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Island: Screen Time vs Local Media Administrator

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Island: Screen Time compared with Local Media Administrator
DetailIsland: Screen Time logo Island: Screen TimeLocal Media Administrator logo Local Media Administrator
What it doesA screen time app that gamifies healthy phone habits by growing crops and managing an island farm Browse, rediscover, and organize your local video collection without uploading to the cloud
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree to download and use. Pro subscription: $39.99/year or $5.99/month, which includes Per-app Limits and Soul Link features. Lite edition is free with 300 video limit. Pro is $19.99 one-time purchase for unlimited videos, tags, and playlists.
Key features
  • Set time limits on apps with an overall daily screen time limit
  • Manage an island farm with crops like cucumbers, strawberries, and bananas
  • Upgrade farm assets and unlock new buildings and decorations
  • Weather system that improves with adherence to limits
  • Credit score system that rises for compliance and falls for overuse
  • Add friends, visit their farms, and complete group challenges
  • Isometric pixel art world with custom-drawn graphics
  • Per-app limits for individual distracting apps (Pro feature)
  • Soul Link to tether islands with friends for mutual accountability (Pro feature)
  • Soft approach to overages with thresholds instead of walls
  • Home feed for browsing and rediscovering footage
  • Custom tags and playlists for organizing videos
  • Frame capture and timestamped stamps
  • Local backup functionality
  • Seven interface languages supported
  • Shortform browsing mode for vertical viewing
What makes it different
  • Uses gamification inspired by idle games to motivate behavior change rather than friction and restrictions
  • Custom-built isometric pixel art engine and world with hand-drawn graphics
  • Multiplayer features allow friends to visit farms and hold each other accountable
  • Soft thresholds instead of hard walls when exceeding limits
  • Free to download and use with optional paid features
  • No cloud upload required - all video files stay in original folders
  • Local-first architecture with loopback-only access and no LAN streaming
  • All metadata stored locally on your computer
  • Seven-day refund guarantee if product doesn't work as described
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)30 +4 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)140
Citation Flow (Majestic)250
Referring domains (Majestic)290

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