Comparison

Social Limits vs Reset

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

Head to head
About

Social Limits

This app helps you break screen time addiction by blocking social media until you meet a daily step goal. It encourages healthier morning routines, boosts productivity, and reduces anxiety by combining physical activity with digital wellness.

Highlights
  • Block chosen social media apps
  • Unlock apps with daily step goal
  • Promotes healthier morning routines
  • Improves focus and productivity
  • Reduces screen time addiction
  • Digital wellness and mental health
Features
Read full description

Social Limits is a digital detox that blocks social media apps to help break your morning screen time addiction. (Paid features) Block the apps you choose until you reach your daily step goal. Start your day walking, not scrolling, and build healthier morning routines. By staying off social media in the morning, you avoid the dopamine boost from scrolling which can make you crave more throughout the day. Instead, focus on being more productive, reduce your screen time and start your day off better. How It Works: Morning App Lock: Choose the apps that you want blocked when you start your day Step Goal Challenge: Set your daily step count target to unlock blocked apps Digital Wellness: Combine physical activity with screen time management for better mental health Focus Booster: Start each day with movement instead of mindless scrolling Proven Benefits: Better Sleep Quality - Break the cycle of late-night scrolling Increased Productivity - Start your day with intention, not distraction Improved Focus - Reduce digital overwhelm and mental clutter Enhanced Mood - Morning exercise naturally boosts energy and happiness Reduced Anxiety - Less social media comparison and FOMO Stronger Habits - Build consistent morning routines that stick Why Social Limits Works: Our digital detox approach combines behavioral psychology with fitness tracking. By requiring physical movement to unlock social apps you naturally: • Avoid dopamine spikes from early morning scrolling • Establish healthier sleep-wake cycles • Create positive associations between exercise and reward • Develop sustainable self-control habits Join thousands of users gaining back their screen time. Download Social Limits and experience the difference of starting the day without your phone. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.social-limits.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Reset

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by earning screen time through healthy behaviors. It acts as a behavioral operating system, rewarding effort with access to your device and providing insights into your reward system.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through effort
  • Track daily dopamine balance
  • Measure behavior's impact on reward system
  • Dopamine Age comparison
  • Recovery-based performance insights
  • Real-time feedback on dopamine and unlocked minutes
  • Pattern insights for focus drops
Features
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Modern apps are engineered to hijack your dopamine. Reset helps you take it back. Reset is a subscription service. The features described below require an active Reset Premium subscription. Track your daily dopamine balance, earn your screen time through effort, and measure how your behavior shapes your reward system over time. Core Mechanic Start every day at zero. Healthy behaviors build dopamine. Dopamine unlocks intentional screen time. No restrictions. No guilt. Just a system. What Makes Reset Different Reset isn't a habit tracker. It's a behavioral operating system. You don't quit your phone. You earn it. Key Features (Reset Premium) Earn Your Screen Time Turn effort into access. Exercise, deep work, and recovery unlock intentional screen time. Dopamine Age See how balanced your reward system is compared to your actual age. Updated weekly based on real behavior. Recovery-Based Performance Sleep, consistency, and late-night usage affect how efficiently you earn. Real-Time Feedback Track your dopamine score and unlocked minutes throughout the day. Pattern Insights Understand when your focus drops and why. Who It's For Built for people who want to: • Improve focus • Reduce reactive scrolling • Build discipline without burnout • Operate at a higher level Closing Your brain adapts to what you reward. Reset it. — — — Subscription Details Reset Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans are shown in-app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Social Limits4 screens
Reset4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Social Limits at free with in-app purchases against Reset's subscription. Social Limits also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 42%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Reset's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Social Limits sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Reset sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Social Limits holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Social Limits's written reviews are positive against 42% of Reset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Limits ships an update fortnightly, Reset every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Social Limits versus Reset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial LimitsReset
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60 ratings) — better4.5 (163 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings60163 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSocial Limits LTDLife Development LLC

Customer experience

Social Limits

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative4.5%

Reset

All ratings163 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Social Limits

Subscriptions13
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • New User Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 10 more
  • Premium Monthly (1 week intro)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • New User Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Discount Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • New User Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Year1 Year trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly 7 day trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • New User Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
12 purchases

Reset

Subscriptions12
  • Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Premium Access2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$49.991 Year
  • Premium Access$59.991 Year
  • Premium Access$69.991 Year
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Premium Access$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Social Limits free?
Social Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reset free?
Reset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Social Limits or Reset?
Social Limits is rated higher. Social Limits averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Reset averages 4.5 from 163 ratings.
Do Social Limits or Reset have ads?
Neither Social Limits nor Reset shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Limits or Reset?
Social Limits ships an update fortnightly, and Reset every 3 days. Most recently, Social Limits was updated on October 14, 2026 and Reset on October 17, 2026.

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