Comparison

mymind vs blocked.

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

Head to head
About

mymind

This app acts as a private digital space to store and organize everything you care about, from notes and images to articles and bookmarks. It offers a clutter-free experience without algorithms or social feeds, allowing you to effortlessly save and recall information.

Highlights
  • Save images, notes, articles, and bookmarks
  • Effortless saving via share sheet
  • Automatic organization and visualization
  • Private and ad-free experience
  • No algorithms or social feeds
Features
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mymind isn't another productivity app. It's a quiet, private garden for the things you care most about. It's a private place where you build your own personal taste. With just a single tap you can save images, notes, articles, products, text highlights, recipes, movies or other bookmarks to your mind. It works effortlessly via the share sheet. One place for everything you care about. No need to file it, label or even tag it. It's all magically organized and visualized for you. Some call mymind it a treasure trove of ideas, inspiration & references. No algorithms selling your data, no social feeds fighting for your attention. It's just you and your mind, extended into a clean, private and almost magical space that feels less like software and more like memory itself. —— https://mymind.com/privacypolicy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

blocked.

This app enforces focus by requiring physical actions to unlock blocked applications. Choose from NFC tags, QR codes, or location-based unlocking to create friction and break distracting habits. Build consistency with streaks and scheduled blocking.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps via Screen Time
  • Unlock with NFC tags
  • Unlock with QR codes
  • Location-based unlocking
  • Recurring blocking schedules
  • Focus streak tracking
  • Export data as CSV
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If you keep disabling app blockers, you're not the problem. The blocker is. Most focus apps are only a few taps away from being turned off. blocked. changes that by requiring a real-world action before blocked apps can be accessed again. Choose the method that works best for you. NFC Assign an NFC tag as your unlock key. Keep it across the room, in another building, or anywhere that creates enough friction to break the habit. QR Code Generate a QR code and scan it whenever you want to unlock. Simple and free. Location Leave a chosen location and your selected apps become unavailable. They stay blocked until you return. blocked. is designed around a simple idea: make distractions harder to reach. No complicated setup. No productivity gimmicks. No expensive subscriptions. Build consistency with streaks, scheduled blocking, and an unlock process that requires more than a tap on a screen. Features • Block distracting apps using Apple's Screen Time framework • Unlock with NFC tags (not supported on iPad) • Unlock with QR codes • Unlock based on location • Create recurring schedules • Track focus streaks • Emergency unblocks for when you really need them • Emergency unblocks refresh every 2 weeks • Export data as CSV • Support for light, dark, and system themes A blocker should be hard to bypass. That's the point.

Screenshots

mymind4 screens
blocked.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: mymind at Free against blocked.'s $4.99. mymind also leads on ratings volume (417 vs 4) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). blocked.'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 59%). On ads 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

mymind is free to download; blocked. costs $4.99 up front. mymind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. blocked. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

blocked. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mymind has 417 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of mymind's written reviews are positive against 100% of blocked.'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
mymind versus blocked.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermymindblocked.
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (417 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings417 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermymind, Inc.Enoch Kim

Customer experience

mymind

All ratings417 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews414 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.2%

blocked.

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

mymind

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Buggy UI elements and navigation
  • Inconsistent behavior across platforms

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Ability to edit and rearrange saved items
  • Integration with more third-party services
  • Password/biometric protection
  • Improved sharing and collaboration features

blocked.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

mymind

Subscriptions5
  • The Bookmarker$4.991 Month
  • Student$7.991 Month
  • Mastermind$12.991 Month
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  • Student of Life Yearly$79.001 Year
  • Mastermind Yearly$129.001 Year
None

blocked.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mymind free?
mymind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is blocked. free?
blocked. costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mymind or blocked.?
blocked. is rated higher. mymind averages 4.0 out of 5 from 417 ratings, while blocked. averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do mymind or blocked. have ads?
Neither mymind nor blocked. shows ads.

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