Comparison

ClearSpace vs Friendly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ClearSpace

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by making your device less addictive. It offers tools to block distractions, manage app time, and build better digital habits. Achieve greater focus, productivity, and mental well-being by reducing impulse opens and doomscrolling.

Highlights
  • Block and limit distracting apps
  • Manage social media doomscrolling
  • Set schedules for app usage
  • Build better digital habits
  • Engage in attention-building challenges
  • Minimalist and straightforward design
  • Accountability partners for goals
  • Detailed screen time reporting
Features
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Controlling Screen Time is critical for mental health, focus, productivity, and relationships. Social media and other addictive apps can easily distract you from your goals. Clearspace helps you control screen time by giving you the tools to fight phone addiction by making your phone less addictive. Clearspace blocks distractions while retaining utilities. Say goodbye to impulse opens and social media doom scrolling. You don’t need to quit cold turkey or buy a dumb phone in order to get your scrolling in check. Instead of a new device, Clearspace gives you the freedom to make sober minded decisions about your usage allowing you to get control of your screen time. Attention is a precious resource, protect it with Clearspace features: - Block and Limit apps: block any apps you find distracting and limit screen time. - Social Media Doomscrolling: app time limits enable session management makes sure you don’t scroll for too long. - Focus management: set schedules for when to use apps - Habit change: dopamine is less powerful when you pause before opening an app which eventually creates a virtuous habit loop to make habits more atomic. - Screen Time Challenges: train your attention by engaging in challenges that strengthen your ability to focus. - Minimalist Design: the app is straightforward. We don’t want to take your attention away, instead we give it back to you. - Screen Time Accountability: have trusted accountability partners help you stick to your goals. - Screen Time Reporting: Streaks and budgets give you a better look at your screen time data in a way that helps you improve. - Digital Wellbeing: Align your intentions with your usage of your phone. Alignment can be helpful in health journeys battling anxiety and adhd. Blocking Apps helps you control impulse clicks. Users find that Clearspace helps them: - Reduce social media impulse opens - Focus on deep work and engage in flow state activities Social Media Doomscrolling is the cause of excessive screen time for many people, with Clearspace users report that: - Phone Addiction subsides - Dopamine craving for apps is less powerful Digital Minimalism is a new health wave that Clearspace enables for users: - Limiting apps in alignment with your intention - Mindfulness practices encourage a more balanced approach to phone usage Digital Wellbeing is a large and growing consideration in the health and wellness spaces. Clearspace users have found it helpful in dealing with: - Anxiety - ADHD - Depression - Socializing Research demonstrates that negative habits are hard to change through willpower alone, but that small, recurring nudges are effective at reshaping default patterns of behavior. Enter Clearspace. The idea is simple: - Select an app that you want to use less - When you click on a selected app, decide - proceed after a deep breath or opt out? - Over time, you'll notice you are in control of the usage Controlling Screen Time is essential for digital wellbeing, freedom from phone addiction, and maintaining focus. Clearspace empowers users with app limits, screen time control, and an app blocker to combat social media distractions. By aligning intentions with usage, Clearspace fosters healthier habits and a mindful approach to technology. Its minimalist design ensures attention is not diverted, enabling users to reclaim their time and break free from the grips of excessive screen time. With features such as screen time reporting, accountability partners, and challenges, Clearspace offers the tools needed to reshape default patterns of behavior and reduce the powerful hold of dopamine-driven app cravings. Embrace Clearspace as your ally in the journey towards a balanced digital lifestyle. Clearspace is a diet program for your digital consumption. A reminder to breathe before making decisions. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://getclearspace.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-05fb16506a294132acee914a8f6e5331

About

Friendly

This app helps busy individuals maintain friendships by setting contact goals and sending reminders. It notifies you when you haven't reached out to friends in a while, ensuring you stay connected.

Highlights
  • Set contact frequency goals
  • Receive outreach reminders
  • Track friend interactions
  • Nudges to stay connected
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Busy people sometimes forget to keep up with their friends. Friendly is the perfect amount of nudging you need. Friendly encourages you to keep in touch with people in your contacts by setting goals for how often to check in with them. Friendly will also notify you when you haven't reached out to your friends in a while.

Screenshots

ClearSpace4 screens
Friendly1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClearSpace at 69% against Friendly's 0%. ClearSpace also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (8.9K vs 1). Friendly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price 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. ClearSpace sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Friendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ClearSpace holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearSpace has 8.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of ClearSpace's written reviews are positive against 0% of Friendly's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ClearSpace versus Friendly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearSpaceFriendly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.9K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone — better—
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperclearspaceJordan Troutman

Customer experience

ClearSpace

All ratings8,900 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews613 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative18.4%

Friendly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

ClearSpace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to block apps
  • Notification issues and UI glitches
  • Inconsistent tracking of app usage
  • Problems with phone number verification

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow blocking multiple apps in free version
  • Add more exercise options beyond just breathing
  • Provide more customization options
  • Integrate with other fitness/health tracking apps
  • Improve website/app blocking capabilities

Friendly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ClearSpace

Subscriptions8
  • ClearSpace Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Clearspace Premium Student$9.991 Year
  • ClearSpace Premium (Annual)$44.991 Year
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  • Clearspace Premium7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Clearspace Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Clearspace Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Clearspace Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Clearspace Premium Family$79.991 Year
None

Friendly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearSpace free?
ClearSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly free?
Friendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClearSpace or Friendly?
ClearSpace is rated higher. ClearSpace averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.9K ratings, while Friendly averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

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