RealizD vs PPScreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RealizD
Monitor your device usage automatically and gain insights into your digital habits. Set limits, track progress with detailed stats and charts, and participate in screen-free challenges to reduce screen time and address phone addiction.
- Automatic device usage tracking
- Set daily screen time limits
- Detailed usage stats and charts
- Visualize usage patterns with heatmap
- Screen-free challenges
- Weekly and monthly summaries
- Backup and restore functionality
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Do you think that you’re spending a lot of time in front of your devices and want to reduce the screen time? Maybe you want to address phone addiction and start a digital diet right now? RealizD is a professionally designed app created specifically for monitoring your iPhone and iPad usage at all times. It’s a high quality tool that delivers a great user experience via controls, alerts, graphics, insights and stats alongside many others. ------------------------------------------------- Featured by BBC documentary "Secrets of Silicon Valley" 2017 Among top 200 productivity apps in 100 countries ------------------------------------------------- User reviews: "An eye-opening app that tells you how much time you spend on your smartphone!" - Geekfence "RealizD always stands out" - Amy Blankson, Author of best-selling book "The Future of Happiness" "I've been looking for something like this for years..." "Super App!! I love that everything’s so intuitive and easy to use." "Asks all the right questions. Reminds me what's important." ------------------------------------------------- What this app does: ◉ Track how much you use your iPhone and iPad automatically. ◉ Force yourself off your device when you're over your limit ◉ Report your usage stats (screen time, no. of pickups, pickup interval and longest session) by day, week and month. ◉ Automatically log your daily stats in activity history to help you track improvements ◉ Calculate the percentage of your day that is fragmented by frequent phone/tablet use. ◉ Utilize heatmap to visualize and highlight your daily usage patterns throughout the day ◉ Deliver meaningful insight into your short term and long term phone habits. ◉ Beautiful and simple charts in multiple time frames to highlight usage trends (screen time & no. of pickup) and to easily compare averages ◉ Backup & Restore - One-touch backup, one-touch restore. Safe and secure with best-in-class cloud services. ◉ Set daily screen time limit, monitor quota and get notified when you reach the threshold. ◉ Play a screen-free challenge to put your newly formed phone habits to the test. ◉ Share your stats, charts or progress on Facebook and Twitter directly from the app. ◉ Weekly & Monthly Summaries - Swipe to see summary stats on your weekly and monthly usage for more convenient monitoring. ◉ Advanced Limits + Notification - Optimize your usage with more threshold options (hourly pickups, single session time…) and daily limit notification ◉ Track certain hours - Choose the best time of the day for tracking your usage and see insights only on these hours. ◉ Unlimited Activity History - See your activity history for more than just the past week. Great for comparing patterns and tracking improvements. ◉ RealizD Widget - Add RealizD to Notification Centre and gain quick and easy access to your daily stats. ◉ More Charts – Realize the full potential of insights dashboard with unrestricted access to month and year charts. ◉ Export Data - Be your own analyst! Export your data and start analysing. RealizD Family Features: ◉ Automatically monitor your family’s iPhone or iPad use 24/7. ◉ Compare and review your family’s usage by day, week or month. ◉ Easily set screen time limits for your children’s devices. ◉ Use the built-in alert and “Force-off” features to enforce time limits if required. ◉ Add family members at no extra cost. RealizD offers a great variety of functionalities meant to give a better insight on your general smartphone usage. You can even use it to increase phone security (anti¬snooping by monitoring no. of pickups), identify patterns and so on, so don’t hesitate and download RealizD right now to take complete advantage of this amazing app. *This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease device battery life.
PPScreen
This app helps you manage your digital well-being by tracking screen time, blocking distracting apps, and encouraging healthy habits through challenges. It integrates with Apple HealthKit for step tracking and offers a customizable dashboard for insights into your usage patterns.
- Screen time insights and tracking
- Focus mode to block distracting apps
- Healthy habit challenges (e.g., Step Challenge)
- Customizable dashboard
- Apple HealthKit integration for step tracking
- Digital wellness coaching
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[Features] Screen Time Insights Track daily screen usage, phone pickups, longest continuous usage, time-checking habits, most-used apps, and apps sending the most notifications (customizable dashboard). Focus Mode Block distracting apps during set hours to stay productive. Healthy Challenges Step Challenge: Walk 7,000 steps to unlock TikTok access. Shopping Detox: Avoid shopping apps for 21 days and build mindful habits. More features coming soon! Healthy Screen is your personal digital wellness coach. Designed to help you and your family achieve a balanced digital lifestyle through smart screen time management. Start your journey to a healthier, happier relationship with technology today. [HealthKit Integration] To enable the Step Challenge, we’ll access your motion data (step count) from Apple HealthKit. This data is used solely to track progress toward your daily step goal and will never be shared with third parties. [Subscription Details] Auto-Renewal: Your Apple ID will be charged upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled 24 hours before the current period ends. Renewal charges are billed 24 hours before the period ends. Free Trial: If you purchase a subscription during a free trial, any unused trial time will be forfeited. Cancel Anytime: Open the Settings app → Tap your Apple ID → Subscriptions → Select and cancel. User Agreement:https://ppfactory.github.io/2023/08/14/PPScreenUserAgreement/ Privacy Policy:https://ppfactory.github.io/2023/09/06/PPScreenPrivacyPolicy1-0/ Auto-Renewal Membership Service Agreement:https://ppfactory.github.io/2023/03/31/autorenewagreement/ If you have any further questions regarding this service, please don't hesitate to contact us at: Email: ppfactory003@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PPScreen at 100% against RealizD's 41%. PPScreen also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9). RealizD's advantage is ratings volume (513 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. RealizD sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and PPScreen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PPScreen holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealizD has 513 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of RealizD's written reviews are positive against 100% of PPScreen's.
RealizD ships an update monthly, PPScreen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RealizD | PPScreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (513 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iMobiApp | Chengdu ppTribe Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
RealizD
PPScreen
Bugs and requests
RealizD
Reported bugs
4 issues- Resets points/progress randomly
- Inaccurate tracking, shows very low usage
- Crashes or freezes frequently
- Doesn't work after iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- Option to exclude certain apps from tracking
- Monthly usage statistics
- Ability to set custom time limits per app
- Improved force-off functionality
PPScreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RealizD
- RealizD 100 Points$0.99
- WEEKLY & MONTHLY SUMMARIES$0.99
- UNLIMITED ACTIVITY HISTORY$0.99
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- TRACK ONLY CERTAIN HOURS$0.99
- MORE CHARTS$0.99
- ADVANCED LIMITS$1.99
- RealizD Pro$2.99
- RealizD 500 Points$3.99
- RealizD 1000 Points$6.99
PPScreen
- Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- 1 month3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- 12 months3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- unlock card$0.99
- Lifetime$79.99









