Finding an accountability app that doesn't completely ruin phone performance?

I'm trying to cut down on late-night doomscrolling and want an app that shares my daily browsing habits with an accountability partner. However, every monitoring app I try either drains my battery by 4 PM or aggressively blocks regular websites. Does anyone use software that runs quietly in the background without treating you like a child or killing your phone's RAM?

I tried a few strict trackers last year to stop checking social media during work hours. The problem is they usually operate via a local VPN profile. It ended up blocking my corporate email syncing and absolutely destroyed my battery life. I eventually switched to native OS screen limits.

The technical challenge with any accountability software is that modern operating systems restrict apps from constantly recording your screen for privacy reasons. To bypass this, these programs require deep accessibility permissions, which inevitably slows down older devices and causes glitches with encrypted messaging apps. While researching how different programs handle background data reporting to a chosen partner, I read various user experiences regarding their functionality, including https://www.pissedconsumer.com/ever-accountable/RT-F.html#google_vignette , to see how they impact daily usage. Ultimately, maintaining constant background synchronization without degrading the smartphone's general battery performance remains a significant engineering hurdle for most developers.