Comparison

Bell vs Soberphone

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

Head to head
About

Bell

Easily track time spent on client projects with a simple timer. Set up clients and sessions, and receive alerts as your work time concludes. Streamline your freelance workflow and manage your billable hours effectively.

Highlights
  • Client management
  • Session creation
  • Automatic timer start
  • Countdown timer
  • End-of-session alerts
  • Simple interface
Features
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Bell is a Freelancer's best friend. If you've ever needed a way to time your client sessions this app is for you. In a few easy clicks, you can create Clients, create a Session, and watch as the event begins the timer automatically beginning and counting down. You manage if you want an alarm alert right as the Session is ending. Making it easy to prepare to wrap up on a Client's work. Enjoy!

About

Soberphone

This app helps you build healthier screen habits by setting usage goals and using an unlock timer. It encourages accountability by allowing you to add supporters who can check in on your progress. A visual orb reflects your commitment, changing to represent your success in meeting daily goals.

Highlights
  • Set screen usage goals
  • Unlock apps with a timer
  • Add supporters for accountability
  • Track progress with a visual orb
  • Flexible support for screen-life balance
Features
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Soberphone is not just another app blocker. It's a real path out of screen addiction. Social support is one of the most effective tools we have for breaking hard habits. It has decades of research behind it and is core to behavior change of all kinds. So we're putting it at the center of Soberphone because we want real solutions. We want freedom from our screens. We want to go beyond the blockers, gamification, and focus-hacks. Here's how it works: 1.) Decide what tech you struggle with and set goals for your ideal use. 2.) Choose how long to use that tech for at each open with the "Unlock" Timer. 3.) Add supporters to motivate real change – they’ll be invited to check in if you go over a goal. 4.) Watch your orb – it changes to reflect your progress. Keep it vibrant by meeting your goals each day. - THE CONTEXT - There's a lot to love about our **screens** The utility, the connection, the whole world in our hands. But we're totally **hooked** Hours, weeks, and years of our lives spent unintentionally absorbed. We're not meant to face this **alone** It takes a lot more than willpower to get free. And most existing solutions miss the emotional and relational core of the issue. Healing happens in **connection** not in isolation. Decades of research on compulsion and addiction are clear on this. **Peer Support** is one of the most evidence-backed methods for breaking habits. So let's use it. No cold turkey. No dumb phones. No hyper-gamification. Just flexible support for the screen-life balance you want. ------------------------------------------ Soberphone requires an auto-renewable subscription to access its features. • Annual - $49.99/year (includes a 14-day free trial) • Monthly - $5.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://soberphone.io/privacy

Screenshots

Bell4 screens
Soberphone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bell at none against Soberphone's 2. Bell also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.0). Soberphone's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Soberphone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Bell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bell against 5.0 for Soberphone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bell ships an update monthly, Soberphone weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bell versus Soberphone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellSoberphone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJordan JacksonSoberphone Inc

Customer experience

Bell

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Soberphone

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bell

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Soberphone

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Bell free?
Bell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soberphone free?
Soberphone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bell or Soberphone?
Bell and Soberphone are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Bell or Soberphone have ads?
Neither Bell nor Soberphone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bell or Soberphone?
Bell ships an update monthly, and Soberphone weekly. Most recently, Bell was updated on October 3, 2026 and Soberphone on October 1, 2026.

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