Comparison

BB vs Dovia

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

Head to head
About

BB

This app helps users break free from social media addiction and reduce screen time. It offers advanced blocking mechanisms to regain control over digital habits and improve mental well-being.

Highlights
  • Fight social media addiction
  • Reduce screen time
  • Multiple blocking mechanisms
  • Schedule-based blocking
  • Usage-based blocking
  • Strict Mode
  • Customizable blocking
Features
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Apps like social media use powerful psychological tricks to make you unable to stay away from them for too long. Burnout Buddy blocks these apps when you don't want to use them to help you break free and heal their impact on your mental health. * Fight social media addiction * Reduce screen time and improve your focus * Multiple blocking mechanisms * Completely free for most use cases * No account creation or shady VPNs Burnout Buddy is stronger than your iPhone's native Screen Time controls. Designed specifically with social media addiction and unhealthy work habits in mind, it offers a wider variety of blocking mechanisms and allows you to be extremely specific regarding how access to a specific group of apps and websites should be restricted. If you already use Burnout Buddy, keep an eye out for updates that add even more blocking mechanisms and customization points! MAIN FEATURES * Block indefinitely * Schedule-based blocking * Usage-based blocking * Location-based blocking (via Siri) * Focus Mode-based blocking (via Siri) * Siri-based Blocking: Build your own custom blocking conditions by integrating BB with Siri and the Shortcuts app! * Multiple Conditions: Configure multiple blocking conditions for a single group of content for maximum control of your habits. * Multiple Configurations: Want to block a certain group of apps under certain conditions but also another group under other conditions? No problem! * Strict Mode: Have the bad habit of "cheating" app blockers by snoozing them? Strict Mode bans you from updating/deleting schemas when they're active. * Starter Schemas: Plug-and-play configurations that cover the most common reasons people use Burnout Buddy for. * Widgets • Custom App Icons * Block Uninstall * Block Screen Customization • Push Notifications • • • Try Burnout Buddy for free and start taking control of your digital habits today. Want to know more and see what's coming next? Check out BB at https://burnoutbuddy.io! Questions or feedback? You can reach out to us on Twitter at @BurnoutBuddy.

About

Dovia

This task manager helps you stay organized with features like task creation, due dates, priorities, and notes. It offers reusable templates for routines and provides timely reminders through widgets and alarms. An on-device summary offers insights into your task completion.

Highlights
  • Task creation with due dates and priorities
  • Organize tasks into groups and folders
  • Add notes and tags to tasks
  • Reusable templates for recurring routines
  • Home Screen widgets and Live Activities
  • On-device weekly task summary
  • Local overdue reminders and alarms
Features
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Dovia is a thoughtfully designed task manager that helps you stay organized without making productivity feel complicated. Create tasks, assign due dates and priorities, organize them into groups and folders, add notes and tags, and schedule reminders for important work. Reusable templates make recurring routines—such as grocery shopping, travel preparation, and work reviews—quick to create. Dovia keeps you informed through Home Screen widgets, Live Activities, local overdue reminders, and prominent alarms for reminders you explicitly schedule. Overdue and high-priority tasks are clearly highlighted, while the calendar provides a quick view of your daily workload. An on-device weekly summary presents completed, overdue, high-priority, and upcoming tasks in a concise, human-friendly format. Your task information stays private and is processed on your device.

Screenshots

BB4 screens
Dovia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dovia at none against BB's 5. Dovia also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). BB's advantage is ratings volume (402 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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. BB sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dovia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BB against 5.0 for Dovia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BB has 402 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of BB's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dovia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BB ships an update every 3 weeks, Dovia daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BB versus Dovia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBBDovia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (402 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings402 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBruno da Rocha e SilvaSwarnali Dutta

Customer experience

BB

All ratings391 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.5%

Dovia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BB

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Schemas not working as expected
  • Inconsistent app/website blocking behavior
  • Crashes and function-limiting bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to pause schemas for a set time
  • Implement screen time tracking and analytics
  • Provide ability to block Safari and other browsers
  • Add warning before app/website gets blocked
  • Sync schemas across devices

Dovia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BB

One-time5
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
  • Burnout Buddy Pro$9.99
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  • Super Tip$9.99
  • Supreme Tip$19.99
None

Dovia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BB free?
BB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dovia free?
Dovia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BB or Dovia?
Dovia is rated higher. BB averages 4.9 out of 5 from 402 ratings, while Dovia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BB or Dovia have ads?
Neither BB nor Dovia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BB or Dovia?
BB ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dovia daily. Most recently, BB was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dovia on October 31, 2026.

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