Launching today
Saturn - Screen Time Manager
Understand your browsing habits and stop digital distraction
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Understand your browsing habits and stop digital distraction
10 followers
Saturn is a lightweight Chrome extension that blocks distracting websites, sets daily limits, and shows how often you try to return to blocked sites. Instead of being a bloated productivity suite, it focuses on simple friction and habit awareness, helping you catch the impulse before losing focus.
Hey Product Hunt, I’m excited to launch Saturn.
I built this because I kept catching myself opening distracting sites without even thinking. I didn’t want a huge productivity suite or a parental-control-style blocker. I wanted something lightweight that added just enough friction to make me notice the habit before falling back into it.
Saturn lets you block distracting websites, set daily limits, and see how often you try to return to blocked pages. That last part is the piece I care about most: the repeated impulse is usually the real problem, not just the site itself.
This is still early, and I’d really appreciate honest feedback, especially on the onboarding, blocked-page experience, and what would make this useful enough to keep installed long term.
How does Saturn handle sites you actually need for work, like when a quick Twitter check is research but you still want it blocked most of the day?
@sinan1082007 Hi Sinan, Thank you for the question!
We have adjustable strictness levels for both the limits and the scheduled blocks for cases like these. The Lenient tier is designed for this type of workflow, as it still enforces a daily usage cap while allowing you limited‑time access after you've hit your time limit. Saturn also preserves the full URL of the blocked site, so you’ll never lose your place while working.
I’d love to hear whether that workflow fits your use case, or if you have thoughts on an alternative!
How does it actually count the "tries to return" metric, does it only track blocked site attempts or anything you try to open mid-focus session?
@ramazanx3rm Hi Ramazan, thanks for the question!
The Tries to Return metric only counts fresh navigations to websites that are actively being blocked by Saturn. It doesn't count every navigation during a browsing session. It's specifically meant to measure how often you instinctively try to go back to a site after the limit or sheduled block is already in effect.
The idea is to make the habit itself visible rather than just silently blocking the page. I'd love to hear if there's any additional context you'd find useful!
Really like how it tracks how often you try to revisit blocked sites - that little number made me think twice before clicking reddit again. Simple and does the job without a bunch of extra fluff.
@arasyaka31982 Thank you, Aras! That metric was something I noticed many other tools didn’t track, which is why I added it to Saturn. If you’ve had a chance to try Saturn yourself, I’d love to hear any other thoughts you have.
Finally tried this after seeing it on here and the attempt counter is honestly the standout feature for me, made me realize how reflexively I reopen Twitter. Blocking works fine but that little number staring back at you hits different.
@aleynaxjbt Thank you so much, Aleyna! That means a lot to hear because the attempt counter was one feature I was most excited about building. I wanted Saturn to make the habit visible instead of just blocking the website. I'd love to hear any other thoughts you have after trying Saturn!
Love that it tracks how often you try to revisit blocked sites instead of just silently blocking them. That little bit of friction makes the habit visible without feeling preachy.
@masal1468301 Thank you so much, Masal! That tracking was really the core idea behind Saturn and why I created the extension in the first place. I wanted to make habits visible rather than just putting up a wall. If you’ve had a chance to try the extension yourself, I would love to hear your thoughts on what could make Saturn even better.