Comparison

Liberate vs Touchward

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 sites and apps 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 a set amount of time, or a number of opens, each day or week. Use it up and they're blocked until it resets Blocked means blocked. You can't visit those sites in Safari or open those apps until the block ends or the limit resets. For real emergencies there's one Emergency Unblock every 7 days; otherwise, no take-backs ~(‾▿‾)~ One purchase. No subscription, no account, no data collected.

About

Touchward

Features
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Touchward is a sensory reward button. You finish something, you open the app, you tap, and you get a small satisfying buzz and a ripple of light back. That is the whole idea. It is a tiny ritual for closing a task, marking a win, or just giving yourself a moment. Tap it. Or hold it: a timer traces the outline of the button while you press, and when it completes you get a bigger reward. Choose tap only, hold only, or both. Make it yours - Shapes: circle, the icon's wavy ring, squircle, square, hexagon, star, heart, or blob. Every shape glows, and the hold timer follows its outline. - Ripples: each tap sends a ripple out from the button. Pick the ripple's outline, its thickness, how long it lingers before it fades, and how many rings can stack at once. - Reward modes: Original (three standing rings that a wave rolls through), Ripple, Soft, Spark, Deep, Double, and Wave. Each sets the motion and the haptic together. - Colors: a full color picker with a hue wheel, brightness slider, and hex for every aspect of the haptic reward button. - Sounds: Every tap produces a low hum. Full access grants background music to play while you tap tap tap away. The Apple Watch App features your current set configuration to tap and reward on your wrist.

Screenshots

Liberate4 screens
Touchward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touchward at none against Liberate's 3. Touchward also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Liberate sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Touchward asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liberate ships an update every 2 weeks, Touchward every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Liberate versus Touchward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiberateTouchward
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (866 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings866 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan CarneyHave Another Cherry

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

Touchward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Liberate

One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$1.99
  • Burrito Tip$4.99
  • Pizza Tip$9.99
None

Touchward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liberate free?
Liberate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Touchward free?
Touchward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Liberate or Touchward have ads?
Neither Liberate nor Touchward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Liberate or Touchward?
Liberate ships an update every 2 weeks, and Touchward every 4 days. Most recently, Liberate was updated on October 12, 2026 and Touchward on October 4, 2026.

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