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Procrastination Punisher 1.0

786.8 KB / 5K+ Downloads / Rating 3.3 - 60 reviews


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Procrastination Punisher, developed and published by Great Bytes Software, has released its latest version, 1.0, on 2013-05-02. This app falls under the Productivity category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 5000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.3, based on 60 reviews.

Procrastination Punisher APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 2.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.greatbytes.procrastinationpunisher

Updated: 12 years ago

Developer Name: Great Bytes Software

Category: Productivity

App Permissions: Show more

Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Procrastination Punisher on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.3
Total 60 reviews

Reviews

3 ★, on 2014-09-11
The app is easy to install, program and understand. It would be very helpful if I could program it to block apps for multiple time periods. It is easy enough to change the settings in between these usage times, but doing that reminds me of how easy it is to change the time period or completely disable the punishment feature in order to use my "bad" apps. My least favorite part of this app that I am still getting notifications from my blocked apps.Notifications should be blocked as well to reduce temptation.

4 ★, on 2012-11-22
One improvement would make this a 5 star app. For those that really suffer with Procrastination, I would like to see a a randomly generated 64 character word being generated. The user would then have to type that in to get into the app, a bit like how leech block works

1 ★, on 2016-05-06
I'm afraid it's not working for me. It never asked me to put in my credit card and it doesn't actually block the apps. Unless I've done something wrong, it's entirely placebo.

3 ★, on 2014-07-27
I second the suggestion made earlier by another user: we want attach more than one time profile to an app, or to put it differently, we want our apps to be blocked for more than one period each day, e.g., from 8 to 11am and from 2 to 5pm. Thanks!

4 ★, on 2013-12-31
The app often can't find the installed application when you're trying to add one. If you can fix this, then this it's a 5 star app!

4 ★, on 2012-11-06
Would like to attach more than one time profile to each app; if this happens I would give five stars. Currently it is good, but that would make it great.

Previous Versions

Procrastination Punisher 1.0
2013-05-02 / 786.8 KB / Android 2.1+

About this app

Is procrastination on your phone a problem for you? "Just 5 more minutes of Angry Birds" and the workday is over and your boss is angry? In the evening you say "Yes, honey, I will do the dishes", then start answering emails to make up for your wasted workday, and a quick 3 hours later, your marriage goes to pieces and you lose custody of the dog? Well, there's a way to avoid that now. Procrastination Punisher can save your career and marriage or, if you're really determined, at least help you help somebody else.

Procrastination Punisher lets you disable certain apps for certain time frames, for example Angry Birds on workdays from 9 to 5, or your business email app on evenings and weekends. And because, sometimes, you need to be a rebel and break the rules, Procrastination Punisher gives you the option to do just that ... but you will have to pay for it! Specifically, you will have to donate an amount you yourself can specify per app to a charity of your choice. Still playing Angry Birds during work hours? $0.99 to the Red Cross, thank you very much. "I may not have done the dishes, honey, but I did donate a dollar to UNICEF." Who could be angry at such a kind and generous person as yourself?

Give Procrastination Punisher a try and increase your productivity and/or the good you do to the world! You will be happy you did!


Please note: Because each charity uses a different donation processing solution (e.g. PayPal, Moneybookers, custom credit card payments), it would be impossible to integrate all of them in this app. This is why donations are processed through the developer of this app, and forwarded to charities each quarter to save on processing fees and to maximize the value of your donation. You may request a copy of the payment-receipts for the payments made to charities from support@greatbytes.org. A 5% processing fee is assessed to cover bank wire transfer and credit card payment fees.


Permissions:
READ_LOGS & WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: The app has an option to send an error log to the developer, in case you discover a bug or the app crashes. This log is temporarily stored on the SD-card before being sent.

INTERNET & ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: The app has an option to collect anonymous usage statistics (deactivated by default!) to improve it in future versions. You explicitly have to opt in to this, and the collected data won't be used for anything else than improving the app.

BILLING: For processing the donation via Google Play (if you choose to start a blocked app).

GET_TASKS: To find out when a blocked app is being launched.

RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: If enabled, the app auto-starts after boot.

Feature-image attribution: "All the things" by meme.tn

App Permissions

This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.