LoopLess: Reduce Screen Timev4

Released September 9, 2025Redesign

iOS

The latest redesign introduced a new screen time dashboard and progress-driven rewards, but these additions are overshadowed by critical regressions in core blocking functionality. The average rating dropped from 4.68 to 4.17 stars following the update. While users express interest in the new tracking features, the failure of the primary app-locking mechanism results in a negative impact verdict.

What changed

UXComplete visual redesign based on a northern night sky aesthetic
New featureNew screen time dashboard with detailed pattern reporting and insights
RetentionDynamic and progress-driven reward system for behavior changes

Reception

38/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What worked

Retention
Users report positive sentiment regarding the new ability to track progress over time.

What didn't

UX
backfired
The visual redesign coincides with a 0.51 star rating decline and reports of core blocking functionality failing to persist.

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix to restore app locking reliability, as current technical instability prevents the restriction of game categories.
Address the regression in social media and game blocking, which users identify as the primary utility of the service.
Monitor the impact of the northern night sky aesthetic on usability once the sample size increases, as current feedback is dominated by functional regressions.

Original release notes

LoopLess has been beautifully redesigned from the ground up to embody the aesthetic of the northern night sky, symbolizing the pristine nature that surrounds us when we put down our phones.

Experience a new, highly useful screen time dashboard that reports detailed screen time patterns and leads to insights.

Now, you are rewarded when you change your behavior via a dynamic and progress-driven reward system.