Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
A phone screen that slowly floods instead of locking you out
Screen Time Overlay is an Android app that covers the screen with rising, themed water as you spend time in apps, then clears after a short phone-down break.
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Android users trying to curb app scrolling
- Worth noticing
- Users can exclude apps such as Maps, Phone, and Camera, and snooze the overlay for 2, 5, or 10 minutes.
Field notes
The page walks through a sample evening, showing how time carries across app switches while the home screen and excluded apps pause the count. Users can tune when the overlay begins and when it fully covers the screen; example settings range from 3 to 9 minutes before water appears. Four seasonal themes change the overlay's look, while the listed Android permissions explain how it can detect app use and appear above other apps.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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