Comparison

Akta vs SLAB

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

Head to head
About

Akta

Features
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A one-stop-shop for actors looking to grow their careers. - Castings - Industry Directories - Workshops - Career Development

About

SLAB

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SLAB shields the apps that eat your time until you tap your iPhone on a physical NFC tag. Pick the apps, categories, or websites. Tap Block. They are blocked behind Apple's Screen Time shield, at system level, even when SLAB is closed, even after a restart. The only way back in is scanning the tag you paired. Leave it in another room and the apps stay shut. Distance is the feature. PRESETS Keep more than one block list. Work, Sleep, Deep focus. Switch before you block. TAP TO BLOCK Add the Block action to a Shortcuts NFC automation and a single tap on your tag shields everything. Unlocking always happens in the app, where the tag is verified. FIVE EMERGENCY UNLOCKS For life. The counter never resets. The slab is the intended way out. WIDGET AND LOCK SCREEN See bricked or open at a glance, with a running timer and your weekly total. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account, no analytics, no network. SLAB never learns which apps you chose; Apple hands it opaque tokens only. Any NFC tag works: a sticker, a transit card, a hotel key. Requires an iPhone with NFC tag reading and iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Akta3 screens
SLAB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Akta at 3 against SLAB's 1. Akta also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akta ships an update fortnightly, SLAB weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Akta versus SLAB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAktaSLAB
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size394 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkta Productions LTDXavier Nehme

In-app purchases

None

Akta

No in-app purchases

None

SLAB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Akta free?
Akta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SLAB free?
SLAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Akta or SLAB have ads?
Neither Akta nor SLAB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Akta or SLAB?
Akta ships an update fortnightly, and SLAB weekly. Most recently, Akta was updated on October 30, 2026 and SLAB on October 24, 2026.

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