Comparison

ScreenZen vs Interlude

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

Head to head
About

ScreenZen

This app offers multiple strategies to help you reduce screen time and control app usage. Features include delayed app opening, timed scrolling interruptions, and customizable app limits. It also provides options for strict blocking, settings protection, and encourages mindful breaks.

Highlights
  • Delayed app opening
  • Scrolling interruption
  • Set app goals and limits
  • Configurable daily schedules
  • Strict app blocking
  • Screen time tracking for distracting apps
  • Settings protection locks
Features
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Multiple strategies to reduce your screentime 1. Delay before opening your app: A bit of time before choosing if you need to open your distracting app. You can have the wait time increase each time you open your app. 2. Interrupt your scrolling: Check your distracting apps for short periods of time so you don't get sucked in. 3. Set an app goal and optionally block when you reach your limit. 4. Configurable for different days of the week and time by app. 5. Messages like "Is this important" before opening your app. 6. See your screen time for only your distracting apps. Don't worry about Google Maps bloating up your time. 7. Strict block your apps: Either for time ranges, after a certain number of opens or ScreenTime. 8. Locks on Settings to prevent you from changing your settings when you want to open an app. 9. Breathing and other activities to encourage you not to need to open the app while waiting for it to unlock. 10. Streaks to encourage you not to exceed your limits or override your settings.

About

Interlude

This app helps combat phone and social media addiction by introducing delays before launching specific applications. Users can set daily usage limits for apps like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, with increasing delays as limits are approached.

Highlights
  • App launch delay
  • Set daily usage limits
  • Combats social media overuse
  • Reduces excessive checking
  • Customizable app limits
Features
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Interlude is designed to help you fight your phone app or social media addiction (including overuse of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok)! To help you combat excessive use or excessive checking of your apps, Interlude adds a delay for launching the apps. You set how many times per day you'd like to use each app, and Interlude will make the delay longer and longer as you approach your limit.

Screenshots

ScreenZen4 screens
Interlude3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScreenZen at 4.9 against Interlude's 3.0. ScreenZen also leads on ratings volume (53K vs 1) and chart position (#164 vs unranked). Interlude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Interlude asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScreenZen holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenZen has 53K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ScreenZen versus Interlude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenZenInterlude
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (53K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings53K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreenZen LLCSparkWave

Customer experience

ScreenZen

All ratings50,446 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews6,942 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.0%

Interlude

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ScreenZen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlock button not working as expected
  • App stops working after some time
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 16 update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options
  • Integrate with productivity/to-do apps
  • Add more pause/break options
  • Improve website blocking functionality

Interlude

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScreenZen

One-time4
  • Kind Tip$5.00
  • Generous Tip$10.00
  • Amazing Tip$20.00
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  • Fantastic Tip$40.00
None

Interlude

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScreenZen free?
ScreenZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interlude free?
Interlude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScreenZen or Interlude?
ScreenZen is rated higher. ScreenZen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 53K ratings, while Interlude averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ScreenZen or Interlude have ads?
Neither ScreenZen nor Interlude shows ads.

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