Comparison

ScreenZen vs Stop That

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

Stop That

Features
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Stop That is the app that won't let you doomscroll. A smug little eye lives on your phone. The moment you open the apps that eat your day, it heckles you out loud. Keep crawling back and it shields them shut. No willpower required. That's the point. You already tried willpower. HOW IT WORKS • Pick your worst apps. TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit, YouTube. Whatever your thumb opens on autopilot. • Get heckled. Open one and the eye starts talking. Funny the first time. Less funny the third. • Get shielded. Keep pushing and the app closes. You wanted to stop. It's helping. • See what you clawed back. Time saved, blocks landed, the trend bending down. BUILT SO YOU DON'T WEASEL OUT • Daily Patience. Set how much scrolling you get before the shield drops. Or go Instant. • Locked Hours. Freeze your settings on a schedule. During work or bedtime you tighten the rules, never loosen them. • Confession to Stop. Switching enforcement off takes a short typed confession first. Deliberate, never impossible. • Stop Everything. One tap lifts every shield. Nothing ever traps you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your apps, usage, and settings never leave your iPhone. No account. No tracking. No data sold. Ever. Stop That uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to guard the apps you choose. On your own device, for yourself. It is not parental controls and never watches anyone else. Requires a subscription. The eye is judging you either way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.stopthat.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.stopthat.app/privacy

Screenshots

ScreenZen4 screens
Stop That4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stop That at daily against ScreenZen's every 3 weeks. ScreenZen's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Stop That sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, Stop That daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
ScreenZen versus Stop That: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenZenStop That
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (50K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings50K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreenZen LLCDaniel Keen

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

Stop That

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

Stop That

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ScreenZen free?
ScreenZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop That free?
Stop That is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScreenZen or Stop That have ads?
Neither ScreenZen nor Stop That shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenZen or Stop That?
ScreenZen ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stop That daily. Most recently, ScreenZen was updated on October 1, 2026 and Stop That on September 17, 2026.

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