Productivity System vs QuitStake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Productivity System
This app helps you track your time and manage goals with an always-running timer. Add checklists to your goals for routines like morning or evening tasks, work, or exercises. Adapt it to your personal life to control your time effectively.
- Goal-based timers
- 24/7 continuous timing
- Goal checklists
- Routine management
- Time control
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I built this app to manage my productivity. Here, I will SHARE my productivity system and how I use the app. My system IS ALL ABOUT achieving my REAL-LIFE goals. For example: - I DO NOT care how much time I waste, - but I CARE if I read a book every day, - I CARE if I exercise every day, - I CARE if I don't forget anything, - I CARE if I constantly follow my long-term goals. Now I will show MY PERSONAL app setup with REAL-LIFE scenarios. --- Activities The first you have to do is SET UP ACTIVITIES. MY ACTIVITIES in the morning, right after I wake up look empty. During the day, I have to turn them as completed. Now I'll show how I use each activity. --- Morning Right after waking up, I tap the Morning activity. Once I finish the checklist, Morning will be marked as complete. --- Workout I DO NOT care about tracking every single step, but I CARE I do workout every day. --- Small Tasks We all have plenty of non-urgent tasks that we constantly postpone. Every day, I FORCE MYSELF to spend 30 minutes for that. --- Work Working as a developer, I have to track my working hours, there are a set of features for that. Total Stopwatch makes the timer display TOTAL TIME spent on work FOR TODAY. This way, I can always see how much time I've spent on work today. Another feature is adding notes to the current task. You can see how much time you spent on each task. I use a POMODORO-LIKE technique. --- Reading Some people set a goal to read for a hour a day. I like to read a fixed number of chapters per day. It works like a counter. --- Free Time I use Free Time for activities I don't need to track, like eating, walking, meeting, etc. --- Sleep I prefer to use a stopwatch to check in the morning how long I slept. --- Conclusion By default, the app comes with almost the same activities and settings. You can use this setup. I want to give you THREE TIPS dealing with activities that are extremely important to me: PROCRASTINATION, PRIORITIES, and FLEXIBILITY. --- Procrastination I solve it simply: I open the app, see uncompleted activity, and tap on it without thinking. Tapping the activity feels like you've made the first step. If you start thinking, you will continue procrastinating. --- Priorities We usually start the day with the most urgent tasks and SACRIFICE long-term goals, because long-term goals are not usually urgent. NO MATTER what happens, I try to start my day focusing only on what really MATTERS TO ME. --- Flexibility Unexpected things happen every day. We have to accept this fact. It's ABSOLUTELY OKAY if we can't do some activity today. KEEP IN MIND: the most important is REAL-LIFE and PRACTICAL VALUE. --- DO NOT RUSH I believe we do more when we don't rush. Stay calm and start slowly. Let's move to other features. --- Timer Timer is running ALL THE TIME. There is NO STOP OPTION! To stop the current activity, you have to start the next one. This way I always remember what I have to do. Also, it provides 24/7 data on how long everything takes. --- TASKS is a big part of the app. NEVER KEEP ANYTHING IN MIND! As soon as a task or idea comes to mind, leave it to the list. We get really tired when we try to keep everything in mind. TRY TO EXPERIENCE the feeling when you don't need to remember anything. EVERYTHING in the task list. --- Task Folders TODAY: Tasks you need to do today; TOMORROW: Tasks that will be moved to TODAY folder tomorrow; CUSTOM FOLDERS: I use a few folders. --- Repeating Tasks There are many repeating tasks or events that we have to remember. Like birthdays, recurring payments, special dates, etc. You can create any kind of repeating task: - Every Day; - Every N Days; - Days of the Week; - Days of the Month; - Days of the Year. --- Calendar A regular calendar where you can schedule tasks. As I mentioned, repeating tasks are also here. --- Widgets --- I hope my app will lead you to what matters the most in your life. Wish you all the best, Ivan
QuitStake
This app uses financial incentives to help you reduce screen time and break digital habits. By depositing funds and setting limits on app usage, you're motivated to stay focused and avoid distractions. It also includes cognitive tests to track improvements in attention span.
- App blocking with financial stakes
- Set daily screen time allowances
- Financial accountability for unblocking
- Safari website blocking
- Cognitive focus and attention tests
- Withdraw unused funds anytime
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QuitStake uses loss aversion, the psychological principle, backed by research at Stanford University, that losing money hurts twice as much as gaining it feels good - to help you stay focused and reduce screen time. Traditional app blockers can be easily disabled and ignored, QuitStake holds literally you to account, helping you stick to your commitments, reduces doom scrolling and avoids you spending endless hours staring at your phone screen. Now with your series of cognitive tests you can measure and track your mental improvements in your focus and attention span over time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Deposit funds into your QuitStake account 2. Select the apps you want to block (social media, games, etc.) 3. Set your daily screen time allowance 4. Use your funds to unblock apps outside your daily time allowance. It's that simple. When there's real money at stake, you'll think twice before mindlessly opening Instagram or TikTok for empty dopamine hits KEY FEATURES • App Blocking - Block any app on your iPhone using Screen Time • Daily Allowance - Set how many minutes per day you can use blocked apps • Financial Accountability - You choose the amount to use to unblock apps • Loss Aversion Psychology - Research shows financial stakes make you 2-3x more likely to succeed • Safari Blocking - Block distracting websites too • Focus Tests - Track your cognitive improvement over time • Withdraw Anytime - Your unused funds are always available WHY IT WORKS Willpower alone isn't enough. Studies show that adding financial consequences dramatically increases commitment success rates. QuitStake turns your desire to avoid losing money into a powerful tool for building better habits. PERFECT FOR • Breaking social media addiction • Reducing mindless scrolling • Improving focus and productivity • Building healthier phone habits • Anyone who's tried other screen time apps without success YOUR MONEY, YOUR RULES You control everything—which apps to block, how much daily time you allow, and how much of your funds to use to unblock apps. Withdraw your unused balance anytime through our website. Start taking control of your screen time today. Your future self will thank you. Now you with our series of focus and attention span tests you can measure and track your cognitive improvements over time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Productivity System at none against QuitStake's shown. Productivity System also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Productivity System against 5.0 for QuitStake. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Productivity System ships an update every 8 days, QuitStake weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Productivity System | QuitStake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ivan Medvedev | Asteya Tech |
Customer experience
Productivity System
QuitStake
In-app purchases
Productivity System
No in-app purchases
QuitStake
No in-app purchases
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