Time Out vs AppTimeOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Out
This app helps parents manage their children's device time and encourage good behavior. Parents can set daily time limits, award bonus time for good actions, and deduct time for misbehavior. A companion app allows children to track their remaining time and behavior in real-time.
- Set daily device time limits
- Reward good behavior with bonus time
- Deduct time for misbehavior
- Real-time behavior and time tracking
- Built-in 'Time Out' feature for breaks
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Welcome to Time Out, the first app for effectively managing your kids device time as well as encouraging good behaviour. Time Out is super easy to use. **** You can now create an account. This allows you to download the "Time Out - Behaviour Meter" app on your kids devices so they can see their behaviour, device time remaining and internet cut off time all in real time. *** 1.) Set how much device time you want for your child or use our defaults. 2.) When your child misbehaves tap the red sad face. Every time your child misbehaves 15 minutes will be reduced from their daily device time. Good behaviour is rewarded by tapping the green happy face. Extra good behaviour earns bonus time. 3.) Time Out remembers the daily limit you've set to help you be consistent with daily device usage in your home. 4.) Regularly show your child the BEHAVIOUR METER and encourage them to stay in the green. Or even better download the Time Out - Behaviour Meter app for their device. 5.) Some times kids just need a break from their devices. Use our built in Time Out feature for that!
AppTimeOut
This app helps users break phone addiction by providing accountability features like friend-assisted unlocking and scheduled blocking. It allows users to block distracting apps and websites to improve focus and reclaim their time.
- Buddy Lock for accountability
- Scheduled blocking of apps/websites
- Timer-based blocking
- Block any app or website
- Safari website blocking
- Screen Time integration
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AppTimeOut helps you break phone addiction by putting real accountability between you and your distractions. Most blockers fail because you can switch them off the moment you feel the urge. AppTimeOut is different. • Buddy Lock — assign a trusted friend as your accountability buddy. To unlock, they send you a code. No code, no access. • Schedule Lock — block during recurring time slots. Set it once; it enforces itself every day. • Timer Lock — block distracting apps and websites for a set duration and stay focused until time's up. Block any app or website via Screen Time, plus Safari website blocking. Free to start. APPTIMEOUT PRO • Monthly — $0.99/month • Yearly — $4.99/year, with a 2-week free trial Unlocks Buddy Lock, unlimited apps & websites, and full Schedule Lock (all 7 days, unlimited slots). Take back control. Reclaim your day. — Manage subscription or cancel anytime in Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://apptimeout.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AppTimeOut at 5.0 against Time Out's 1.0. Time Out's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. AppTimeOut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Time Out asks for nothing beyond the download.
AppTimeOut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Time Out ships an update weekly, AppTimeOut every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Out | AppTimeOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applauz Media Solutions | Harry Huynh |
Customer experience
Time Out
AppTimeOut
In-app purchases
Time Out
No in-app purchases
AppTimeOut
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Year
