Unscreen vs Notification Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unscreen
This app helps you break screen addiction and improve focus by locking distracting apps and websites. Set custom timers, recurring sessions, and multiple profiles to disconnect during work, school, or social time.
- Lock addictive apps and websites
- Reduce daily scrolling time
- Set recurring sessions or quick timers
- Create multiple user profiles
- Password and biometric protection
- Parental control features
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• Lock addictive apps and websites, reduce screen time, create habits, and set boundaries • • Cut scrolling by 2 hours daily. That's 30 days per year. 3 years in your lifetime • Unscreen can help you or your family members break screen addiction and focus better by locking addictive apps and websites - scheduling and password protection are included. You can set recurring sessions or just quick timers, and you can create multiple profiles - leave your device down and disconnect during work or school hours, hangouts, or personal time. USAGE EXAMPLES • School time: configure a recurring session to lock all social apps and games from 8 AM to 1 PM every workday • Dinner with friends: start a session now and lock work and productivity apps only for the next 3 hours • Important meeting: lock messaging apps and notifications only tomorrow from 2 PM to 4 PM MAIN PRODUCTIVITY AND HEALTH BENEFITS • Disconnect, take a break: Overcome screen addiction. Lock or block addictive apps, block websites. Set screen time limits for yourself or family members • Improve productivity and focus: Stay focused on important tasks. Eliminate distractions during study or work sessions, and reduce procrastination • Boost wellness and personal growth: Improve your sleep quality, reduce stress and anxiety. Dedicate more time to what matters FEATURES • Lock or block addictive apps. Block websites across all browsers • Secure and private. It can work as a parental control system • Limit adult websites across all browsers • Set recurring sessions or just quick sprints, create multiple profiles. For example, you can set a family time session every evening and focus only on that moment • Protect sessions using a secret password and optionally Face ID or Touch ID. Keep preferences safe, including removal protection • Password-protected apps will be visible and active on your device, but you cannot use the app until the session ends • Easy to use, no configuration required We read your support emails every day, day by day. Write with confidence any question, feedback, or complaint, and you will receive an answer in a very short period of time. We offer two auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time payment option: • Basic, a 1 Month subscription • Premium, a 12-month subscription • Lifetime access: one-time payment only Prices may vary by location. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless canceled. • Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal for the amount of your current subscription within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. All costs for subscriptions are mentioned above. Privacy Policy https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-terms-of-use.html
Notification Note
Create and manage notes directly on your lock screen. This utility app allows you to set up custom notifications that act as reminders or quick memos, accessible without unlocking your device. Stay organized and informed at a glance.
- Create lock screen notes
- Manage notification memos
- Quick access without unlocking
- Customizable notifications
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Let's make a notification type note using this app "Notification memo"!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Unscreen at none against Notification Note's shown. Notification Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (77% vs 55%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Unscreen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Notification Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notification Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Unscreen's written reviews are positive against 77% of Notification Note's.
Unscreen ships an update monthly, Notification Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unscreen | Notification Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (80 ratings) | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denk Alexandru | Toshiki Takahashi |
Customer experience
Unscreen
Notification Note
In-app purchases
Unscreen
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$11.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$19.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
Notification Note
- Unlimited Add a Note Shortcut$5.99
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