Comparison

Screen Time Ring vs Ritual

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Ring

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Take Control of your Screen Time, Close the Ring. Screen Ring is the activity ring for your digital health. TRACK SCREEN TIME Experience a beautiful UI that showcases your screen time data right at your fingertips. Gain a snapshot of today and yesterday's progress, view your weekly trends, and maintain your streaks for sustained digital health. NOTIFICATIONS Receive notifications that truly matter. Screen Ring sends few but meaningful reminders to help you stay on track, and keep you motivated. HOME AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Put Screen Ring on your Home or Lock Screen, take a quick glance at your progress whenever needed. STREAKS Keep your daily Screen Time under control and extend your streaks, turning good habits into a lifestyle. PRIVACY-FIRST APPROACH: Your privacy is our priority. Screen Ring is designed to respect your data and does NOT have access to: - Your browsing data, such as websites or apps you open. - Your screen time data, other than displaying it for your review. ONE PAYMENT No subscriptions, no inApp payments, EVER. Say goodbye to mindless scrolling. Embrace the control over your digital life with Screen Ring. It's time to close the ring!

About

Ritual

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Track your mood with a single breath. Sigh or Joy. That's all it takes. A mood journal that requires no writing, just one honest choice, that builds a visual map of your emotional life over time. HOW IT WORKS Sigh to release the weight. Joy to capture what's worth keeping. EMOTIONAL ARCHITECTURE See your patterns as a heatmap. Notice when stress peaks. Notice when joy shows up. Track anxiety, mood swings, and emotional triggers, without journaling.. MENTAL HEALTH MADE SIMPLE No prompts. No streaks. No pressure. Just a daily check-in that actually sticks. Built for emotional regulation and self-awareness. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No servers. Everything stays on your device. MAKE IT YOURS Forest. Aurora. Midnight. Zen and more. A theme for every state of mind. Process the noise. Capture the light. Begin your ritual.

Screenshots

Screen Time Ring4 screens
Ritual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ritual at Free against Screen Time Ring's $2.99. Screen Time Ring's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Ritual is free to download; Screen Time Ring costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Screen Time Ring versus Ritual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time RingRitual
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos Fernandez MayorMaximiliano Adrian Ruti

In-app purchases

None

Screen Time Ring

No in-app purchases

None

Ritual

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Time Ring free?
Screen Time Ring costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ritual free?
Ritual is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Time Ring or Ritual have ads?
Neither Screen Time Ring nor Ritual shows ads.

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