ScreenZen vs NUBEEM
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.
NUBEEM
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Moving to a new country leaves you with a hundred questions and no one to ask. NUBEEM turns them into a plan. TELL IT WHERE YOU'RE GOING NUBEEM builds your checklist — residence permit, bank account, phone plan, housing, healthcare, schools — and puts it in the order that actually works, for your destination and your situation. SEE HOW IT CONNECTS Your tasks, places and people form a personal graph, so you can see what unblocks what instead of staring at a flat to-do list. FIND WHAT'S NEAR YOU Save the offices, clinics and shops that matter, and see the places other newcomers rely on in your city. ASK PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE IT Post a question to newcomers in your city and answer someone else's. Every post can be reported, and you can block anyone. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 17 languages, with on-device translation for community posts. PRIVACY Your exact location is never published. Posts show a city, or a public place you chose. You can export or permanently delete your account and data from Settings at any time. NUBEEM PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) NUBEEM is free to use. Premium removes the daily limit on AI assistance. $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://nubeem.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://nubeem.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: ScreenZen at #128 against NUBEEM's unranked. ScreenZen also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 NUBEEM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, NUBEEM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenZen | NUBEEM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (54K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #128 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ScreenZen LLC | NUBEEM, Inc. |
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
NUBEEM
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
NUBEEM
- NUBEEM Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- NUBEEM Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year









