Comparison

ScreenZen vs YourPond

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

YourPond

Organize and visualize your social connections, locations, and life events. Effortlessly track relationships, map your world, and log important moments. AI-powered entry makes managing your contacts simple.

Highlights
  • Contact management
  • Relationship mapping
  • Location tracking
  • Event logging
  • AI-powered data entry
  • Customizable lists
Features
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YourPond is a personal CRM and relationship mapping app that helps you organize the people in your life, track how they're all connected, and remember the details that matter. Your people. Your places. Your moments. All in one YourPond. Keep track of the people who matter. Where they live, where they work, how you met, who introduced you. Add their birthdays, set reminders, and map the relationships between them. Over time, YourPond becomes a living picture of your life. Built for personal relationships, not business networking. It's for the people you love, not the leads you're chasing. PEOPLE Rich profiles for everyone. Family, friends, colleagues, neighbors. Track locations, jobs, education, and the relationships between them. See family trees build themselves. PLACES A map of your world. See where your people live, where you've traveled, and who you were with. Zoom out and see the geography of your life. MOMENTS Log the events that matter. Trips, weddings, dinners, game nights. Who was there, where it was, when it happened. LISTS Group your people however your life demands. Holiday cards, book club, wedding guests, neighbors. GIFTS Keep track of gift ideas, gifts you've given, and gifts you've received. Log a gift you got and YourPond nudges you to send a thank-you. DESCRIBE YOUR PEOPLE Describe your people in plain language and YourPond organizes it for you. No forms, no data entry. Just talk about who you know. YOUR DATA IS YOURS We don't sell your data, use it for ads, or train AI on it. The only thing we do with your information is show it back to you. Free: up to 25 contacts. YourPond Pro: unlimited contacts, ripples, and unlimited describe. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.yourpond.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://yourpond.io/privacy Acceptable Use Policy: https://www.yourpond.io/acceptable-use

Screenshots

ScreenZen4 screens
YourPond4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ScreenZen at 53K against YourPond's 31. ScreenZen also leads on chart position (#134 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). YourPond's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and YourPond sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ScreenZen against 5.0 for YourPond. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenZen has 53K ratings behind it against 31, 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 YourPond's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, YourPond every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ScreenZen versus YourPond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenZenYourPond
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (53K ratings)5.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53K — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreenZen LLCEMILY ROSE HYEAMANG

Customer experience

ScreenZen

All ratings50,446 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews6,973 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.0%

YourPond

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

YourPond

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
2 purchases

YourPond

Subscriptions2
  • YourPond Pro$9.991 Month
  • YourPond Pro$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ScreenZen free?
ScreenZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YourPond free?
YourPond is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenZen or YourPond?
YourPond is rated higher. ScreenZen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 53K ratings, while YourPond averages 5.0 from 31 ratings.
Do ScreenZen or YourPond have ads?
Neither ScreenZen nor YourPond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenZen or YourPond?
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, and YourPond every 8 days. Most recently, ScreenZen was updated on November 4, 2026 and YourPond on October 31, 2026.

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