ScreenZen vs iCodec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
iCodec
This digital tool helps users organize and execute tasks efficiently. It aims to bring order to chaotic workflows, serving as a utilitarian aid for task management.
- Task execution assistance
- Workflow organization
- Digital utility
- Order creation
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iCodec is a utilitarian digital tool designed to help with task execution. Equip iCodec. Bring order to the chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScreenZen at Free against iCodec's $0.99. ScreenZen also leads on ratings volume (50K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). iCodec's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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
ScreenZen is free to download; iCodec costs $0.99 up front. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iCodec asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ScreenZen against 5.0 for iCodec. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenZen has 50K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of ScreenZen's written reviews are positive against 100% of iCodec's.
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, iCodec every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenZen | iCodec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (50K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ScreenZen LLC | Eric Hierholzer |
Customer experience
ScreenZen
iCodec
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
iCodec
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ScreenZen
- Kind Tip$5.00
- Generous Tip$10.00
- Amazing Tip$20.00
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- Fantastic Tip$40.00
iCodec
No in-app purchases
