few seconds to help reduce the dopamine hit you get from opening the apps) - and this is the absolute best one. You can tell the developer cares about his users through being extremely thoughtful in the usability. I have three favourite functions:
- Sometimes I need to switch to another app to copy and paste something or if I'm clicking a link (the link opens in browser) - you can set up one sec to allow you to go back to the original app again without having to go through another intervention. (This feature itself makes me continue to use this app - I have deleted other similar apps because the interventions were too annoying. Yes I want to be annoyed and that is the purpose but I don't want to be annoyed to the point of non-usability.)
- I also love the doom-scrolling intervention which allows me to continue using social media but forces me to go through another intervention and actively reminds me of how long I have been using it. (Didn't realise how useful this was until I set it up - after clicking 3 or 4x of 15 mins, I realised I had been mindlessly scrolling social media for too long.)
- Schedule time periods when certain apps are blocked. I set mine to my sleeping and productive hours.
I don't use this function but URLs are blockable too, not just apps.
Set up was easy. The basic features are great and the pro features are absolutely worth it if you are serious about being in control of your life instead of letting apps dictate it for you.
2023-07-13
OneSec is a lifesaver
Great app for more mindful phone usage. Highly recommended
2023-04-22
Great app just one suggestion
One sec has really helped me reduce my pointless media consumption. But I wish the “don’t get lost” notifications can also include the intention. E.g. your intention is xxx, are you still following it? Instead of the current more generic one. Also wish it could cover the whole screen so I can take a paise and think about it!
2023-03-10
Genuinely THANK YOU
A very reliable app both for in-app and website urls. It has saved me from throwing countless hours of my life into browsing useless content so two thumbs up 👍👍 injects some mindfulness into browsing stuff online. Also thanks for constantly improving the features of the app I’ve been here from day one and whoa the things it can do has grown exponentially — the new URL addition has been awesome for stopping my mindless safari website consumption as well.
2023-01-31
Works
😹👽😹😹👽 not troll review it is quite effective and it’s literally free even though there’s a subscription but that’s for more advanced features
2022-12-10
Doesn't work as expected
Locks me out of Chrome. I selected YouTube on Chrome, but it locked me out of Gmail and One Sec too
2022-11-20
Best app
THANK YOU this app finally stops me from using so much of social media! i was able to bypass screentime so it meant nothing, but one sec made me break away from my addiction