Comparison

Blockalicious vs Screen Time Limit

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

Head to head
About

Blockalicious

Enhance your focus and productivity with a privacy-first website blocker for Safari. Easily block distracting sites, organize them into groups, and regain control over your browsing habits without any data collection.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first design
  • Safari content blocker API
  • Block any domain
  • Group blocked sites
  • See favicons for blocked sites
  • Instant blocking and unblocking
Features
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Blockalicious is a privacy-first website blocker for Safari that helps you stay focused and productive. Built with privacy at its core, it uses Safari's native content blocker API, ensuring your data never leaves your device. No tracking, no analytics, no data collection. Simply add any domain you want to block, and toggle it on or off with a single click whenever you need. Add domains, toggle them and see favicons for each blocked site at a glance. Select several domains and tap the toolbar button to group them together, then block or unblock the whole group in one go. All changes are automatically saved and applied instantly. Whether you're blocking social media during work hours, eliminating distracting news sites, or creating focused study sessions, Blockalicious gives you complete control over your browsing habits. No subscriptions, no tracking, no complexity. Just a simple, native tool that respects your privacy and helps you stay in control.

About

Screen Time Limit

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking distracting applications and websites. It offers two modes: Gentle for softer nudges and Firm mode for strict limits that cannot be easily bypassed, ensuring you stick to your goals.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Block distracting websites
  • Set daily time limits per app
  • Schedule app blocking times
  • Lock settings with a PIN
  • Weekly emergency pass
Features
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Willpower isn't enough. Firm mode takes the choice away: once your time's up, that app stays locked until midnight. A PIN won't open it and you can't edit the rule; your one way out is the weekly Emergency Pass. No more 'just five more minutes,' so you can live the life you actually want. FIRM MODE: LIMITS THAT STAY PUT Some limits are easy to dismiss. Firm mode is built so yours aren't. Once a rule's time runs out, that rule is locked until midnight, and you can't switch back to Gentle until midnight. Firm mode is part of Premium. GENTLE MODE: FREE Prefer a softer nudge? Gentle mode blocks your apps when time is up, and you can change the rule if you really need to. Add a PIN so changing it takes a deliberate step. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block distracting apps • Block websites you waste time on • Set daily time limits per app • Set schedules for when apps are blocked • Lock the app's settings with a PIN • Emergency Pass: one a week, for when you truly need it. NO CLUTTER No gems, no streak games. Just your limits, kept. OUR GOAL We're working to make App Blocker the best screen time app on the App Store. Lots of updates are coming, and we read every review. PRICING App Blocker is free to use with Gentle mode. Premium unlocks Firm mode. The Yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial. Subscription required for Premium features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.salixlabs.com/privacy/app-blocker Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blockalicious3 screens
Screen Time Limit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screen Time Limit at Free against Blockalicious's $4.99. Screen Time Limit also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (44 vs 6). Blockalicious's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads 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

Screen Time Limit is free to download; Blockalicious costs $4.99 up front. Screen Time Limit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Blockalicious asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blockalicious holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Time Limit has 44 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Blockalicious's written reviews are positive against 62% of Screen Time Limit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blockalicious ships an update every 3 months, Screen Time Limit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Blockalicious versus Screen Time Limit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlockaliciousScreen Time Limit
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings644 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVyacheslav PukhanovSalix Labs LLC

Customer experience

Blockalicious

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Screen Time Limit

All ratings44 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

Blockalicious

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Screen Time Limit

Subscriptions7
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Parental Monthly (Classic)$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly (Classic)$6.991 Month
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  • Parental Yearly (Classic)$14.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly B (Classic)$14.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly A (Classic)$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Blockalicious free?
Blockalicious costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blockalicious or Screen Time Limit?
Blockalicious is rated higher. Blockalicious averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Screen Time Limit averages 4.5 from 44 ratings.
Do Blockalicious or Screen Time Limit have ads?
Neither Blockalicious nor Screen Time Limit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blockalicious or Screen Time Limit?
Blockalicious ships an update every 3 months, and Screen Time Limit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blockalicious was updated on November 3, 2026 and Screen Time Limit on November 7, 2026.

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