Workbug vs Barrier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Workbug
This app helps small to medium business owners organize their client information and track orders. It allows you to store client details and associate orders with specific clients to manage due dates and delivery timelines.
- Client information storage
- Order tracking
- Due date management
- Delivery timeline smoothing
- Organized client lists
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Workbug is an app for small to medium business owners who have a hard time managing clients and orders. Workbug allows you to manage your client base by storing information such as: - Name - Phone number - Special notes This allows you to maintain an organised list of all clients. Workbug also allows orders to be associated with individual clients so you can keep track of the due dates for orders and maintain a smoother delivery timeline.
Barrier
This app helps you break free from social media distractions by limiting access to chosen applications. It introduces intentional delays or ad viewing to discourage mindless scrolling, promoting healthier digital habits and increased productivity.
- Social media app blocking
- Intentional delays for app access
- Ad-based access incentive
- Digital wellness assistant
- Promotes healthier digital habits
- Reduces mindless scrolling
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Are you tired of wasting precious hours scrolling through social media apps? Do you want to break free from the cycle of constant distractions? Barrier is here to help. Our app acts as a blocker for social media apps, limiting your access and promoting healthier digital habits. With Barrier, you can only open your social media apps if you watch an ad or wait our 30 second load times, creating an incentive to reduce the amount of time you spend scrolling mindlessly. But Barrier is more than just a blocker. It's a digital wellness assistant, helping you take control of your digital life Don't let social media control your life. Take back control with Barrier!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Workbug at none against Barrier's shown. Workbug also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Barrier's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (345 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workbug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barrier has 345 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Workbug's written reviews are positive against 81% of Barrier's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Workbug ships an update every 30 months, Barrier fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Workbug | Barrier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (345 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 345 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KISTECH LIMITED | Haplo, LLC |
Customer experience
Workbug
Barrier
Bugs and requests
Workbug
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Barrier
Reported bugs
14 issues- Blocking does not work at correct times or remains blocked at incorrect times
- Blocking stops working after a while
- Apps remain unlocked after unlocking
- Streak keeps breaking for no reason
- Custom schedule does not unlock when it's supposed to
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- Last iOS release caused issues with re-locking after unlocking
- Timer resets but apps remain unlocked after unlocking
- Instagram and TikTok not always blocked
- App stops working after a few days, requires re-download
- Editing screen for blocked apps crashes sometimes
- Custom schedule setting does not work for overnight blocking (end time before start time)
- Does not unlock apps half the time after watching an ad
- Cannot make edits to timer or unlock time
- Cannot unlock apps without reinstalling after deleting the app before unlocking
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to set different apps to lock during different times
- More flexibility in setting multiple check-in times
- Option to customize the duration after watching an ad
- Fix for custom schedule not working for overnight blocking
- Option to have a daily time limit per app
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- Ability to set a certain amount of time per day and then block apps
- Update to end the 10-minute screentime after the ad finishes
In-app purchases
Workbug
No in-app purchases
Barrier
No in-app purchases
