Comparison

BePresent vs Refiners Fire

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

Head to head
About

BePresent

This app helps you reclaim your time and improve your life by controlling screen usage. It combines app blocking, gamification, and social challenges with real-life rewards to motivate you to spend less time on your phone.

Highlights
  • App blocking sessions (individual, group, beast mode)
  • Set daily goals and build streaks
  • Monetary stakes for exceeding limits
  • Compete on weekly leaderboards
  • Earn real-life rewards (meditation, workouts, therapy)
  • Scrolling awareness reminders
  • Time tracking and daily reports
Features
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BePresent is the #1 app to control your screen time and supercharge your productivity, mental health, and quality of life. Experience life beyond the screen as you reclaim Your Time and earn rewards that improve your life with BePresent! 25 years. That’s the average time you will spend on your phone. With a combination of app blocking, gamification, social competition with friends, and real-life rewards, you will reclaim YEARS of your life like thousands of BePresent members already have. We know you’ve tried to solve this problem before. But we’re not like other screen time apps. ▶ WHAT USERS ARE CELEBRATING ◀ • “I was able to go from 7+ hours per day to less than 2 hours! 10/10 would recommend” - Andrew M. • “FINALLY an app that actually curbs my screen addiction instead of time limits that I just ignore!” - Gina V. • “I’ve tried everything but nothing has worked. I almost gave up before I used BePresent! Thank god I tried it as I’ve reduced my screen time by over 3 hours a day!” - Jack W. Download now to experience life to the fullest. Instead of annoying app blockers or time limits, BePresent makes it fun and easy to stay off your phone. ▶ FEATURES ◀ [ BePresent App Blocking Sessions - Individual, Group, & BEAST MODE ] • Dive into Present Sessions! Dedicate breaks from screens, whether it's a focused study session or a no-phone night out. Team up with friends for Group Sessions and joint tech time-outs. Share updates, cheer, and keep one another accountable—all from within the app. Need a stringent break? Enter BEAST MODE, ensuring unwavering commitment [ Set Daily Goals and Build Your Streak ] • Choose your digital boundaries. Maintain your streak by sticking to set screen time limits. Back your commitment with a monetary stake — overshoot, and that stake's gone. Customize reminders and design your journey to digital well-being. [ Compete on Weekly Leaderboards and Challenge Your Friends] • Show off your productivity prowess by competing against others on weekly leaderboards. Advance tiers so you’ll feel like a productivity superhero every day. Practicing mindful phone habits has never been so motivating and rewarding! [ Earn Real-Life Rewards ] • The ultimate motivation - earn points you can redeem for real-life rewards by limiting your screen time. Best of all, your rewards will also improve your life. Learn to meditate with a premium Headspace subscription. Redeem free workout classes with ClassPass. Schedule discounted therapy sessions with BetterHelp. Earn these rewards and more all by staying off your phone. [ Never Doomscroll Again ] • Set hourly scrolling awareness reminders so you never lose track of time doomscrolling again [ Time Tracking & Daily Reports ] • Measure the moments you're truly present. Access daily and weekly breakdowns, complemented by a comprehensive day-before report, amplifying your adherence to reality. [ Improve Your Well-Being ] • By reducing screen time, you'll improve your overall well-being and gain access to educational content that explains how reducing screen time can benefit you in multiple ways. Learn how to manage ADHD better, improve your mental health, and be more present with your loved ones, all while improving your sleep and becoming less distracted. [ Complete Privacy and Data Security ] • Data dignity, delivered. All of your data is private and safe with Apple’s Screen Time API. We do not have access to any specific content you access on your iPhone, and none of your personal data ever leaves your device. ▶ WE'RE HERE FOR EVERY QUERY ◀ Questions or feedback? Reach us at https://www.getpresentapp.com/ or shoot an email at contact@getpresentapp.com. Let's journey to mindful tech use together. Note: All rewards are sponsored by BePresent and our partners. Apple does not sponsor any of the in-app rewards. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.getpresentapp.com/privacy-policy

About

Refiners Fire

Embark on a 75-day spiritual transformation journey focused on discipline and devotion. This app guides you through daily scripture, prayer, workouts, fasting, purity, reflection, and service to forge a stronger faith.

Highlights
  • 75-day sanctification journey
  • Daily scripture and prayer logging
  • Workout and fasting tracking
  • Purity and reflection journaling
  • Daily acts of service logging
  • Progress visualization
  • Fail protocol for accountability
Features
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It's time to have radical transformation in your life through simple daily habits Refiner's Fire is a Christian challenge designed to help you grow closer to God, build biblical discipline, and become consistent in the habits that matter most. Every day, you'll pursue simple disciplines built around your faith: SCRIPTURE — Spend time in God's Word PRAYER — Build a consistent prayer life HEALTH — Honor God through discipline and fitness PURITY — Fight distractions, temptation, and compromise FASTING — Practice self-control and intentional fasting REFLECTION — Journal what God is doing in your life SERVICE — Put your faith into action BUILD YOUR STREAK Complete your daily commitments and watch your progress grow. No complicated system. No endless list of features. Just you, God, and the decision to show up every day. DO IT WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS You're not doing this alone. Join a growing community of believers pursuing deeper faith, greater discipline, and a life completely surrendered to Christ. Track your progress, encourage others, compete on leaderboards, and keep moving forward together. HOW DIFFERENT COULD YOUR LIFE LOOK 75 DAYS FROM NOW? You don't need another year of saying you're going to become more consistent. Start today. Download Refiner's Fire and begin Day 1. Refiner's Fire includes Christian habit tracking, Bible reading, prayer tracking, devotionals, journaling, fasting, fitness, streaks, accountability, community, and faith-based challenges for Christian men and women. Refiners Fire is the ultimate Christian app for believers who want to grow closer to Jesus through daily discipline, faith, and accountability. Whether you're looking for a Bible app, prayer app, Christian challenge, Christian accountability app, or habit tracker, Refiners Fire helps you build life-changing habits through daily Bible reading, prayer, fasting, fitness, and spiritual growth. Follow structured Bible reading plans, track your daily prayer life, build Christian streaks, strengthen your quiet time, complete faith challenges, and stay consistent with your Christian lifestyle. Designed for Christian men and Christian women alike, Refiners Fire combines the motivation of a challenge app, the structure of a goal tracker and progress tracker, and the encouragement of a Christian community. Develop biblical discipline, strengthen your relationship with God, improve your daily habits, and grow in discipleship through Scripture reading, Bible study, daily devotionals, Scripture memory, prayer journals, worship, and spiritual disciplines. Whether you're pursuing Christian fitness, healthy habits, weight loss, fasting, personal growth, productivity, or deeper faith, Refiners Fire provides the accountability you need to stay on track. Join thousands of believers seeking Christian motivation, biblical masculinity, godly living, spiritual growth, and a stronger walk with Jesus Christ through daily challenges, checklists, routines, streak tracking, and faith-based accountability. If you enjoy apps like YouVersion Bible App, Hallow, Dwell, Abide, Glorify, or Pray.com, you'll love the unique combination of Christian habits, Bible study, prayer tracking, fasting tracking, discipleship, accountability, and faith challenges that make Refiners Fire the complete Christian growth app. All features are accessible for our subscribers! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/ internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://220properties.com/privacy

Screenshots

BePresent4 screens
Refiners Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

BePresent and Refiners Fire both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of BePresent's written reviews are positive against 19% of Refiners Fire's. BePresent also leads on ratings volume (72K vs 396) and chart position (#27 vs unranked). Refiners Fire's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BePresent sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Refiners Fire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BePresent against 4.7 for Refiners Fire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BePresent has 72K ratings behind it against 396, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of BePresent's written reviews are positive against 19% of Refiners Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
BePresent versus Refiners Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBePresentRefiners Fire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (72K ratings) — better4.7 (396 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better19.4% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better396
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#27 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreen Detox IncKCG Properties

Customer experience

BePresent

All ratings71,181 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews4,005 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.1%

Refiners Fire

All ratings396 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral19.4%
Negative61.1%

Bugs and requests

BePresent

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inaccurate screen time reporting
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Persistent app blocking even after uninstallation
  • Setup process getting stuck on permissions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow selective app blocking
  • Exclude certain apps from screen time tracking
  • More customization options for notifications
  • Expand to iPad and other devices
  • Improve overall stability and reliability

Refiners Fire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BePresent

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • BePresent Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
  • BePresent Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
  • Annual (3-Day Free Trial)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (30-day Trial)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (1-Week Free Trial)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual (2-week Free Trial)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • BePresent Pro Family (iCloud)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
3 purchases

Refiners Fire

Subscriptions3
  • Refiners Fire Monthly$19.991 Month
  • 90 Day RF$29.993 Months
  • Refiners Fire Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is BePresent free?
BePresent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refiners Fire free?
Refiners Fire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BePresent or Refiners Fire?
BePresent is rated higher. BePresent averages 4.8 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Refiners Fire averages 4.7 from 396 ratings.
Do BePresent or Refiners Fire have ads?
BePresent shows ads; Refiners Fire does not.
Which is updated more often, BePresent or Refiners Fire?
BePresent ships an update every 5 days, and Refiners Fire every 5 days. Most recently, BePresent was updated on November 5, 2026 and Refiners Fire on November 5, 2026.

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