Comparison

Turning vs SAYDĀM

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

Head to head
About

Turning

Manage your smartphone usage to boost focus and build better habits. This app helps you intentionally use only the apps you need, when you need them, with features like a 24-hour lock system and a deep focus mode for stricter control. Track your progress and gain insights to reduce screen time and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • 24-hour app lock system
  • Deep Focus Mode with per-app limits
  • Categorize helpful and distracting apps
  • Personalized usage statistics tracking
  • Digital buddy 'Turny' for mood feedback
  • Build healthy smartphone habits
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Phone-free time, protected. Turning locks distracting apps all day, and in Deep Focus Mode (subscription) the Deep Focus Timer keeps them shut until it ends. -- “Just 10 more minutes... Just one more video... I’ll start tomorrow, for real... Wait, what time is it?” “Turn your time around. Take back the hours you lose to scrolling — use only the apps you truly need, when you need them.” -- ■ A screen time management app with 400K+ downloads in 160+ countries ■ Highly recommended for students, exam takers, job seekers, freelancers, and anyone seeking productivity ■ Based on Turning user data, average daily screen time went from 6 hours before Turning to 2 hours 30 minutes after (individual results vary) ■ Research on Turning’s effectiveness, based on behavioral science data, is in progress with Yonsei University’s Applied Statistics Lab — ▶ Who is Turning for? - Those who can't stop watching Shorts or Reels before bed - Those who lose entire days to impulsive smartphone use - Those preparing for exams, competitions, or major events - Those experiencing poor focus or recurring digital fatigue - Those who want to be with family and friends instead of their phone - Those who’ve tried everything to break phone addiction — ▶ Turning helps you use apps intentionally, not habitually. ▶ Now featuring a reliable 24-hour lock system to control app usage with consistency. (1) Simply register your apps once. Our intuitive, straightforward system locks distractions for 24 hours. Through the “Apps” tab, register your Disturbing Apps and Useful Apps. The free plan includes 1 Disturbing App and 1 Useful App. To open a locked app, complete a mission and set how long you’ll use it — when the time is up, the app closes automatically. (2) Need stronger control? Subscribe to Deep Focus Mode. The Deep Focus Timer instantly locks all your Disturbing Apps until it ends — there's no way back in. Deep Focus Mode also blocks website URLs, sets per-app and total daily limits, closes the usual workarounds, asks for a few deep breaths before you reopen an app, adds more mission types, gives you an AI report on your usage, tracks phone use during sleep hours, and removes all ads. In Deep Focus Mode, you can register up to 49 apps. If the basic mode felt too lenient, upgrade for full control and digital discipline. (3) Meet your digital buddy Turny on the home screen. Turny’s mood changes based on your screen time patterns :) Use Disturbing Apps less, and Useful Apps more! (4) Track your personalized usage statistics See which apps you used today and how you've improved compared to yesterday. Build long-term healthy habits through daily insights and steady progress. — ▶ Have suggestions or feature requests? Contact us via in-app support or at cs@hustlers.co.kr — ▶ We built Turning to help you live better with your phone. Build healthier smartphone habits — start today with Turning. — ▶ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula ▶ Privacy Policy: https://assets.turning.kr/docs/privacy.html — ▶ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation. ▶ You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. ▶ Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

About

SAYDĀM

Features
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When you need to focus, SAYDĀM : FOCUS blocks the distractions for you. Start studying and notifications from other apps — messengers, social media — are silenced. Real focus starts when nothing is buzzing. ■ Weekly timetable Draw your school, academy and self-study schedule on a weekly grid. Long-press to drag blocks around, snapping to 5 minutes. Build sets like Term and Break and switch the whole week at once. ■ Scheduled auto-lock Turn auto-lock on for any block and apps are blocked during those hours automatically — no need to open the app or flip a switch each time. An optional heads-up arrives 5, 10 or 15 minutes before a lock starts. ■ Study-group ranking Create a group and gather friends with an invite code. A weekly leaderboard shows who focused the longest this week. Together lasts longer than alone. ■ Weekly guardian report Register a parent's or mentor's email and a summary of last week's focus time is sent every Monday morning — only with the student's own consent. ■ Detailed stats See your longest focus session and the hours of the day you focus best. Know your rhythm, study smarter. ■ Core features are free The notification-blocking timer and the timetable itself are free. Auto-lock, ranking, guardian reports, detailed stats, and ad-free use come with a weekly subscription. Start today. Focus is a habit.

Screenshots

Turning4 screens
SAYDĀM4 screens

Verdict

The call

Turning and SAYDĀM are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Turning sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and SAYDĀM sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Turning ships an update every 9 days, SAYDĀM every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Turning versus SAYDĀM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurningSAYDĀM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHUSTLERS CorpDae-hyeon Kweon

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Turning

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly plan7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly plan$7.991 Month
  • Yearly plan7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime plan$89.99
1 purchases

SAYDĀM

Subscriptions1
  • SAYDĀM FOCUS Subscription$0.997 Days

Questions

Is Turning free?
Turning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAYDĀM free?
SAYDĀM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Turning or SAYDĀM have ads?
Neither Turning nor SAYDĀM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Turning or SAYDĀM?
Turning ships an update every 9 days, and SAYDĀM every 11 days. Most recently, Turning was updated on October 30, 2026 and SAYDĀM on October 25, 2026.

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