Moment vs ACCESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moment
This app helps you build a healthier relationship with your phone by blocking distracting applications. It offers strict blocking, flexible scheduling, and insights into your screen time habits to encourage more intentional offline activities and improve wellbeing.
- App and website blocking
- Strict blocking for commitment
- Flexible blocker scheduling
- Screen Time Happiness insights
- Digital wellbeing tips
- iCloud Sync
- Blocker widgets
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More life, less scrolling. Build a healthier, more intentional relationship with your phone: block distracting apps to spend less time scrolling and more time living. I always use Moment when… … I want to reduce my screen time … I want to focus … I want to start the day calmly and intentionally … I want to step back from constant digital distractions … I want to be more present with my loved ones … I want to reconnect with nature … I want to immerse myself in what I’m doing: work, hobbies, sports, art … I want to sleep better … I want to prioritize my health and wellbeing Benefits * Easy and intuitive app blocking: set up a blocker in seconds * Beautiful design that puts artwork or your own photos front and center * Schedule a blocker for regularly reduce distractions or start one instantly for a mindful break from scrolling * Strict blocking to help you stay committed to your goals * Build healthy phone habits: reflect on how you feel about your screen time and replace scrolling with meaningful offline activities that bring you joy * Actionable, bit-sized digital wellbeing tips * Less scrolling, less noise, fewer distractions. More time for what truly matters to you! Features * App & website blocking * Strict blocking * Flexible blocker scheduling * Screen Time Happiness insights * Snack-sized digital wellbeing tips * Seamless iCloud Sync * Blocker widgets * Live Activities * Built-in Accessibility * Privacy first: no data is collected or shared * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro * Regularly updated * Crafted with love by real humans :) Moment comes with essential features for free and a premium subscription of $14,99/year. About us This app is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We made Moment to help us take back control of our digital lives and find a better balance with our devices. Our goal: an app that is a joy to look at every day, and super easy to use. We built this tool for ourselves - and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support if you have any questions or encounter a problem. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll do our best to get back to you quickly. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms
ACCESS
This app allows you to set time limits for specific applications on your device. Once your allotted time is used, the apps will automatically lock for a predetermined period, reopening when the lock expires. It offers a free basic version and a paid Pro version with advanced features.
- Set time budgets for apps
- Automatic app locking
- Automatic app unlocking
- Customizable lock durations
- Strict mode for enforced limits
- Usage history and widgets (Pro)
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ACCESS — the scroll has a bottom. Set clearer screen-time boundaries on one iPhone, for yourself or with a parent. Choose your apps, decide when they should pause, and keep the rules together in one place. THREE WAYS TO SET A BOUNDARY • Quiet hours: close your selected apps at scheduled times, such as bedtime, even when use allowance remains. • Regular Lock: iOS counts actual use across your selected apps. When their shared allowance runs out, they lock for the duration you chose. There is no session to start. • Daily limit: set one combined daily allowance for the selected apps, not a separate allowance per app. It resets at 4 AM. Use the features separately or together. A Lock ending does not override Quiet hours or a reached Daily limit. Home keeps the clock and current restriction visible, with quick links to the same controls in Settings. A PASSCODE WHEN YOU NEED ONE Parents can add a six-digit ACCESS passcode during setup or later in Settings. It protects changes to the app's settings and early-release actions on this phone. During a restriction, tap Unlock now and enter the passcode to open the selected apps for 15 minutes, when Temporary unlock is enabled. A running Lock pauses and resumes with its remaining time. End Lock early is a separate passcode-protected action; Quiet hours and the Daily limit still apply. The passcode is optional for personal use. Without one, settings are not parent-protected; an early release requires creating a passcode first. Normal scheduled endings remain automatic. You can also start a voluntary Lock now without entering the passcode when no restriction is already active. ACCESS uses individual Screen Time permission. Its local passcode cannot prevent deleting ACCESS or revoking that permission. No child account is required for local setup. Remote monitoring and remote unlock are not included. BASIC, PRO AND PRO FAMILY Basic is free and covers one selected app with the core Lock, Quiet hours and Daily limit controls. Individual Pro covers up to 50 individually selected apps on your Apple Account, with their use counted together. It also adds extended event history and widgets. Pro Family includes the same Pro features, shared with up to five other members of your Apple Family Sharing group. Only the subscription is shared: apps, rules, passcodes, Screen Time permission and usage remain separate on each device. To share Pro Family, enable Share with Family for ACCESS in iPhone Settings → Family → Subscriptions → Manage Subscriptions. Each member installs ACCESS with their own Apple Account and sets up Screen Time locally. If Pro has not appeared, use Restore Purchases in ACCESS. Purchase Sharing is not required for subscription sharing. Individual Pro is not shareable. Subscriptions are available monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Apple shows the local price and renewal terms before confirmation. Manage or cancel in Apple's subscription settings. A three-day trial is shown only when Apple confirms eligibility; introductory eligibility is shared across the ACCESS Pro subscription group. PRIVATE, LOCAL AND STRAIGHTFORWARD Stats shows iOS Screen Time information and events ACCESS recorded, not invented "time saved." Settings → Advanced → Activity log lists protection events. Protection Health helps check permission and counting status. No ACCESS account, advertising, analytics or ACCESS server. ACCESS does not upload selected-app tokens, passcodes or usage history. Local passcode credentials use the device-only Keychain. Terms of Use: https://shaikhjamir.github.io/access-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shaikhjamir.github.io/access-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
Moment and ACCESS both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ACCESS's written reviews are positive against 79% of Moment's. ACCESS also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Moment's advantage is device support (5 vs 1) and ratings volume (21 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. Moment sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and ACCESS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Moment against 5.0 for ACCESS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Moment's written reviews are positive against 100% of ACCESS's.
Moment ships an update fortnightly, ACCESS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moment | ACCESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 430 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG | Jamir Shaikh |
Customer experience
Moment
ACCESS
In-app purchases
Moment
- Moment Pro | Family Plan (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
ACCESS
- Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year









