BreakTime vs Breakly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BreakTime
This app helps you manage your work breaks to boost productivity and prevent eye strain. Easily start breaks with a tap and receive notifications when they end. It offers customizable durations and useful widgets.
- Start breaks with a tap
- Predefined break durations
- Break notifications
- Custom break duration
- Live activities
- Widgets for lock and home screens
- Dark mode support
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Work break timer - BreakTime is designed to help you keep track of your breaks throughout the day. With its simple and intuitive interface you can start a break with just a tap and be notified when a break with predefined duration has ended. Taking regular breaks while working is very important and Work break timer - BreakTime is a great tool to effectively manage your time, boost your productivity and avoid eye strain. Features: - Unlimited breaks (requires Premium upgrade) - Delete individual breaks - Breaks statistics for the last 7 days in the free version and 60 days with Premium upgrade - Custom break duration - Break notifications - Live activities - Lock screen and home screen widgets - Dark mode support - Work break timer - BreakTime works on iPhone and iPad Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Breakly
This app enforces mandatory screen time breaks by locking your phone, eliminating the need for willpower. It offers customizable break durations and integrates eye-saving techniques.
- Unbreakable breaks with phone locking
- Strict Mode to block all apps
- Configurable mini and long breaks
- Intelligent timer pauses on lock
- 20-20-20 rule reminders for eye health
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You don’t need a harder lock. You need a break your body can accept. Breakly uses mini breaks and long breaks while you scroll — short enough that your body doesn’t rebel, strong enough that awareness comes back. When the loop breaks, self-control returns. That’s how doomscrolling actually ends — not by turning your phone into a prison. • Mini breaks: snap out before “one more swipe” wins • Long breaks: let the urge fade when you’re stuck deep • Day or night: same rhythm on the couch or in bed • Optional Strict Mode: holds a break if you want a firmer guardrail • Track bedtime and unlocks so progress stays visible Other tools lock the day or delay the open. Breakly works in the moment you’re already scrolling. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Breakly at fortnightly against BreakTime's every 3 months. Breakly also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). BreakTime's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. BreakTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Breakly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Breakly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BreakTime has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BreakTime's written reviews are positive against 75% of Breakly's.
BreakTime ships an update every 3 months, Breakly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BreakTime | Breakly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stoyan Hristov | Good Orbit Labs LLC |
Customer experience
BreakTime
Breakly
In-app purchases
BreakTime
- Unlimited Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$9.991 Year
- BreakTime Premium$12.99
Breakly
- quarterly member3 Days trial$9.993 Months
- annual member7 Days trial$19.991 Year









