ScreenZen vs ContactZen
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.
ContactZen
Organize your messy address book with intuitive swiping and smart sorting. Merge duplicates, safely delete contacts, and reconnect with people. Earn achievements and track your progress in this privacy-focused contact management tool.
- Swipe to organize contacts
- Smart sorting and duplicate merging
- Safe deletion with buffer period
- Reconnect with contacts feature
- Achievements and streaks system
- Progress tracking and analytics
- Customizable contact tags
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Your address book is a mess. Hundreds of contacts, half of them outdated, full of duplicates, and people you haven't spoken to in years. You keep meaning to clean it up – but where do you start? ContactZen turns the chore of contact cleanup into something you'll actually want to do. SWIPE TO ORGANIZE Review your contacts one by one with simple swipes. Swipe right to keep, left to archive, or up to tag. It's fast, intuitive, and oddly satisfying. SMART SORT Don't just go alphabetically. Smart Mode surfaces contacts missing a last name, email, phone number, or company — and flags possible duplicates so you handle problems first. MERGE DUPLICATES Found two entries for the same person? Tap to merge. Pick which name, photo, phone numbers, and emails to keep — ContactZen combines them into one clean contact. SAFE DELETION Deleted a contact by mistake? Every removal goes through a buffer period (7 to 90 days) before it's permanent. Restore anytime with one tap. RECONNECT WITH PEOPLE Stumble across someone you haven't talked to in a while? Send a quick message right from the app with a customizable template that auto-fills their name. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS & BUILD STREAKS Unlock 24 badges across six categories: Reviewing, Streaks, Cleaning Up, Archiving, Organizing, and Connecting. Maintain a daily streak and watch your stats grow. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how far you've come with a visual progress ring, streak counter, storage saved, and a contact growth graph that tracks your address book over time. CUSTOM TAGS Create your own tags to group contacts however you like – contractors, plumbers, IT, etc. Reorder and manage them from Settings. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE ContactZen works entirely on your iPhone. No cloud sync, no data collection, no account required. Your contacts never leave your device. FREE TO USE Review up to 30 contacts per day for free on a rolling 24-hour window. Upgrade to unlock unlimited swipes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://beanspage.github.io/contactzen-policies/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ScreenZen at 54K against ContactZen's 1. ScreenZen also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#130 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ContactZen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ScreenZen against 5.0 for ContactZen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenZen has 54K ratings behind it against 1, 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 ContactZen's.
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, ContactZen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenZen | ContactZen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (54K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #130 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ScreenZen LLC | Binchaisiee LLC |
Customer experience
ScreenZen
ContactZen
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
ContactZen
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
ContactZen
- Unlimited Monthly$0.991 Month
- Unlimited Annual$9.991 Year









