Comparison

Lunar Calendar Helper vs Brain Rescue

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

Head to head
About

Lunar Calendar Helper

Features
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Never miss a lunar festival or fasting day again. Lunar Calendar Helper adds Chinese lunar dates directly to your native iOS Calendar — so traditional festivals, Buddhist and Taoist fasting days, and family celebrations appear right alongside your regular schedule. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most lunar calendar apps just display dates. This one puts them where you actually plan your life: Apple Calendar. Set it once, get reminders every year — even as Gregorian dates shift. BROWSE FOR FREE Flip through the full lunar calendar — solar terms (24 jieqi), lunar days, and an almanac-style month view — at no cost and with no account. A subscription is only needed to add events to your Calendar and unlock the premium widgets. WHAT YOU CAN ADD • Buddhist & Taoist fasting days — vegetarian (uposatha) observance schedules for practitioners • Traditional Chinese festivals & ancestor memorial days — Spring Festival, Qingming, Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn, and more • Repeating lunar birthdays — automatically converted to the correct Gregorian date each year, with reminders • Custom lunar events — any date from the Chinese calendar WIDGETS • Lunar date and full month calendar — free for everyone, on the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Premium: Solar Terms, upcoming Festivals & Solar Terms, Daily Almanac (the day officer, what to do and avoid, and the day's clash), and Seasonal Wellness tips for each solar term HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a pre-built template or create a custom event 2. The app converts lunar dates to Gregorian dates for the next several years 3. Events sync to your iOS Calendar with optional reminders 4. Done — your native Calendar now understands lunar dates SUBSCRIPTION Browsing the calendar is always free. Adding events and the premium widgets require a subscription — try free for 3 days or 1 month before deciding — or a one-time Lifetime Unlock. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/xiangyu-sun/lunar-calendar-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

About

Brain Rescue

This app helps you reduce excessive phone use by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers customizable limits and focus sessions, with a visual 'Brain Meter' to track your progress towards healthier digital habits. Designed with a focus on mindful choices rather than punishment.

Highlights
  • Block selected apps and websites
  • Set daily screen time budgets or schedules
  • Initiate focus sessions
  • Use mindful passes for necessary access
  • Track screen time and focus minutes
  • Visualize habit improvement with Nori's habitat
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Your attention deserves a place to recover. Brain Rescue is a kinder screen time app that helps you interrupt doomscrolling, protect your focus, and build phone habits that last. Choose the apps and websites that pull you in, set a daily budget or schedule, and let Nori—your tiny brain companion—reflect how your day is going. No shame. No all-or-nothing rules. Just enough friction to turn an automatic tap into an intentional choice. RESCUE YOUR ATTENTION * Block selected apps and websites with Apple’s Screen Time controls * Create a daily limit or schedule for work, study, mornings, and bedtime * Start 15-, 25-, or 45-minute focus sessions whenever you need a clear head * Use mindful passes when you genuinely need a few minutes * See your Brain Meter and understand what changed it MAKE PROGRESS VISIBLE * Watch Nori’s habitat become brighter as your habits improve * Track screen time, focus minutes, streaks, and mindful passes * Review 7-day trends to spot the times and routines that trip you up * See how much time you may be reclaiming as your baseline develops DESIGNED TO FEEL HUMAN Brain Rescue doesn’t punish you for using your phone. It helps you pause, choose, and get back to what matters. The goal isn’t zero screen time—it’s screen time you meant to use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your selected apps, websites, and Screen Time activity are processed on your device. No account is required for the core experience, and your detailed usage data stays on your phone. START FREE Use one protection profile, one schedule, a daily budget, Brain Meter, focus sessions, mindful passes, and 7-day progress for free. Upgrade to Brain Rescue Plus for unlimited profiles and schedules, deeper trends, stricter options, and more Nori habitats. Ready to rescue your attention? Set your first screen time plan and give your brain a little room to breathe. 1. This service is a subscription based paid service, which means you will prepay for future subscription usage. You can currently choose to use this service on a quarterly basis. At the end of each subscription period, your subscription will automatically renew by default, unless you cancel the automatic renewal yourself or we cancel the service. 2. Unsubscribe: To cancel the renewal, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You can unsubscribe by opening System Settings, clicking on Apple ID, clicking on Subscription, selecting Premium, and then unsubscribing. 3. Restore purchase: If you receive a prompt saying "You have already subscribed to this project" during the payment process and confirm that you have completed the purchase before, you can click "Restore Purchase" in the upper right corner to restore the purchase. Membership Service Agreement and Automatic Renewal Agreement: https://gcn1s2rmayw3.feishu.cn/wiki/YgqKwPdJmiH0ulkF92kco1CznCg?from=from_copylink Privacy Policy: https://gcn1s2rmayw3.feishu.cn/wiki/SGBIwmUWCiPWoWktE5sclLRgnol?from=from_copylink

Screenshots

Lunar Calendar Helper4 screens
Brain Rescue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Lunar Calendar Helper at 3 against Brain Rescue's 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. Lunar Calendar Helper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Brain Rescue sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Lunar Calendar Helper versus Brain Rescue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunar Calendar HelperBrain Rescue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翔宇 孙春城 贾

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lunar Calendar Helper

Subscriptions2
  • By month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Paid by year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • ifetime Unlock$29.99
3 purchases

Brain Rescue

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Lunar Calendar Helper free?
Lunar Calendar Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Rescue free?
Brain Rescue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lunar Calendar Helper or Brain Rescue have ads?
Neither Lunar Calendar Helper nor Brain Rescue shows ads.

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