8 / 10
The Good
+ Helps keeps you on task + reduces addiction + tracks study time
+ It ’ s fun + It is deep
The Bad
- Pop-up ads - not entirely free - Only in Japanese
Specifications iOS
Price Free or $ 3.70 for ads off
Review : Sumayame
“ This game helped me break my phone addiction ” by Kanon Kijima
Sumayame is an app for those who cannot stop touching their phones . It ’ s free with ads but costs $ 3.70 to remove them . The game enforces good habits of staying away from the phone by using a fish that the gamer needs to grow . By not using your phone , the fish grows and the shop in the game offers more types of fish .
The Method
When I want to stop touching my phone , I can set the timer and start “ concentrationtime ” depending on how much time I am setting for , the items ( food and money ) to change . When I start the timer , I need to set my phone in sleep mode . If I start using my phone , there is a message saying , “ Your items would be gone in ten seconds !” If I don ’ t come back to the app , I would fail and the items which the fish collected would be gone .
Variety
Sumayame has a variety of fish in the app , and each can be bought at different prices . There are several more fish , and each needs a different time to fully grow up . When they are fully grown , they can be in an aquarium where you can see all you have grown at the same time .
Sub-functions
In sumayame , there are many sub-functions . First , it can be linked to Chrome and Twitter . When you connect it with your Twitter , it would automatically tweet when you start concentration-time , and also when you failed or succeeded in not touching the phone . Also , the app ’ s graph shows
the amount of concentration-time used . Connecting to Chrome lets you put a limit on computers too .
Sumayame is an app , for those who need to improve their concentration and build good habits . The biggest problem is that the game is only in Japanese , but there are similar apps in English if you search for games that break phone addictions .
Sumayame helped me have less screen time - from 9 hours to 5 and a half hours . My homework finishes faster , and I feel like I ’ m better at concentrating now .
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