one sec | app blocker, focus

one sec | app blocker, focus

Screen Time, ADHD, Limit Social Media, Restrictions, Mental Health, Distractions

App info


2.2.0
March 06, 2025
Everyone
Get one sec | app blocker, focus for Free on Google Play

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App description


Android App Analysis and Review: one sec | app blocker, focus, Developed by riedel.wtf. Listed in Productivity Category. Current Version Is 2.2.0, Updated On 06/03/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: one sec | app blocker, focus. Achieved Over 1 million Installs. one sec | app blocker, focus Currently Has 30 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 4.3 Stars

one sec forces you to take a deep breath whenever you open distracting apps.

It’s as simple as effective: You will reduce your social media usage just by becoming aware of it. one sec is the focus app that tackles the problem of unconscious social media use at its root. It is designed to change your habits on a long-term basis.

one sec works so great because it is fully automated – and forces you to reflect on your actions – while they happen.

🤳 Balanced social media use
App usage drops by 57% on average thanks to one sec – proven by science!

🧑‍💻 Productivity
Having two more weeks per year not spent on social media – to work on your projects & to recharge!

🙏 Mental health
High social media usage is often related to depression and anxiety symptoms.

⚡️ ADHD relief
Users praise one sec as the “holy grail for ADHD relief”.

🏃 Sports
Studies have shown that reduced social media use leads to increased sport activity.

🚭 Quit smoking
Studies have shown that reduced social media use leads to reduced smoking behavior.

💰 Save money
Prevent impulse purchases with one sec.

🛌 Sleep better
Prevent scrolling mindlessly before you go to bed and right after waking up.

With one sec, you‘ll notice both a short-term and long-term effect on your social media usage:

1. Unconscious phone habits are prevented right away (“Why did I even want to open that app?”) and
2. Long-term habits change because these apps appear less appealing to your brain (their “dopamine on demand” effect fades away).

one sec is also available for your desktop web browser: https://tutorials.one-sec.app/browser-extension-installation

We have made one sec free to use with one app!

If you would like to use one sec with multiple apps, please upgrade to one sec pro. You’ll also get access to lots of additional features and customization options.

This effect has been confirmed in a study with the University of Heidelberg and Max Planck Institute where we detected a reduction of social media usage by 57% thanks to one sec. Read our peer-reviewed paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213114120

Accessibility Service API
This app uses the Accessibility Service API to detect and intervene user-selected target apps. We do not collect personal information, all data remains offline and on-device.

Privacy policy: https://one-sec.app/privacy/
Imprint: https://one-sec.app/imprint/
We are currently offering version 2.2.0. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.

We have more than 2000+ available devices for Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, LG, Google, OnePlus, Sony, Tablet ... with so many options, it’s easy for you to choose games or software that fit your device.

It can come in handy if there are any country restrictions or any restrictions from the side of your device on the Google App Store.

What's New


Bug fixes and minor improvements

Rate and review on Google Play store


4.3
30,065 total
5 71.5
4 9.7
3 5.6
2 3.1
1 10.2

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Recent Comments

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David Carlson

I love the idea and it had almost immediate positive impacts on my screentime. I also love the pricing model because it's set to a price almost everyone can afford and there's no annoying ads. The only problem is it's constantly trying to open google and I'll have to sometimes sit through the animation several times before it actually opens the app I want. Sometimes it will also try to open the google app when I close out of another app. If this was fixed it would easily be 5 stars

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Carter Leatherman

I reinstalled because my partner has the iOS version and all the features there looked really cool. Was pretty disappointed with the android version in how limited the intervention customization is. On top of that, the intervention is inconsistent; fairly orlften it won't go through the full intervention animation and will just open the app.

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Liz M.

I recently downloaded this app and was really excited for it's potential. I am just using the free version linked to 1 app to trial it but am noticing that it isn't working to block my app. It worked sometimes last night and I noticed it needed an update so I did that and it worked. But today, it worked the initial time I tried to launch the linked app but each time since it hasn't done anything when I launch that app or it looks like it tries and fails.

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Evan Wardell

Helpful in concept, and in practice when it actually works, but it's incredibly buggy, especially after a recent update. On many apps, it continues triggering the pause screen at random for as long as you have it open, making it a very frustrating experience whenever you actually intend to use those apps. And if you open an app to a specific linked item (e.g. an Amazon listing or specific tweet), the pause screen usually causes the app to forget what you were trying to access afterwards.

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A B

Honestly, the (almost) perfect app. It is easily the best way to cut back on screen time and doomscrolling! Only reason for the -1 star is because even when I'm already in the app, IG for example, I'll do something simple like edit a message to a friend, then One Sec will cut in with the "choice" screen even though i never exited the app. If they could fix that, then easy 5 of 5.

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Erin O'Linger

In theory, is good, but two major complaints. 1. It won't work unless there's a little bubble on your screen at all times, that cannot be turned off, that was constantly getting in the way of doing anything. You can move it around, but was just always in the way. 2. No time limit for a trial, only limits one app. Not enough to see if it really helps when multiple apps are the issue. Not sure if it's worth the price because I couldn't get the full experience.

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Ellie Urbancic

If the one sec app is open/running, I'm able to completely circumvent the breathing exercise by switching windows from one sec to the restricted app, even with intentional app-switching off (it only works correctly if one sec is closed). I love the idea, but it's frustrating that Apple users have so many more options than Android users and don't run into this problem.

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Peter Hazel

Great in theory, but doesn't work on S23. Love the idea of this to curb social media use, but doesn't work as advertised (paid for the pro version). Instead of "It’s time to take a deep breath…" popping up when opening an app, the app opens normally, then after a second or two the vertical waiting bar pops up and lowers. Sometimes nothing happens. Instructions on the website for the galaxy series aren't up to date or maybe the app permissions weren't configured correctly in the latest build.