Comparison

ScreenZen vs desk timer & clock

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

desk timer & clock

Features
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Make time part of your space. Tavlo turns your iPhone or iPad into a landscape desk timer or clock. Large numbers, tactile materials and smooth motion give every design its own character. FIND YOUR STYLE Explore 50 designs across Vintage (15), Digital (17), Bold (10) and Minimal (8). Try warm Vintage cases, electronic Digital displays, bold typography or restrained layouts. Aviator, Altimeter and Relay feature animated mechanical digit changes. FOCUS, COUNT UP OR KEEP TIME • Focus: countdown intervals with breaks and rounds. Set 1–120 minutes, breaks of 1–30 minutes and up to 8 rounds. One round gives you a single countdown. • Count Up: track elapsed time from zero, with pause, resume and reset. • Clock: display the live local time in landscape, in 24-hour format. One real session runs at a time. Optional sounds and screen-awake settings let you choose how it feels. Focus completion notifications are optional too. PREVIEW AND SAVE During onboarding, choose up to five designs for a live landscape preview. These picks are only for the preview. In the gallery, tap a heart to save a favourite, then use the top-left heart to find it again. Your main gallery keeps its order. WIDGETS THAT FIT YOUR SPACE Add themed small or medium Home Screen widgets, or rectangular, circular and inline Lock Screen widgets. Choose a design, a Focus duration or whether to follow your running session. Tap to open setup or the active timer. Widget updates are managed by the system. FOUR DESIGNS, FREE TO KEEP Porcelain, Signal, Sunday LCD and Folio include all three modes and applicable settings. Browse and preview the other 46 designs before buying. Running paid designs requires collection access. YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION Unlock all designs and future additions with a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Monthly access lasts while subscribed. Lifetime access is permanent. No account. No ads. Preferences, favourites and session state stay on your device. Timers catch up after you return to the app, and sessions restore after relaunch, subject to access for paid designs. Timers and clocks work offline; new purchases and restoration need Apple services. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Buying lifetime does not automatically cancel an existing monthly subscription. The app interface and website are currently in English. Privacy Policy: https://tavlo.arosusur.chatgpt.site/privacy/ Terms & Conditions: https://tavlo.arosusur.chatgpt.site/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScreenZen4 screens
desk timer & clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: ScreenZen at #126 against desk timer & clock's unranked. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScreenZen sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and desk timer & clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
ScreenZen versus desk timer & clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenZendesk timer & clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (52K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings52K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreenZen LLCArlind Susuri

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

desk timer & clock

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
3 purchases

desk timer & clock

Subscriptions1
  • Tavlo Collection Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • Tavlo Collection Lifetime$4.99
  • Tavlo Collection Lifetime$8.99

Questions

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

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