Comparison

Volkano Active vs Gamblock

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

Head to head
About

Volkano Active

This app syncs with your iOS Health data and a compatible smartwatch to track sports performance. It also provides notifications for calls, texts, and social media, and enables sending/receiving messages and calls directly from your watch.

Highlights
  • iOS Health integration
  • Smartwatch sport performance monitoring
  • Incoming call notifications
  • Text message notifications
  • Social network notifications
  • Send/receive SMS messages
  • Make/receive phone calls
Features
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Volkano Active APP integrates with iOS Health App. It works with our smartwatch to monitor your sport performane. It notifies you notify you when there are incoming calls, text messages or social networks notifications. It also allows you to send and receive SMS messages and phone calls with our smartwatch.

About

Gamblock

Features
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Gamblock helps you pause before opening distracting apps. Pick the apps that keep pulling you back, then complete a short focus challenge when you try to open them. The goal is simple: interrupt autopilot, give your brain a moment to reset, and make screen-time control feel lighter. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to spend less time in — social, video, news, or anything else that pulls you back. 2. When you try to open one of them, Gamblock adds a short pause. 3. Complete a quick focus challenge to continue, or take the pause as a chance to step away. FOCUS CHALLENGES Gamblock includes fast, lightweight challenges designed to interrupt habit loops without feeling like punishment: • Math Sprint — solve quick arithmetic prompts. • Mini Sudoku — complete a small logic puzzle. • Stoplight — wait for the right moment before tapping. • Capital Quiz — answer a quick geography question. More focus challenges are planned. WHY IT WORKS Most blockers rely on frustration. You hit a blocked screen, fight through the urge, then eventually disable the blocker. Gamblock takes a gentler approach. Instead of relying only on willpower, it gives you a small task at the exact moment you reach for a distracting app. That pause can be enough to break the automatic scroll. BUILT TO STAY GENTLE • You control your blocklist. • Add, remove, or pause apps when needed. • Short challenges keep the experience lightweight. • Clear timers show when access or cooldown periods are active. • Simple stats help you see time saved, games played, and sessions avoided. • Thoughtful haptics and animations make the pause feel polished, not punishing. WHO IT'S FOR • Students and professionals trying to reduce impulsive app use. • People who have tried traditional blockers but found them too harsh. • Anyone who wants a more playful way to build better phone habits. • People who want a pause before opening social, video, news, or other distracting apps. PRIVACY-FIRST Gamblock uses Apple Screen Time APIs to manage selected apps. App selections are handled through Apple’s privacy-preserving Screen Time system, and Gamblock does not read the contents of your messages, feeds, browsing, or activity inside other apps. GETTING STARTED Set up your blocked apps, choose your preferences, and start using Gamblock as a lightweight pause before distracting apps. Stop fighting your phone with willpower alone. Add a better pause before the scroll. By purchasing a subscription, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Volkano Active4 screens
Gamblock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gamblock at every 3 weeks against Volkano Active's every 2 months. Volkano Active's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volkano Active ships an update every 2 months, Gamblock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Volkano Active versus Gamblock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolkano ActiveGamblock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMD Technologies Pty LTDQuentin Diebold

In-app purchases

None

Volkano Active

No in-app purchases

None

Gamblock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volkano Active free?
Volkano Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gamblock free?
Gamblock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volkano Active or Gamblock have ads?
Neither Volkano Active nor Gamblock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volkano Active or Gamblock?
Volkano Active ships an update every 2 months, and Gamblock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Volkano Active was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gamblock on October 31, 2026.

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