Comparison

ZenScreen vs Boredom

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

Head to head
About

ZenScreen

This app uses eye-tracking to guide focus onto a dark screen, promoting mindfulness, creativity, and stress relief. It transforms idle moments into opportunities for personal growth and productivity.

Highlights
  • Eye-tracking technology
  • Guided focus on dark screen
  • Mindfulness and stress relief
  • Boosts creativity
  • Enhances productivity
  • Personal growth tool
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Embrace the power of boredom with our innovative app. Utilizing eye-tracking technology, our app guides your focus onto a dark screen, opening a pathway to mindfulness, creativity, and self-awareness. Transform idle moments into personal growth, stress relief, and a boost to your productivity. Welcome to your journey of harnessing the power of boredom! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Boredom

This app encourages users to disconnect from distractions and engage in mindful inactivity. It uses the camera to record timelapses of users doing nothing, allowing them to track their progress and share their sessions.

Highlights
  • Mindful inactivity sessions
  • Camera-based timelapse recording
  • Session logging and progress tracking
  • Shareable session summaries
  • Distraction-free experience
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Boredom is the app for rawdogging reality. No phone, no music, no distractions. Just you, doing nothing, and the timer running. The camera is to Boredom what GPS is to running apps. It makes your session real and trackable. Record a timelapse of yourself doing nothing. Log your sessions. Watch your nothing compound over time. **HOW IT WORKS** 1. Download the app 2. Start a session and do nothing 3. Your camera captures a timelapse of you doing nothing 4. Log your time and track your progress 5. Share your session and prove you did it Questions or feedback? Reach us at [dwight@tryboredom.com](mailto:dwight@tryboredom.com) **TERMS:** [**https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3rjSrwaH9uwFziwOhyh0P0vnTWoeVhqyH83SRnr2-I/edit?usp=sharing**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3rjSrwaH9uwFziwOhyh0P0vnTWoeVhqyH83SRnr2-I/edit?usp=sharing) **PRIVACY POLICY: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zuuF9WjIIZDfST3Lg7uEVG1VzP98RHqYUphSG18H7Lc/edit?usp=sharing**

Screenshots

ZenScreen3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boredom at none against ZenScreen's 7. ZenScreen's advantage is device support. On price 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

Both are free to download. ZenScreen sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Boredom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
ZenScreen versus Boredom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenScreenBoredom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGennady ArchibasovDwight Torculas

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ZenScreen

Subscriptions3
  • Zen Associate$4.991 Month
  • Zen Practitioner$9.991 Month
  • Zen Pioneer$29.991 Month
One-time4
  • A simple thank you$4.99
  • Warm appreciation$19.99
  • Generous Support$44.99
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  • Deep respect$99.99
None

Boredom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZenScreen free?
ZenScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boredom free?
Boredom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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