Barrier vs iJourney
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrier
This app helps you break free from social media distractions by limiting access to your favorite apps. It introduces intentional delays or ad-watching requirements before you can open them, encouraging healthier digital habits and increased productivity.
- Blocks social media apps
- Introduces ad-watching or wait times
- Promotes healthier digital habits
- Digital wellness assistant
- Reduces mindless scrolling
- Increases productivity
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Are you tired of wasting precious hours scrolling through social media apps? Do you want to break free from the cycle of constant distractions? Barrier is here to help. Our app acts as a blocker for social media apps, limiting your access and promoting healthier digital habits. With Barrier, you can only open your social media apps if you watch an ad or wait our 30 second load times, creating an incentive to reduce the amount of time you spend scrolling mindlessly. But Barrier is more than just a blocker. It's a digital wellness assistant, helping you take control of your digital life Don't let social media control your life. Take back control with Barrier!
iJourney
This app helps you manage your time and events with customizable categories and visual tracking. It offers a privacy-centric approach, keeping your data on your device. Transform your planning into a journey of productivity and self-awareness.
- Effortless event creation
- Customizable categories with icons and colors
- Visual time tracking with graphs
- Privacy-centric, data stays on device
- Organize your schedule
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More than just a calendar app – iJourney is your personal time navigator, crafted to help you regain control and make the most of every moment. Effortless Event Creation: Quickly add and manage your events with ease. Customizable Categories: Organize your schedule with personalized categories, complete with beautiful icons and colors. Visual Time Tracking: Gain insights into where you spend your time, with elegant, informative graphs. Privacy-Centric: Your data stays exclusively on your device. We prioritize your privacy. With iJourney, transform your everyday planning into a journey of productivity and self-awareness, download now for free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iJourney at none against Barrier's shown. iJourney also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Barrier's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (346 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iJourney holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barrier has 346 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Barrier ships an update fortnightly, iJourney every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrier | iJourney |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (346 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haplo, LLC | ARTURO TORRES |
Customer experience
Barrier
iJourney
Bugs and requests
Barrier
Reported bugs
14 issues- Blocking does not work at correct times or remains blocked at incorrect times
- Blocking stops working after a while
- Apps remain unlocked after unlocking
- Streak keeps breaking for no reason
- Custom schedule does not unlock when it's supposed to
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- Last iOS release caused issues with re-locking after unlocking
- Timer resets but apps remain unlocked after unlocking
- Instagram and TikTok not always blocked
- App stops working after a few days, requires re-download
- Editing screen for blocked apps crashes sometimes
- Custom schedule setting does not work for overnight blocking (end time before start time)
- Does not unlock apps half the time after watching an ad
- Cannot make edits to timer or unlock time
- Cannot unlock apps without reinstalling after deleting the app before unlocking
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to set different apps to lock during different times
- More flexibility in setting multiple check-in times
- Option to customize the duration after watching an ad
- Fix for custom schedule not working for overnight blocking
- Option to have a daily time limit per app
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- Ability to set a certain amount of time per day and then block apps
- Update to end the 10-minute screentime after the ad finishes
iJourney
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Barrier
No in-app purchases
iJourney
No in-app purchases
