Put your phone down at night to sleep better

Updated on October 10, 2026

"One more video", and it's 1 am. In the evening you're tired, so less able to resist scrolling. And the next day, you pay for the shorter night.

A few simple ideas

• Pick a time to put the phone down, and keep it like an appointment.
• Charge it away from the bed, or at least out of arm's reach.
• Plan something else: a book, some music, a few minutes doing nothing.
• Use a real alarm clock, so you don't need the phone when you wake up.

SmartrLock's night mode

Night mode (Premium) is made for those moments:

• By default it starts at 9 pm and ends at 5 am, and you set the hours as you like.
• You get a reminder 15 minutes before the night starts.
• The whole app switches to night colours, and the pause screen reminds you what time it is.
• A quiz unlocks only 5 minutes: enough to answer a message, not to get lost scrolling again.
• Every night without opening your paused apps earns you 10 Brainz.

No pressure

If you give in one night, nothing is lost: no broken streak, no blame. Tomorrow is a new night.

Night mode is part of Premium (€4.99 a month or €29.99 a year). You can also try it for a week with 1,500 Brainz in the Shop.