Comparison

Lemio vs Refund

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

Head to head
About

Lemio

This app helps you regain control of your attention and reduce screen time. It encourages intentional usage with session limits and provides tools to combat procrastination and build healthy habits. Achieve greater focus, productivity, and well-being by mastering your digital life.

Highlights
  • Session time limits for apps
  • Lock distracting apps after session
  • Neuroscientific breathing exercises
  • Attention Masterclass content
  • Combats phone procrastination
  • Builds healthy habits
Features
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Attention is the most important skill and resource of the 21st century. Lemio helps you master it! Make every minute of your life intentional and let Lemio help you reduce your screen time. More focus, health, productivity, and time. Less procrastination, stress, depression, and anxiety. **Finally a screen time app that is effective without being annoying.** **With Apple's features I used to subconsciously click "one more minute". Lemio solves that with session times!** **My favorite app to embrace being offline and living in the moment!** **Lemio holds me accountable to create more than I consume. The instant feedback I get from the app helps me to be more active and motivated.** **Not only has it helped me to get rid of my phone addiction, it has inspired me to start 3 new daily habits! Thanks Lemio.** OUR FEATURES Focus on: - Saving you time - Being in control of your life - Starting doing what you've been putting off We all struggle with our smartphone addiction. Lemio stops you in the moments of unconscious, impulsive and compulsive phone use and transitions you from mindless doomscrolling to useful & healthy habits. Time limit per session - Each app should be used with intention, but at the same time remain easily accessible. That is why Lemio forces you to choose a session time for each entry. Your brain will learn that this choice has consequences, because Lemio will kick you out of the app when your session time is up. No more doomscrolling - When your session time ends, we will lock the distracting app again and bring you back to reality in case you got distracted and sucked in. Neuroscientific Breathing - There is a way to de-stress and calm your brain in a matter of seconds. It's called the physiological sigh, a breathing exercise based on the science of how crying babies calm down. We introduce it every time we detect abusive behavior. The Attention Masterclass - Attention is both a skill and a mental resource. It allows us to navigate life efficiently, learn, build relationships, and have successful careers. It can be trained, and Lemio teaches you how. WHY LEMIO IS NEEDED There are several reasons for this: Focus and attention span are constantly decreasing: Attention span has dropped from 12 seconds (2000) to 8.25 seconds (2021), below the level of a goldfish. Studies also show that humans need about 20 minutes for deep focus, while the average phone pickup time for GenY and younger is about every 7 minutes. Phone procrastination is real: Research shows that 32% of screen time during work hours and 57% at home is completely unintentional procrastination. Smartphone addiction is a disease: Excessive smartphone use has been linked to impaired cognitive function and mental health issues such as stress, depression, and self-harm. Lemio is on a mission to stop all of this. We increase your productivity, help you overcome phone distractions, and take back control. At the same time, Lemio is a place for inspiration, motivation, accountability, and social interaction with like-minded people. We want to teach you useful and healthy habits and prove that science and biohacking can be fun! Our mission is complete when Lemio becomes your place for personal development, growth, goal setting and goal achievement. Our dream is to change the way people think & live. Our vision is that people will only pick up their phones when they have a good reason to do so. At the same time, we want to help people accelerate in life by building know-how, identity and real-life relationships with the phone as an enabler, not a time parasite. Start today and turn screen time into life time! Available Subscription Options: Lemio Premium (Monthly / Annual / Lifetime) Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.lemioapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Refund

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Refund is the screen time app that helps you stop opening apps without thinking. Pick the apps that take too much of your day, choose how strict Refund should be with each one, and get your time back. Check your Screen Time. That number is what Refund helps you bring down. Every time you open an app you picked, Refund steps in first: with a reminder, a short wait, or a daily limit. Then it shows you how much time you saved. BENEFITS - Spend less time on the apps that take over your day - Break the habit of opening apps without thinking - Set daily limits you actually keep - Understand your patterns: which app, which hour, which day - See the time you saved, added up like a receipt - No account and no sign-up FEATURES - App Blocker: Block any apps for a set time with one tap. - Three Levels: Choose how strict Refund is for each group of apps. Nudge sends a reminder. Pause makes you wait before the app opens. Hard stop sets a daily limit. - Growing Wait: On Pause, the wait gets a little longer each time you come back the same day. - Daily Limits: Set a daily budget. When it runs out, take a short break or lock the app until tomorrow. - Why Check: Every few opens, Refund asks why you're opening the app, so you notice your habits. - Pause Screens: A breath, a quick game, your own face, or a short rest before the app opens. - Schedules: Set rules that only run during the hours you choose. - Walk to Unlock: Earn an app back with steps from Apple Health. - Quiet Hours: Lock apps in the evening, with a few passes for when you really need one. - Web Filter: Block the websites you choose in Safari. - Always Allowed: Keep the apps you need open, no matter what. - Focus Report: See which hour gets you, this week compared to last, and your total time saved. - Stamps: Earn a stamp for each day you stay on track. - Your Why: Write who you want to be and record a photo or video note to yourself. Refund shows it when you need it. - People: Pick up to three people to call instead of scrolling. - Graduation: When you don't need a rule anymore, Refund offers to make it lighter. PRIVATE & SAFE Refund uses Apple's Screen Time API to notice when you open the apps you picked. Apple keeps your app list private, so Refund never sees app names. Your history, notes and report stay on your phone. There is no account. Delete the app and your data goes with it. TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://efay.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Refund-3aa748d2f47280808589e8e79c6b20eb

Screenshots

Lemio4 screens
Refund4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Refund at weekly against Lemio's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Lemio sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month and Refund sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lemio ships an update monthly, Refund weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lemio versus Refund: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLemioRefund
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlatobros, IncIfeoluwa Timothy

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Lemio

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly$8.491 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Lemio Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime AccessFree
2 purchases

Refund

Subscriptions1
  • Refund Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Refund Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Lemio free?
Lemio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refund free?
Refund is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lemio or Refund have ads?
Neither Lemio nor Refund shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lemio or Refund?
Lemio ships an update monthly, and Refund weekly. Most recently, Lemio was updated on October 15, 2026 and Refund on October 9, 2026.

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