Screen-free evening

The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result. In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.

The calculator does not score sleep quality and does not build an evening plan. Bedtime is optional and does not change the main result. The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

Input data

Enter the numbers you know from recent weeks. The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

Optional context

This field is optional. Bedtime shows the gap from the last meal in the grid. A blank field skips that context and does not change the main result.

Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

The calculator uses the numbers you enter. The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result. In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.

The five form fields are screen-free target, screen-free, work stop, evening jobs, and last meal. Screen-free time means: Minutes before sleep without a phone or laptop, compared with the target you set for yourself, then turned into weekly hours. In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week. Screen-free target means: The minutes you set for yourself in the evening. They are not a medical dose. In the first example 60 minutes an evening give 7 hours in a week. Work stop means: The number of days in a week with a fixed end hour. It appears in the grid and does not change spare time or the shortfall.

The second example gives 0 hours versus the screen-free evening you set this week. The third example gives 2.3 hours above the screen-free evening you set this week. The calculator uses the numbers you enter: 30 screen-free minutes versus the 60 minutes you set. Across 7 evenings that is 210 minutes short. The result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.

The calculator does not score sleep quality and does not build an evening plan. Bedtime is optional and does not change the main result.

Enter 60, 30, 5, 40, 19, then click Calculate. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period.

Formula

The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

What these numbers mean

In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week. The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

screen-free time
Minutes before sleep without a phone or laptop, compared with the target you set for yourself, then turned into weekly hours. In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.
screen-free target
The minutes you set for yourself in the evening. They are not a medical dose. In the first example 60 minutes an evening give 7 hours in a week.
work stop
The number of days in a week with a fixed end hour. It appears in the grid and does not change spare time or the shortfall.

How to use

  1. Enter screen-free target 60.
  2. Add screen-free 30, work stop 5, evening jobs 40, last meal 19.
  3. Click Calculate. The result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.
  4. The second example gives 0 hours versus the screen-free evening you set this week. The third example gives 2.3 hours above the screen-free evening you set this week.
  5. You can skip the optional field. When you fill it, the calculator shows bedtime and the hours from the last meal. The main result does not change.
  6. The calculator does not score sleep quality and does not build an evening plan. Bedtime is optional and does not change the main result.

Examples

Example 1

  • target 60 min
  • screen-free 30 min
  • stop 5 days
  • jobs 40 min
  • meal 19

3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week

The calculator uses the numbers you enter: 30 screen-free minutes versus the 60 minutes you set. Across 7 evenings that is 210 minutes short. The result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week.

Example 2

  • target 45 min
  • screen-free 45 min
  • stop 6 days
  • jobs 20 min
  • meal 18

0 hours versus the screen-free evening you set this week

Forty-five screen-free minutes versus the 45 minutes you set. The result is 0 hours versus the screen-free evening you set this week.

Example 3

  • target 30 min
  • screen-free 50 min
  • stop 3 days
  • jobs 80 min
  • meal 21

2.3 hours above the screen-free evening you set this week

Fifty screen-free minutes versus the 30 minutes you set. Across 7 evenings the spare time is 140 minutes. The result is 2.3 hours above the screen-free evening you set this week.

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Common questions

What does 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week mean?

The calculator uses the numbers you enter: 30 screen-free minutes versus the 60 minutes you set. Across 7 evenings that is 210 minutes short. The result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week. The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

How is the result calculated?

The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result.

What is the second example?

The result is 0 hours versus the screen-free evening you set this week.

What is the third example?

The result is 2.3 hours above the screen-free evening you set this week.

What does the calculator not do?

The calculator does not score sleep quality and does not build an evening plan. Bedtime is optional and does not change the main result.

Do all fields enter the primary result?

No. The primary result comes from the screen-free minutes you set and the minutes you actually have. Bedtime is optional.

What do screen-free time, screen-free target, and work stop mean?

Minutes before sleep without a phone or laptop, compared with the target you set for yourself, then turned into weekly hours. In the first example the result is 3.5 hours below the screen-free evening you set this week. The minutes you set for yourself in the evening. They are not a medical dose. In the first example 60 minutes an evening give 7 hours in a week. The number of days in a week with a fixed end hour. It appears in the grid and does not change spare time or the shortfall.

Does a comma in 12.5 work?

Yes. 12.5 and 12,5 are read the same way.

Sources

The calculator subtracts the screen-free minutes you set for yourself from the minutes you actually have. It multiplies the difference by 7 evenings and divides by 60. The result shows how far the weekly screen-free evening is under or over the limit. Days when work ends at a fixed hour, household-job minutes, and the last-meal hour sit in the grid and do not change spare time or the shortfall. Bedtime is optional: it shows hours from the last meal to bedtime and does not change the main result. The calculator does not score sleep quality and does not build an evening plan. Bedtime is optional and does not change the main result.

Page updated in 2026.