Jomo vs DrillLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jomo
This app helps you reduce phone usage and improve focus by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers insights into your screen time, promoting healthier digital habits for better sleep, productivity, and well-being.
- App blocking system
- Website blocking
- Category blocking (Social Media, Games)
- Mindful break options
- Screen time analysis
- Habit building
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Welcome to Jomo, an app that helps you stop wasting time on your phone so you can thrive every day! We make reducing screen time super easy and fun. Unsure of how to improve your screen time? We got you! Jomo will help you understand the time spent on your phone and how to find a healthy balance between productivity and play. Will you be #productive or #distracted? Come and find out! Jomo offers a powerful app-blocking system that will change how you use your phone in the long term. Block one or more apps for the times you set to focus on what matters most. You can always take mindful breaks if you need to. So, ready to feel proud about your screen time? Download Jomo and let's get started! ◆ BENEFITS ◆ 1. Sleep Better: Stop mindless scrolling at bedtime 2. Stay Focused: Work better by reducing distractions and multitasking 3. Save Time: Reduce your screen time by 50% in the first week 4. Healthy Habits: Protect special moments with your screen time routine 5. Save Money: Prevent impulsive buying and being overexposed to social media ads ◆ BLOCK ANY APP AND WEBSITE ON YOUR IPHONE/IPAD ◆ You can use Jomo to block any app as well as websites (on all browsers). You can also select entire categories of apps and websites to block (Social Media, Games, Shopping, etc). It's time to protect your time and attention from these distractions: - Instagram - TikTok - Facebook - X / Twitter - LinkedIn - YouTube - Snapchat - Netflix - WhatsApp - Messenger - And more: News, Games, Shopping, Entertainment, and other distracting apps and websites. ◆ PRIVACY ◆ To access your screen time and block apps, Jomo uses the secure Screen Time API provided by Apple. Jomo has no access and will never see your private data (used apps, passwords, messages, content viewed, etc.). If you want to learn more about our terms and privacy policy: - Terms of Use: https://getjomo.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-fb74fe39233b468f937707aeb2020bc2 - Privacy Policy: https://getjomo.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-7265a825c9fe4b289229cec614a169fd ◆ JOMO PLUS ◆ Jomo offers auto-renewable subscriptions: - $5.99/month (automatically renewed) - $2.49/month (billed annually via a $29.99 payment) - $99.99 (one-time purchase) The yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. After the free trial (only available on the annual version), the total amount for the subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the total subscription price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals may be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account Settings. These prices are in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other currencies and countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence.
DrillLock
This app requires users to solve a math problem before accessing distracting applications, helping to create focused study sessions. It offers scheduled blocking, usage limits, and temporary unlocks for essential apps. A pro subscription unlocks advanced features for serious learners.
- Math challenge to unlock apps
- Scheduled app blocking
- Usage limit blocking
- Temporary unlocks
- Essential app exceptions
- Multiple rule support (Pro)
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Your study hours and your sleep are too important to leave to willpower. DrillLock locks the apps that eat them, and nothing opens again until you solve a math problem. You choose the apps that pull you away, and the hours they stay shut. Reach for one anyway and the math is waiting. Your hand stops, and the moment passes. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU • You sit down to study, open one app for a second, and the next hour is gone • You get into bed on time and you're still awake at 1 a.m., scrolling • You have a deadline this week and keep drifting away from the work • You're studying for an exam, a license, or a degree while working full time • You've tried Screen Time and found it far too easy to tap right past WHAT YOU CAN DO Everyone starts with the same rule set: one lock — Instant or Schedule — the math challenge, and three ten-minute unlocks a day. • Start focusing right now (Instant) Choose 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or an hour, and the noisy apps are out of reach for exactly that long. Made for the moment you finally sit down. • Decide once when the phone goes down (Schedule) Set the days and the time windows a single time. Your study block and your bedtime then hold on their own, so you're not renegotiating with yourself at midnight. • One question stands between you and the app (Math Challenge) Nothing opens until you solve a math problem and get it right. It's a small enough step to clear when you truly need the app, and just enough friction that most of the time you set the phone down instead. • Ten minutes, three times a day (Temporary Unlock) Get the challenge right and the app opens for ten minutes, then re-locks itself — no timer to watch, and one tap ends it early when you're done sooner. You get three a day. Once you've used the third one, the challenge stops appearing until tomorrow, and the lock simply holds. GOOD TO KNOW • DrillLock needs Screen Time permission to lock and release apps • Phone and other essential apps are never locked, so you can always reach help in an emergency • Locking runs on Apple's Screen Time system, so iOS decides part of how a blocked app looks and behaves • Every locking decision is made on your iPhone. DrillLock does not send your browsing history or the names of the apps you restrict. DrillLock collects anonymous usage data to improve the app. PRO: WRITE THE RULES YOURSELF • Run several locks at once, so your study block, your work hours, and your bedtime each get their own • Allowlist mode: shut everything except the handful of apps you name • Lock by usage instead of by the clock (Time Limit): give an app a daily allowance, and the moment you pass it, it closes for the rest of the day • Design the temporary unlock yourself: one to ten a day, at five, ten, twenty, or thirty minutes each • Hard challenges, with your own choice of digit count and number of questions • Typing and PIN challenges: type out a sentence exactly as shown, or enter a 4- to 8-digit PIN you set. Give the PIN to a family member, and unlocking is out of your hands While a lock is on, including during a temporary unlock, your rules and PRO settings are locked too. You can't add unlocks, make them longer, or switch to an easier challenge right when you want out. When nothing is locked, any change takes effect right away. PRO is about setting your own terms in advance, not about getting out of them later. PRO is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. You can cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Deciding once is easier than deciding fifty times a day. Set the rule tonight, and take back the hours that were quietly going missing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Jomo at 2.5K against DrillLock's 1. DrillLock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Jomo sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and DrillLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrillLock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jomo has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Jomo ships an update every 2 weeks, DrillLock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jomo | DrillLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jomo | FRONTLINE LLC |
Customer experience
Jomo
DrillLock
Bugs and requests
Jomo
Reported bugs
3 issues- App picker issues on iOS
- App counting screen time when phone is powered off
- Strict mode being bypassed by disabling screen time restrictions
Requested features
6 requests- Sync rules and sessions between devices
- Better UI for Mac version
- Ability to manually add screen time from external sources
- More robust analytics and data visualization
- Ability to choose time period for analytics
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- Landscape view for tablets
DrillLock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jomo
- Jomo Plus (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- Jomo Plus (Monthly)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Jomo Plus Family (Monthly)$11.991 Month
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- Jomo Plus (Annual)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Jomo Plus (Annual)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Jomo Plus (Annual)$29.991 Year
- Jomo Plus (Annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Jomo Plus Family (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Jomo Plus (Lifetime)$84.99
- Jomo Plus (Lifetime)$99.99
- Jomo Plus Family (Lifetime)$199.99
DrillLock
- DrillLock PRO Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- DrillLock PRO Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









