Monkeyless is a mindfulness screen time app that helps you end phone addiction by meditating before opening distracting apps.
Here’s how:
Meditate to unlock – our soft app blocking feature creates a mindful moment before distractions begin. Take a short breath before opening certain apps. No more autopilot to distracting apps.
Daily guided meditations – access guided meditations and micro-mindfulness exercises to reset your mind daily.
Turn insight into action – get personalized screen time analysis to uncover patterns, triggers, and areas for growth.
Build better habits – choose from science-backed habit plans designed to help you dismantle addictive phone behaviors and build mindful ones.
Track your transformation – a clear, encouraging progress system keeps you motivated as you build mindfulness and intention into every tap.
Try all features free during your trial.
After the trial, access requires a subscription.
We believe mindful tools should be accessible - if cost is a barrier, reach out. We’re here to help.
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The average person spends over 6 hours a day on their phone. What about you?
The root cause? Low mindfulness.
It’s so easy to open Instagram or TikTok and, hours later, realize you’ve lost track of time. Hours have passed by.
Your mind is on autopilot. East Asian philosophy describes this as the "Monkey Mind" - restless and mindlessly jumping from one thing to another.
Like every addiction, breaking the habit seems like fighting uphill against yourself. And harsh measures such as blocking apps, or setting time limits never seem to work in the long run.
Monkeyless takes a radically different approach. Why?
1. The root cause of doomscrolling is the restless "Monkey Mind," shaped by years of conditioning toward constant distractions such as your phone.
2. The only solution lies in calming this same mind with mindfulness. Simply blocking apps or setting time limits, like most screen time apps do, don't address the root issue.
3. Cultivate mindfulness with meditation. Combine pragmatism with optimism. You don't have to be a monk to do this - but hey, we always welcome you to join us.
Science?
Using mindfulness backed by science, we make it easier to break these habits in a lasting way. Meditation has been proven to effectively help in dismantling addictive behaviors.
For instance, a study on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) found that mindfulness training was associated with a reduction in relapse rates among individuals, and it could help manage stress-induced addictive behaviour. Other research on MBRP and similar approaches has shown reductions in relapse, emotional distress, and impulses.
Ancient wisdom from thousands of years ago is still highly relevant today.
Change with Monkeyless, break free from the Monkey Mind forever.
AI Transparency Notice:
Monkeyless uses artificial intelligence to assist in creating the audio tracks for our guided meditations.
All meditation scripts are written by humans.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
https://www.monkeyless.app/faq
Terms of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy:
https://monkeyless.app/privacy-policy.html
Our special thanks goes to the book: The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa. Some of the teachings in this app are inspired by this.
as someone who is super phone-addicted but also obsessed with productivity hacks, I have tried everything under the sun (including brick device and lockbox with timer, lol). but my monkey brain always finds ways to bypass each barrier, and those workarounds quickly become muscle memory. so far this app stands out for a few reasons: 1) it doesn’t allow blanket break times - each blocked app needs to be unlocked individually. this is usually annoying enough to dissuade me from trying, which stops the ~drift~ into other forms of time-wasting. 2) unlock screen reminds you of all the different reasons you actually DONT want/need your phone, which often humbles me into putting it back down. 3) tying unlocks to a daily meditation is actually genius, and may be the first thing to actually keep me building a consistent habit. I will say the design/UI are pretty basic - doesn’t feel as polished as other similar apps I’ve used. but 10 STARS for the functionality and underlying idea. I honestly think society could be healed by installing it on every phone. THANK YOU to whoever dreamed this up!!
Developer Response
tnxw333, this is one of our favourite reviews so far. Thank you so much for both your criticism and kind words. You rock!
Amazing App Amazing Support
Dani :333
I’m a student and my screen time is one of my greatest weaknesses, this app has helped me reduce some of the anxiety I have around my screen time. I especially love the guided meditations as someone who’s heard of the wonders of meditation, I’m glad this app finally got me started. After reaching out for a free trial for students, a developer of this app offered me a refund of my original purchase, offered me a free trial, and consistently made sure I was supported via emails. Haven’t had customer support this great ever, thank you so much sincerely to the Monkeyless team for caring about their users <3
Developer Response
Dani, thank you for your awesome review! 🥳 I'm happy you're using Monkeyless. Let us know if we can mean anything to you in the future. -Wing
Brilliant
kwrt_
This app actually fixes what all of the other ones promise. Brick, dumb-phones, Opal, they just prevent you from living your addiction out. They dont stop the addiction at its root, and improve your life. This does. Phenomenal design and extremely cheap compared to the value youre getting. So excited to see this thing grow
This app is great
Tashi1453
This app truly is one of the best apps I have downloaded when you download it you can see the amount of effort the makers of this app have put in. I recommend this app to anyone with sever phone usage issues or anyone in general.👍🏻
Developer Response
Thank you Tashi. Let's end phone addiction forever. 🧡
The developer, Monkeyless, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Monkeyless
Size
216.3 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
