AppControl vs ScreenManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppControl
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AppControl 是一款神奇的 App,它能帮助您自由的管理手机中的App,可以按照您的设定限额、锁定指定的App。AppControl 提供了如下示例功能: 1. 每天只能玩一个小时 王者荣耀,过了一个小时后自动锁定。 2. 每天只能晚上 8:00 - 9:00 玩游戏,其它时间游戏 App 都处于被锁定状态。 3. 到达指定位置后自动锁定 App,离开指定位置后自动解除锁定。 4. 完全自动化,只要设置好时间、时长、位置后,完全自动触发锁定和解除锁定,方便快捷。
ScreenManager
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Screen Manager helps you pause the apps that steal your attention — short video, social, games — and resume them when you choose. It uses Apple Screen Time and Family Controls. It does not replace Settings → Screen Time. It adds groups, limits, schedules, breaks, and places on top of the apps you pick. When a rule trips, those apps are paused (hidden) by the system. When the rule lifts, or you resume them, they come back. WHO IT’S FOR • Anyone who opens apps on impulse and wants a pause first • Parents who need extra install, delete, and in-app purchase limits • People building a calmer phone without creating an account WHAT YOU CAN DO • App groups — put social, video, or games in one group and share one rule • Daily limits — pause a group when today’s minutes run out • Schedules — focus blocks by weekday and time • Breaks — rest after a stretch of use, then resume • Geo zones — restrict when you leave a safe place or enter a restrict zone • Reports — system Screen Time plus this app’s pause and resume log • Widgets and Shortcuts — pause or resume from Home Screen or Siri • App lock — Face ID / Touch ID or a 6-digit passcode every time you open Screen Manager ON YOUR DEVICE Rules, places, appearance, and the passcode hash stay on the iPhone. There is no sign-in and no developer server for your usage data. Screen Time charts are drawn on-device by Apple’s report extension. PLEASE KNOW • You must authorize Screen Time / Family Controls • Geo zones need Always location and may fire a little late • Screen Manager cannot hide its own battery or system Screen Time record • The app picker is provided by iOS; custom system app names are not available • On iOS 16, restored icons may not return to the original Home Screen slot (iOS 17.3+ is better) Screen Manager is a habit and focus aid. It is not a medical device and not ADHD treatment.
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Verdict
AppControl and ScreenManager 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppControl ships an update fortnightly, ScreenManager every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppControl | ScreenManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 贺明 程 | Hong Kong Artark-NFT Culture Development Limited |
In-app purchases
AppControl
No in-app purchases
ScreenManager
No in-app purchases









