# Monk: Screen Time Control — user reviews > 16 indexed App Store user reviews of Monk by Polymath Labs Ltd., rated 4.60/5 from 135 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monk-screen-time-control/id6747911820/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monk-screen-time-control/id6747911820.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 112 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Monk? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app for focus - 🚀 Boosts productivity - 💡 Unique and intuitive design **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent app blocking functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Apps not being blocked as scheduled - Glitches in scheduling functionality **Most requested features** - Improved app blocking reliability - Customizable scheduling options ## Newest reviews (2 of 16) ### 5/5 — MONK > META *2025-09-05* Defeat Brainrot. ### 5/5 — The Official Monk Mode App *2025-09-03* I built Monk to save my own mind from brainrot. It worked. Now it’s the weapon for an entire generation. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Hate *2025-11-12* This app is made by a smart guy I’ve watch his videos but 100 dollars a year is insane I thought it was free but no I will be deleting app ### 1/5 — Do not download this app. It’s a scam. *2025-11-09* I saw this app on X and thought I would give it a try. After going through what felt like 50+ screens they try to deceive you and make you pay before access. Use the Apple restrictions app, it’s much better and not designed to make you feel like you’re wasting your life. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2025-10-09* I paid for nothing. Totally useless. **Developer response:** Hey, sorry for the confusion 🙏 Purchases sometimes take a moment to sync with Apple. You can tap “Restore Purchases” on the paywall to unlock everything instantly. If you still have trouble, just reach us at hello@monkapp.com - we’ll make it right. Appreciate you joining the Mental Renaissance 🧠 ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-10-02* You’d think for 20 bucks a month they’d at least get the one thing this app does right. I’ve had countless times now when I make a schedule it says the apps are being blocked but on my Home Screen I can still access the same apps lol I have to delete the schedule and remake it every time so it fully blocks the apps every day because the app fails to do so on it’s own in this weird little glitch for whatever reason **Developer response:** Appreciate you flagging this, looks like a rare sync bug on some iOS versions. The fix should be in this update. Thanks for helping us improve Monk 🧠 ### 5/5 — Great app! *2026-01-05* They should make it a little less expensive Though. ### 5/5 — Great App Chad *2025-09-19* That’s a Lot Collin ### 5/5 — Game changer! *2025-09-19* I constantly get distracted on social media which kills my productivity. I’m already blow away, can’t wait to keep using it. ### 5/5 — Best design *2025-09-17* One of the best apps out there for focus. The design is so intuitive and so unique that I actually like using this to focus my time and energy. It feels good just opening it and then knowing that I’m saving a bunch of time and hitting my goals over and over again. ### 5/5 — 100x your productivity *2025-09-17* Whether you’re chasing a 4.0 gpa, 10M ARR, or just trying to spend more time with friends, this is the app for you! ### 5/5 — Amazing for focus! *2025-09-15* Eliminate distractions, this app enables you to do so! ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Goated *2025-09-13* This app is helping me become a rich monk ### 5/5 — more productive than ever *2025-09-11* no more brainrot ### 5/5 — Amazing App *2025-09-06* This app saved me two hours a day and made me way more productive than ever ### 5/5 — Must have for elite students *2025-09-06* Monk will get you back all the time you need to become the star student you were meant to be. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-04.*