Comparison

Begin vs RestBud

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

Head to head
About

Begin

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Begin是初心、是一份TCA公司為地球環保、綠色能源服務的響應,提供純粹便捷的智能充電服務,陪伴著您的出行、陪伴您在幸福生活中所不可獲缺的行動能源。回歸初心、純粹科技,美好生活,由您創造! Begin是台語諧音,意旨“比快”,TCA提供便捷、友善的智能APP服務,未來將提供的不只是充電服務,而在軟體叠代過程中逐步走向您的全方位生活,TCA將結合台灣眾多知名旅遊景點或特色場域,設立不同需要的快充服務,您將在您的生活中除了使用新能源充電服務外,也即將發現更多有趣的特色景區或商店,享受多元的折扣與加值的體驗!

About

RestBud

Features
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A schedule-style screen-time manager for parents, installed on your child's iPhone or iPad. Built-in Screen Time is a blunt tool. RestBud adds five things it can't do: • Lock schedules — apps you add to a Lock are blocked all day by default; check weekdays and set one or more unlock windows (say, 7:00–12:00 plus 14:00–16:00 on Mon/Wed/Fri) and they open and close automatically. • Rest cycles — apps you add to a Rest must take a break (say, 5 minutes) after the play time you set (say, 30 minutes), then unlock automatically, on repeat. • Daily limits — put several apps on one list and give them a shared daily total (say, 1 hour across three games); once it's used up they all lock until tomorrow, and the parent screen shows roughly how much has been used today. • Website allow list — turn it on and only the sites you list open (say, YouTube and school sites); everything else is blocked, and your child can see the allowed sites on the home screen. • Your family's voice — when time is up, your child hears a recording of you, not a cold alarm. The blocked screen is a gentle sprout illustration that even tells your child what time they can play again — not a scary blocking page. • Set it once and it runs itself: rules are enforced by the system scheduler, even if the app is closed • A parental gate protects all settings • Deletion-protection guidance: paired with iOS "Don't Allow Deleting Apps", kids can't remove the limits • Completely free, no account, no ads, no data collection — everything stays on this device; a voluntary tip jar lives behind the parental gate RestBud is built on Apple's official Screen Time technology.

Screenshots

Begin4 screens
RestBud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Begin at none against RestBud's 3. Begin also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. RestBud sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Begin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Begin ships an update every 2 weeks, RestBud monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Begin versus RestBud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeginRestBud
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaiwan Carbon Asset Co., Ltd.RUEI YI WU

In-app purchases

None

Begin

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RestBud

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$4.99
  • Large Coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Begin free?
Begin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RestBud free?
RestBud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Begin or RestBud have ads?
Neither Begin nor RestBud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Begin or RestBud?
Begin ships an update every 2 weeks, and RestBud monthly. Most recently, Begin was updated on October 14, 2026 and RestBud on October 10, 2026.

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