Comparison

Drunk Lock vs Don't Text Your Ex

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Drunk Lock

Prevent regrettable actions by locking specific apps before drinking. Users must pass a sobriety test to regain access, with customizable lock durations and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • App blocking via Screen Time framework
  • Sobriety tests (pattern, math, reaction)
  • Scheduled recurring locks
  • Session history tracking
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
Features
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Drunk Lock: Block Apps Before You Regret It We've all been there. It's 2 AM, you're three drinks deep, and your thumbs have a mind of their own. Drunk Lock stops you from sending that text, making that call, or posting something you'll cringe at tomorrow. Set it before you go out. Thank yourself in the morning. Simply pick the apps you want blocked, choose how long, and activate. Once the lock is on, the only way out is passing a sobriety test, a pattern memory challenge that's designed to be just hard enough when you're sober, and genuinely difficult when you're not. FEATURES App Blocking - Block any app or category using Apple's Screen Time framework. No root, no hacks. Sobriety Test - Want out early? Prove you're sober. Match a dot pattern, solve a math problem, or beat a reaction test depending on difficulty. Scheduled Locks - Set recurring locks for Friday nights, weekends, or any time you know things might get messy. Session History - See every session: how long it held, how many unlock attempts you made, and whether you passed or held strong. Three Difficulty Levels - Tipsy, Drunk, or Blackout. Pick your challenge. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose apps to block 2. Set how long (2 hours to custom time) 3. Pick your challenge difficulty 4. Activate and hand future-you a problem Once locked, your selected apps are shielded, Just you, the lock, and a sobriety test standing between you and regret. Please Note Free Usage Access : > You can block any 1 app unlimited times Pro User Access ( Subscription ) > You can block unlimited apps for unlimited time till your subscription period Pro User Access ( Life Time Access ) > You can block unlimited apps for unlimited time for life! Privacy Policy Link : https://www.dropouts.in/privacypolicy/privacy-policy.html Terms and Conditions Link : https://www.dropouts.in/privacypolicy/terms-of-use.html

About

Don't Text Your Ex

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The urge to text your ex always hits at the worst time. Right after you break up, it's 2am that gets you. Don't Text shows you what that message could cost you, based on your situation right now, and then lets you decide. Don't text him. Don't text her. Not tonight. This isn't a comfort app. It's the pause between the urge and the send button. OPEN IT WHEN • It's late and "you up?" is already typed • Your ex texted first and you don't know whether to reply • You want to get back together but don't know if reaching out now will help • You're sticking to the no contact rule, but you're starting to slip Whether you want them back or want to get over your ex and move on, the first step is the same: don't send this one. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap "I want to text them" (or "They contacted me" if they reached out) 2. Go through four screens: Reality, Impact, Rule, Choice 3. Choose Wait or Send anyway 4. Every choice is logged IT READS YOUR SITUATION • Days since the breakup • What time it is, and how many times you've been here today • What you've logged here: whether you texted them recently, or they reached out first (and keep doing it) • Your goal: Reconnect, Protect myself, or Not sure yet • How many times in a row you've held back • Days that hit hard: Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Year's, and Thanksgiving in the US NO CONTACT TRACKER • How many times you held back, your streak, and your hold rate • A calendar with each day's decisions and how strong the urge was • A card to save or share on days you hold back: "I didn't send it." UNSENT MESSAGES Write what you want to say to them here instead. They'll never see it. LATE-NIGHT NUDGES One nudge around 11pm, only if you've struggled this past week and haven't opened the app that day. Every day, now and then, or off. WHY THIS EXISTS "Just don't text them" doesn't work at 2am. You need a pause, and a clear look at what you're about to lose. Closure was never going to come from their reply. FREE USE AND CONTROL PASS • Free: once a day, plus once more after a short ad. • Reaching the last screen uses one; leaving before then doesn't. It resets at midnight. • Need more without subscribing? Control Pass (paid) removes the daily limit for 24 hours, or 3, 7, 14, or 30 days. One-time purchase, no auto-renewal. THE NEXT YOU (SUBSCRIPTION) Holding back is step one. Breakup recovery is what comes next: putting the energy you'd spend on them back into yourself. That's where healing starts. • A daily question, "Did you look after yourself today?", with photos if you like • Goals across six areas (exercise, work, looks, money, hobbies, people) with something to do each day, one step at a time • Worn out? Take 3 or 7 days off; the daily question, tasks and reminders pause • The You Back Then: reread your unsent messages a week later, with the day and time you wrote them • No daily limit You can subscribe two weeks after you first open the app, or sooner once you've held back enough. PRIVACY • No account needed for the core app. Without one, your records stay on this device. • An account is only for The Next You and backup. Unsent messages, notes and photos are encrypted on your device before they're uploaded, so we can't read them. Other records, like dates and counts, are backed up without that encryption. On a new device, sign in to restore everything (with your recovery code, if asked). • We never read your texts, chats or contacts. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The Next You is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darkmotivations.com/dont-text/privacy Silence is leverage. Made by Dark Motivations

Screenshots

Drunk Lock4 screens
Don't Text Your Ex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drunk Lock at none against Don't Text Your Ex's shown. Don't Text Your Ex's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drunk Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Don't Text Your Ex sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drunk Lock ships an update every 2 months, Don't Text Your Ex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drunk Lock versus Don't Text Your Ex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrunk LockDon't Text Your Ex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDropouts Technologies LLPMyQuietSpot Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drunk Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$0.497 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
5 purchases

Don't Text Your Ex

One-time5
  • 24 Hour Emergency Pass$0.99
  • 3 Day Emergency Pass$1.99
  • 7-Day Control Pass2 variants$2.99
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  • 14-Day Control Pass2 variants$4.99
  • 30-Day Control Pass2 variants$7.99

Questions

Is Drunk Lock free?
Drunk Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Text Your Ex free?
Don't Text Your Ex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drunk Lock or Don't Text Your Ex have ads?
Don't Text Your Ex shows ads; Drunk Lock does not.
Which is updated more often, Drunk Lock or Don't Text Your Ex?
Drunk Lock ships an update every 2 months, and Don't Text Your Ex every 5 days. Most recently, Drunk Lock was updated on October 9, 2026 and Don't Text Your Ex on October 18, 2026.

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