Comparison

Screen Time Ring vs Forge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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

Forge

This app helps you break free from harmful habits like drinking, vaping, or excessive online activity. It offers tools such as a streak tracker, a journal, an AI coach, and structured plans to support your recovery journey. Features include milestone celebrations, mood tracking, and optional integration with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Multiple habit tracking
  • Milestone celebrations
  • Journal with mood and trigger tagging
  • AI-powered recovery coach
  • Money saved calculator
  • Accountability partner feature
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Forge is a recovery app built around one idea: cravings pass. The urge you're feeling right now will be gone in 90 seconds. Forge gets you through those 90 seconds — and every one after that. STREAK TRACKING A live clock counts every hour, minute, and second you've stayed clean. No rounding, no approximation. Real time. AI COACH A private recovery coach that knows your addiction, your patterns, and where you are in your journey. Talk through a craving, plan your week, or just have someone there at 2am. RECOVERY GAMES Three science-backed mini-games that train the exact mental skills sobriety demands — impulse control, pattern interruption, and sitting with discomfort without acting on it. DAILY TRIO Three actions every day: check in, play a game, write in your journal. Hit all three and earn bonus coins. Small wins compound. BOSS BATTLES Every weekend, a Pro-tier challenge drops. Beat the week's Boss and earn coins. Miss it and it's gone until next Friday. VICE GRIP PLAN A personalized recovery protocol built from your intake answers. Clinical-grade structure, without the clinical price tag. SOS MODE When a craving hits hard, one tap opens breathing exercises, urge surfing, and your personal coping toolkit — ranked by what's actually worked for you. MONEY SAVED Tell Forge what you used to spend per week. Watch it become months of rent, a vacation, a guitar — the thing you actually want. YOUR COHORT See how many people who started the same addiction in the same week as you are still going. You're not doing this alone. TREE GARDEN Your sobriety grows a tree. Water it daily. Let it wilt and it shows. A living metaphor you can see. BADGES, XP & COINS Every action earns something. Missions, daily challenges, streaks, milestones — all tracked, all rewarded. Works for: nicotine, alcohol, weed, pornography, gambling, gaming, sugar, caffeine, opioids, and more. Forge Pro unlocks the AI Coach, Boss Battles, Vice Grip advanced days, and unlimited game levels. Free trial available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Screen Time Ring4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forge at Free against Screen Time Ring's $2.99. Screen Time Ring's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Forge is free to download; Screen Time Ring costs $2.99 up front. Forge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Screen Time Ring asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Screen Time Ring versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time RingForge
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCarlos Fernandez MayorForge Labs Limited Liability Company

In-app purchases

None

Screen Time Ring

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Forge

Subscriptions4
  • Forge Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Forge Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Vice Grip Plan7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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  • Forge Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

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

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