Ekagra

What it does

Most focus apps guilt-trip you or lock you out. Ekagra does neither. Starts with awareness — Reels scrolled today, when your attention slips, and weekly trends. No judgment. Just the number. Seeing it is enough to change it. You choose what's next: scheduled focus blocks, a calm pause on Reels/Shorts, or just track. Every feature is optional. → Blocks Reels & Shorts, not the whole app → On-device. No account, no data collection → Free. 4.7★ | 1K+ downloads

Block Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts & Facebook Reels on Android. Track screen time, run focus sessions. Free, on-device, privacy-first digital wellbeing app.

Counts every Reel and Short. Pauses the loop, calmly. Shows where your attention goes. On-device, free. When Ekagra asks why, two out of three answer instead of skipping. Reach their first “so that's where my time goes” moment within days. Anonymous, aggregated feature counts from Ekagra users · May–July 2026 · No personal data, ever. Ekagra makes the loop visible, then gives you a calm way out. Every hour mapped — screen time, Reels, unlocks. No judgment, just a mirror. Dark, minimal, and built to fade into the background until you need it. “Finally an app that doesn't just guilt-trip me. The pause screen actually makes me stop and think before I open Reels.” “The Reels counter alone…from ekagraapp.com

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