TimeWise - Tutorial

1

Select a category

On the welcome screen, choose the category of the app you want to monitor: Social Media, Videos, Games, Messages — or select manually.

This step filters the apps installed on your phone to make the choice easier.

💡 Choose the category where you feel you waste the most time. You can change it later in the settings.

2

Choose the app to monitor

Select one app from the list that you want to control — for example, TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.

Use the search bar to quickly find the app you want.

💡 TimeWise monitors one app at a time to be accurate and avoid unnecessary battery drain.

3

Set your daily limit

Choose how much time per day you want to spend on the selected app.

With "Use recommended limits" enabled (left image), TimeWise suggests a time based on digital wellbeing studies — a great reference to start with.

Prefer to customise? Turn the option off (right image) and drag the slider to the time that makes the most sense for you. There's no need to be extreme — balance is the goal.

💡 Suggestion: start with 30 to 60 minutes per day and adjust as you see fit.

4

Choose the productive app

Select which app TimeWise will redirect you to when the limit is reached — for example, Duolingo, Kindle, or any learning app you enjoy.

This is the heart of TimeWise: instead of blocking you, it gently invites you to do something more productive.

💡 Choose something you genuinely want to do — a language, a book, a skill. The redirect works best when the alternative is appealing.

5

Track your progress on the Dashboard

After setup, you land directly on the Dashboard — the main screen of the app. Here you'll see:

📊 Today's time on the monitored app and the productive app, along with your productivity percentage.

📈 Last 7 days history as a bar chart so you can track your progress over time.

🔄 Redirect toggle — pause the redirect whenever you like, without losing the time count.

💡 Pull down on the screen to refresh the data in real time.

6

What happens when the limit is reached

When you reach your set time while using the monitored app, TimeWise displays a warning screen with the message "Time exhausted!".

A button takes you directly to the productive app you chose. No forced blocking — you decide whether to open it or not.

💡 TimeWise doesn't force you to do anything. It's a gentle reminder that you've already dedicated the agreed time to entertainment.

7

Settings

Access the settings via the gear icon on the Dashboard. The screen is split into two parts:

Upper section (left image): Shows the monitored app and the productive app currently configured, along with the required permissions — "Usage Access" (to monitor time) and "Display Over Other Apps" (to show the limit warning).

Lower section (right image): Lets you change the redirect app without redoing the onboarding, and also has a button to reset the counter for the day — useful for testing or fresh starts.

💡 If the limit warning isn't appearing, check that both permissions are active in the settings.

How to Use TimeWise

Set up in 4 simple steps