ScreenZen vs Amity
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.
Amity
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Open your phone with a purpose. Amity adds a pause before selected distracting apps and websites. Choose what to block Pick apps with Apple's Screen Time picker, or choose website collections for social feeds, news, streaming, shopping and adult content. Check what each website collection includes. Understand your allowance On iOS, the daily allowance counts elapsed time in an active unlock session while Amity is in the background. Returning to Amity pauses the counter. This is not a precise measurement of time inside one app: switching apps or locking the phone does not by itself end a session. Re-enable blocking when you finish. Pause and choose A breath or quick challenge can grant a temporary global break covering all blocked apps and websites. Normal access is limited by your remaining daily allowance and Sleep time. Quick Breaks include 5-, 15- and 30-minute choices with automatic re-locking; the remaining allowance may shorten the window. Set Sleep time Choose your hours for normal blocking. On iOS, a separate emergency option can unblock all blocked apps and websites for five minutes after acknowledgement and a challenge, including during Sleep time or after the allowance is spent. No account required Blocklists stay on your device. Limited analytics, attribution, diagnostic and purchase data goes to service providers; read the privacy information for details. Privacy Policy: https://magoflow.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScreenZen at none against Amity's shown. ScreenZen also leads on chart position (#164 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Amity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, Amity every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenZen | Amity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (53K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ScreenZen LLC | Marek Pietkiewicz |
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
Amity
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
Amity
- Amity Premium - Weekly Access7 Days trial$8.997 Days
- Amity Premium - Yearly Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year









