Comparison

OffScreen vs WillStone

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

Head to head
About

OffScreen

This app helps you monitor your phone usage and improve focus. It offers tools to track screen time, set goals, and block distracting apps. Utilize various focus modes and digital detox challenges to break unhealthy habits and enhance productivity.

Highlights
  • Screen time tracking and goal setting
  • App blocking for social media
  • Multiple focus modes (Pomodoro, countdown)
  • Digital detox challenges
  • HealthKit integration for sleep data
  • Customizable watch face data display
Features
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OffScreen helps you track phone usage and keeps you stay focused. With OffScreen, you can: - Track screen time • Set up your screen time goal, and get daily insight. • See screen time activities: Pickups, Average Usage, While Walking, Stationary Life, Last Pickup, First Pickup, Best Break, and Sleep Time • Read sleep data from the Health app • Show data on your favorite watch face - OFF Time • Set disable time for social apps and enjoy OFF time - Focus Mode • Supports three modes: Pomodoro, countdown, and time accumulation • Support lock screen and flip screen focus • Supports live activity and StandBy • If you need to use your phone to look up a dictionary or use other applications during the concentration process, you can set a concentration app whitelist • Categories your focus sessions by tag • Pause at any time when you need the phone to help you study or search while you're in focus mode • Focus on the watch - Visualize and share your data. • View data in week/month/year view. • Well-designed share card is ready for you. - Breaking digital detox challenges • Screen time challenge • Pick up challenge • Sleep challenge - Sync sleep time and focus mindfulness time on Apple HealthKit. --------- To collect the walking time data, this app tracks your location in the background and can affect battery life. * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current Privacy Policy: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/terms-of-use

About

WillStone

This app helps you reduce phone usage by exchanging entertainment time for focused activities. Earn extra screen time by engaging with learning, exercise, or habit-building apps. Gradually decrease reliance on your phone while cultivating healthier habits.

Highlights
  • Time exchange system
  • Earn screen time via focused activities
  • Gradual phone usage reduction
  • Focus Mode for concentration
  • Rewards for healthy habits
  • Tracks exercise and meditation
Features
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Have you ever felt this way: "I spend too much time on social media, mindlessly scrolling through my phone" "I want to limit my phone usage, but I keep removing the limits after apps get locked" "Why can't I control myself?" "How did it get to 2 AM when I was just browsing for a bit..." WillStone is an app designed to help you gradually reduce phone usage. Instead of implementing strict daily screen time limits like other digital wellbeing apps, we've designed a unique time exchange system: Entertainment apps have limited usage time, but you can earn more screen time through focused activities and positive apps (such as learning, exercising, walking, meditation, building habits, early bedtime, etc.). We help you put down your phone progressively while building healthy habits! 【Design Philosophy】 - Immediate satisfaction drives motivation: A 1898 study by Thorndike showed that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those leading to unpleasant outcomes are less likely to recur. James Clear's "Atomic Habits" also mentions the four-step habit model—cue, craving, response, and reward. - Cold turkey approaches are hard to maintain: We've tried many screen control apps like Opal, ClearSpace and Apple Screen Time. Often, these get uninstalled after 3 days—just like quitting any addictive substance, going cold turkey rarely works. - The key to painlessly building good habits is: balancing desires with personal growth. 【How It Works】 - First, set up two categories of apps: - Apps you want to limit, such as Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, shopping apps, etc. We'll call these "entertainment apps." - Apps that help you grow, like reading apps, Duolingo, vocabulary builders, etc. After setup, grant WillStone screen time access permissions to begin. - Initially, you get 10 minutes daily for entertainment apps: Once you exceed this, a full-screen notification appears with no "remind me later" option. - Want more entertainment time? Use positive apps to earn additional screen time. Read books, learn vocabulary, and you can continue browsing. You can also earn time by walking or exercising. 【Use Cases】 We offer multiple ways to earn time: - Focus Mode: For exam prep, vacation study, evening reading/drawing—use our offline timer. During focus sessions, only selected apps remain accessible, helping you concentrate. Earn entertainment time as a reward. - Reading, Vocabulary, Language Learning: Add learning apps to your positive apps list—we'll automatically track usage and reward proportional entertainment time. - Early Bedtime: WillStone reminds you when it's bedtime and locks entertainment apps. Maintaining healthy sleep patterns earns bonus entertainment minutes the next day, encouraging your brain to embrace better sleep habits. - Exercise and Walking: WillStone automatically tracks your activity duration (via Apple Health) and rewards entertainment time proportionally. Meditation counts too! - Daily Habits: Whether it's drinking water, post-work shower, neck exercises, or rehabilitation—customize your habits with reminders and goals. Complete daily tasks to earn entertainment time, making healthy lifestyle changes effortless. 【Features】 - Exchange System: Convert positive app usage, early bedtime, habits, exercise, meditation, walking into entertainment app time - Custom Exchange Rates: Adjust difficulty levels and conversion ratios for gradual progress - Widgets: Display available time and quick-start focus timer on home screen - Analytics: Track your time balance and app usage distribution in "Performance" and "Data" sections Have other habits you'd like to build? Contact us and let us know! - 【Contact】: contact@2.5lab.app - 【App Membership/Annual/Monthly Service Agreement】: https://post.jellow.club/willstone-payment/ - 【Privacy Policy】: https://post.jellow.club/willstone-privacy/

Screenshots

OffScreen4 screens
WillStone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: WillStone at free with in-app purchases against OffScreen's subscription. WillStone also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 39%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). OffScreen's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 200). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. OffScreen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WillStone sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for OffScreen against 4.5 for WillStone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OffScreen has 2.5K ratings behind it against 200, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of OffScreen's written reviews are positive against 75% of WillStone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OffScreen ships an update every 4 weeks, WillStone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OffScreen versus WillStone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffScreenWillStone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.5K ratings)4.5 (200 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K — better200
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Studio宁波群鸟科技有限公司

Customer experience

OffScreen

All ratings2,540 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews399 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral22.6%
Negative38.1%

WillStone

All ratings200 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.7%

Bugs and requests

OffScreen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Off-time schedules randomly deleting
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Inconsistent screen time data
  • Inability to select apps to block

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to exclude certain apps from tracking
  • More customization options for off-time schedules
  • Integration with Apple's built-in Screen Time
  • Option to pause tracking during specific activities
  • Weekly/monthly goal setting and reporting

WillStone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

OffScreen

Subscriptions3
  • OffScreen Pro$0.991 Month
  • OffScreen Pro7 Days trial$4.491 Year
  • OffScreen Pro1 Year trial$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • OffScreen Pro$5.99
  • OffScreen Pro2 variants$9.99
7 purchases

WillStone

Subscriptions4
  • WillStone Pro For A Month$2.991 Month
  • WillStone Pro For A Quater$7.993 Months
  • WillStone Pro For A Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • WillStone Pro For A Year$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • WillStone Discount Pro$17.99
  • WillStone Discount Pro$19.99
  • WillStone Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is OffScreen free?
OffScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WillStone free?
WillStone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OffScreen or WillStone?
WillStone is rated higher. OffScreen averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while WillStone averages 4.5 from 200 ratings.
Do OffScreen or WillStone have ads?
Neither OffScreen nor WillStone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OffScreen or WillStone?
OffScreen ships an update every 4 weeks, and WillStone every 5 days. Most recently, OffScreen was updated on September 24, 2026 and WillStone on September 23, 2026.

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