Comparison

ScreenZen vs Standstill

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

Standstill

Features
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Standstill helps you focus by adding gentle friction between you and the apps that pull you in — not a prison, just a pause that puts you back in control. NAME YOUR SESSIONS Pick the apps and categories to quiet, name the session — Deep Work, No Doomscroll, Family Dinner — and start it now or on a schedule. Blocking keeps working even when Standstill is closed. A MINDFUL PAUSE, NOT A WALL When you reach for a blocked app, Standstill invites you to open the app and take a slow breath before choosing a short unlock window. That extra moment is often all it takes to put the phone back down. STRICT MODE Add real friction to ending early — a typed phrase and a short cooldown. Strong friction to help you keep your own promises (not an unbreakable lock). PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No server. No tracking. Standstill never even learns which apps you choose — Apple's Screen Time keeps them private on your device. PAY ONCE Free includes 1 session set and 1 schedule. Standstill Pro is a one-time purchase — unlimited sessions and schedules, strict mode, and a Live Activity countdown. No subscription, ever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://standstill.nyrai.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://standstill.nyrai.ai/privacy.html

Screenshots

ScreenZen4 screens
Standstill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: ScreenZen at #134 against Standstill's unranked. ScreenZen also leads on 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 Standstill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
ScreenZen versus Standstill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenZenStandstill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (53K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings53K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperScreenZen LLCNYRAI LLC

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

Standstill

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
1 purchases

Standstill

One-time1
  • Standstill Pro$9.99

Questions

Is ScreenZen free?
ScreenZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Standstill free?
Standstill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScreenZen or Standstill have ads?
Neither ScreenZen nor Standstill shows ads.

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