Fight bad habits with open source

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Today we are dealing with an important and complex topic, we will talk about how to fight bad habits with applications and projects Open source. We're talking about bad habits but these could also transform in addictions, even the same smartphones, which we use every day, can make us addicted ¹.

The applications we are going to suggest to you today are tips, methods to help you feel better and to help you fight any bad habits you think you have picked up. But we also find it important to underline that it is easy not to realize that you are addicted to something and if you think that something is not right or if someone points out certain attitudes It is important to contact your GP who will surely be able to direct you to the right place.

These applications are therefore useful above all for those who are aware of their situation and are already trying to improve it. Furthermore, the applications reported can also just be used to combat what you consider to be bad habits and which you want to try to improve.

A similar article on this topic is: Track personal habits and activities where, however, applications are recommended to track your habits and not necessarily to try to improve bad ones.

Fight bad habits withOpen source

Let's start with some applications Open source that we have found and that can help you in your endeavor.

Beat Addiction

Open source

It is an application that will help you reduce the use of individual applications installed on your smartphone. After giving the necessary permissions to function, a screen will appear with all the installed apps. Select the app (or apps) you want to monitor and press on 'Start Tracking'. From this moment on, the hours, minutes and seconds that you spend on this app will be recorded. Then going into the individual applications you can also set a limit. Once the limit is exceeded you will receive a notification. Also within the individual applications you will also find a weekly graph.

There is no way to block applications, Beat Addiction is mainly there to make you aware.

Unfortunately, the application has not been updated for some time but it does not require special permissions and still works well.

Time Limit

Open source

Unlike the previous one, this application is much more complete and also allows you to physically block applications after a few minutes of use. To continue using certain applications it is therefore necessary to enter a PIN. Being designed primarily for children if you activate it yourself you must have enough willpower not to unlock the applications with the PIN you entered yourself.

However, you could, for example, have the PIN set by a third person, a friend or relative. This would make you physically unable to use a certain application. Very useful therefore in case of addiction to social networks, for example.

Time Limit It also exists in a completely free version not managed by the site TimeLimit.io call Open TimeLimit, you can find it here:

Track & Graph

Open source

One less application automatic of the previous ones which allows you to manually insert events to track and analyze them. It can help you find correlations between some symptoms and relate them to what you were doing at that moment. Very useful and interesting even if it requires some Work by those who use it to make it work well.

usageDirect

Open source

This application allows you to keep tabs on all the applications running on your smartphone. In fact, it is possible to see complete usage statistics. From the application it is also possible to set colors to apply to the various running apps. In this way it is possible to highlight certain applications that we intend to monitor.

This one hasn't been updated in a long time either, but like other older apps we recommend, it doesn't require dangerous permissions and still works well.

Sobriety

Open source

Unlike the previous applications, this one mainly serves to take into account how long you are sober or in any case you are not taking a certain substance or, why not, you are not opening a certain application or whatever else interests you. Once you open the application you will be asked for a name for your addiction and from that moment a timer will start which will help you understand how long it has been since you have used it!

Bonuses

We add the application as a bonus Quit Smoking which we reviewed not too long ago. It allows you to calculate how much you would save (in health and money) if you stopped smoking.

Fight bad habits with closed-source applications

However, these are not listed Open source, here are the most interesting finds:

Quitzilla

Perhaps it is the most famous application of all. Quitzilla will allow you to keep bad habits at bay with rewards, statistics, goals and a daily diary.

Habitica

This application has pixelated graphics and promises to help you complete your objectives by turning them into a kind of game. By completing objectives in real life, prizes and rewards will also come within the game. Experience will allow your character to level up and unlock new content, such as animals, skills and challenges. The risk is obviously that of ending up in the frying pan (from one dependency to another).

1. The 82% of young Italians is at risk of smartphone addiction[↩]

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