Comparison

Liberate vs Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher

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

Head to head
About

Liberate

This app helps users reduce web distractions by blocking access to specified websites for a set period. It offers a simple, three-step process to create a blacklist and set an end date for blocking, encouraging users to be more productive.

Highlights
  • Block websites in Safari
  • Set end dates for blocking
  • Create custom blacklists
  • Reduce web distractions
  • Increase productivity
Features
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Do you want to quit being distracted by your phone? Liberate will help you unshackle and start producing more than you consume. Pick the apps and websites that steal your time, then choose how strict to be: • Block: everything stays blocked until the end time you set • Schedule: blocks start and stop by themselves on the days and hours you choose • Limit: give apps an amount of time, or a number of opens, per hour, day or week, or any mix of the three. Use one up and they're blocked until it resets Blocked means blocked. You can't open those apps or visit those sites until the block ends or the limit resets. For real emergencies there's one Emergency Unblock every 7 days; otherwise, no take-backs ~(‾▿‾)~ No subscription, no ads, no account and no data collected.

About

Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher

This app allows Ghost blog owners to write, format, and publish posts directly from their iPhone using markdown. It supports image uploads and syncs instantly with any Ghost instance, prioritizing user privacy by keeping credentials on the device.

Highlights
  • Markdown formatting
  • Image uploads
  • Instant publishing
  • Draft saving
  • Post scheduling
  • Direct Ghost API sync
Features
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Your Ghost blog, in your pocket. Sign in with your Ghost account, open any post you've already written, and edit it beautifully — right there on your phone. EDIT ANY POST, PARAGRAPH BY PARAGRAPH Open any post and tap a paragraph, heading, quote or aside to change it, right where it already lives. PRESERVED EXACTLY AS GHOST SAVED IT Images, galleries, buttons, bookmarks and callouts are preserved exactly as Ghost saved them, so every edit stays precisely scoped to the paragraph you touched. A TRULY NATIVE EDITOR Formatting you can see as you type — bold, italic, headings, quotes, links and code. Select text and format it the way you expect on iPhone, with the toolbar where your thumb already is. POST ON THE GO Draft on the train, edit over coffee, publish before you're back at your desk. Save as a draft, schedule for later, or publish straight away. SIGN IN THE WAY YOU ALREADY DO Use the same email and password you already use for your Ghost site, and you're straight into your posts. Prefer an Admin API key? That works too. IMAGE UPLOADS Pick photos from your library and drop them into posts. They upload straight to your own Ghost server. SEE EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Drafts, scheduled posts and published pieces in one list, with feature-image thumbnails, sorting and tag filters. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app talks directly to your own Ghost site — your content goes straight to your server and nowhere else. Your site connections are end-to-end encrypted and sync only through your own iCloud, readable by no one but you, not even us. READY ON EVERY DEVICE Set your blog up once and it's there on your iPhone and iPad, and it survives reinstalling the app. WORKS WITH ANY GHOST SITE Self-hosted on your own server, on a VPS, or with a managed Ghost host. If it runs Ghost, this connects to it. HONEST ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT Paragraphs, headings, quotes and asides are fully editable today. Cards — images, galleries, bookmarks, callouts and buttons — display faithfully and are kept safe when you save, with editing on the way. Lists are next. Built by someone who writes on Ghost every day, for people who do the same.

Screenshots

Liberate4 screens
Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher at 100% against Liberate's 46%. Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Liberate's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (868 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Liberate is free to download; Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher costs $4.99 up front. Liberate sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liberate has 868 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Liberate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liberate ships an update weekly, Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Liberate versus Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiberateGhost CMS Editor & Publisher
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (868 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings868 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan CarneyVERSIONPRIME LTD

Customer experience

Liberate

All ratings868 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral10.6%
Negative43.5%

Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Liberate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Not blocking websites as configured
  • Stopped working after iOS 18.4 update
  • Incompatible with iOS 18.4

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow setting different block times for each website
  • Add password protection
  • Implement allow lists instead of block lists
  • Add iCloud sync and automation features
  • Provide more blocking options (e.g. block by keyword)
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  • Add app blocking functionality

Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Liberate

One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liberate free?
Liberate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher free?
Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Liberate or Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher?
Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher is rated higher. Liberate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 868 ratings, while Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Liberate or Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher have ads?
Neither Liberate nor Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liberate or Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher?
Liberate ships an update weekly, and Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher every 4 days. Most recently, Liberate was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ghost CMS Editor & Publisher on October 28, 2026.

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