Grounded is an Android app blocker and screen time limiter that helps you block distracting apps, set daily app limits, schedule focus or bedtime blocks, and use PIN-protected parental controls when you need them.
Group your apps however makes sense — social, news, games — then pick the rule that fits the habit you're trying to change. Mix and match across groups.
Manually start a focus block for as long as you need. The apps stay blocked until the timer runs out — no escape hatch.
Allow apps for a daily allowance. Once the budget is spent, they stay blocked until midnight resets the clock.
Block apps after you've opened them too many times. Catches the doom-scroll loop before it has a chance to settle in.
Set a daily window (e.g. 22:00 → 08:00) and blocking activates without you having to remember.
Set chores or homework as tasks. When you mark them complete, your child gets reduced block time or extra budget on their timing groups.
Require a PIN to unblock so children — or you, on a weak afternoon — can't bypass the rules you set.
Grounded runs as a foreground service so blocking stays active even when your phone is idle. No quiet failures, no "oops, I forgot to enable it."
Bundle apps into named groups — "Social," "News & doomscroll," "Games" — and apply the right rule to each. Edit them whenever the habit shifts.
Real screenshots — groups, the block screen, parent-approved tasks, the new-group flow, and the add-ons tier.
Download Grounded from Google Play. Free for 15 days, no card required.
Download on Google PlayWe built Grounded because we wanted it for ourselves — not to mine your behaviour. Here's how that shows up in the product.
Read the full privacy policyGrounded is an Android app blocker built to hold the line. Unlike system timers you can dismiss with a tap, Grounded uses a foreground service that keeps blocking active even when your screen is off. Block distracting apps — Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, games — with a hard lock, a daily time budget, or a frequency cap.
Download on Google Play →Set a daily app limit for any app on your phone. Grounded tracks usage in real time and blocks the app the moment the budget runs out — no pop-up to dismiss, no workaround. 30 minutes of YouTube, 45 minutes of social media. When it's gone, it's gone until midnight.
Download on Google Play →Grounded's parental controls let you set screen time rules your child can't override. Add a PIN to lock any blocking group. Create tasks — chores, homework, reading — and let your child earn screen time by completing them. Turns daily conflict into a simple, consistent process.
Download on Google Play →Download Grounded today. Free for 15 days, no card required.