Screen-time planning tools

A practical setup

Pick one route from screen-time planning tools and define the decision it should help you make. Start with the smallest app group or setting that still tests the idea clearly.

Worked example

A practical first pass is one movement goal with a 15-minute daily limit, followed for 7 days, then one related guide if the first result is clear. Run the example with one destination first, then expand only after it behaves as expected.

Choose the calculator that matches the decision you actually need to make: total time, a weekly allowance, a reduction target, a movement route, or a blocker style. Enter a normal-week baseline rather than an exceptional day. The form values stay in this browser; save a result yourself if you want to compare it after the trial.

How to measure the experiment

Use 4 brief check-ins to decide whether the chosen branch deserves a deeper setup. Count planned and automatic openings separately; total minutes alone cannot show whether the pause helped.

Before you switch it on

Before leaving the hub, turn the chosen route into a bounded next step.

• ✓Choose one goal rather than combining every option.
• ✓Open the cited source that governs the relevant feature.
• ✓Keep essential iPhone tasks outside the first test.
• ✓Choose a review date and one related guide.

When to adjust the rule

Return to the hub when the problem changes; do not keep tightening a route that no longer matches it. Shorten the access window before raising the physical effort if sessions are simply running too long.