Comparison

AppWise vs Time Guard

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

Head to head
About

AppWise

This app helps parents manage their children's phone usage by setting app time limits and blocking adult websites. It also prevents in-app purchases and tipping to ensure a safe digital environment.

Highlights
  • Set app time limits
  • Block adult websites
  • Prevent in-app purchases
  • Block live tipping
  • Create a healthy digital environment
  • Automatic renewal management
Features
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KiddoKeeper is an APP that can help parents provide a healthy and reasonable mobile phone use environment for their children. It can set the available time of the APP, and automatically block some unreasonable consumption behaviors such as children's game recharge and live tipping. In addition, it can also automatically block some well-known adult websites, featuring a healthy and safe environment! Of course, in addition, the KiddoKeeper has other skills, go and experience it! 【KiddoKeeper Premium members automatically subscribe to instructions】: Subscribe type : 0.59$ / week, 0.99$ / month, 3.99$ / year, 4.99$ / lifetime. Once the purchase is confirmed and paid, the subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the payment is successful. To cancel your subscription, manually turn off automatic renewal in iTunes/AppleD Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. You can choose whether to cancel the service. If you choose not to cancel, you will be renewed for the next billing cycle. Privacy Policy:https://vqm9oahc5e5.feishu.cn/docx/C4JLdlsQRoDwcpxsaj4c0FNbnhd Terms of User:https://vqm9oahc5e5.feishu.cn/docx/UzH2duNBwoIcp8xiUKYccsyNn0c KiddoKeeper will not collect any personal information from you during use, please feel free to use it. If you encounter any problems during use, please contact us through the contact information below. 【contact us】 - Email: mrwangjianli@gmail.com、 zhou.linhai@foxmail.com - X/Twitter: @Damon_WangJl

About

Time Guard

Take control of your digital life with this app designed to help you build healthier habits. Monitor your app usage, set personalized time limits, and block distractions to improve focus and productivity. Gain valuable insights into your screen time with detailed reports and a convenient widget.

Highlights
  • Monitor app usage
  • Set screen time limits
  • Block distractions
  • View insightful reports
  • Includes a widget
Features
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Stop the endless scrolling — for yourself, or for your kids. Time Guard Plus uses Apple's Screen Time framework to enforce limits that actually hold. Set daily allowances per app or category, define allowed hours and weekly schedules, then lock it all behind a passcode that can't be casually undone. FOR PARENTS • Manage your child's device remotely from your own iPhone or iPad • Check usage, lock or unlock apps — without ever touching their device • Tamper-proof mode for Family Sharing child accounts • Scan once to pair; commands travel through your own private iCloud FOR YOURSELF • Daily total limits plus per-session limits with break countdowns • Block distracting apps during work, study, or sleep hours • Weekly schedules with separate weekday and weekend rules • "Add time" for the occasional exception — it expires the same day REPORTS & INSIGHTS • Daily and historical usage, broken down by app and by category • See exactly how much of today's allowance is left • Home Screen widget for a glance without opening the app BUILT TO HOLD • Limits survive force-quits, restarts, and midnight rollovers • Native SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad, iOS 17.6 or later • Full English and Simplified Chinese localization PRIVACY Time Guard Plus is built on Apple's Family Controls framework. Your screen time data stays on your device and in your own private iCloud — it is never sent to our servers. Requires Screen Time permission. Remote parental management requires iCloud and Family Sharing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timeguard.top/privacy

Screenshots

AppWise4 screens
Time Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time Guard at 5.0 against AppWise's 4.3. Time Guard also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). AppWise's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. AppWise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.59 per 7 days and Time Guard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Guard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of AppWise's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time Guard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppWise ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Guard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AppWise versus Time Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppWiseTime Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建力 王午尧 杨

Customer experience

AppWise

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%

Time Guard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AppWise

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.597 Days
  • Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99
1 purchases

Time Guard

Subscriptions1
  • Time Guard Plus Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is AppWise free?
AppWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Guard free?
Time Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AppWise or Time Guard?
Time Guard is rated higher. AppWise averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Time Guard averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do AppWise or Time Guard have ads?
Time Guard shows ads; AppWise does not.
Which is updated more often, AppWise or Time Guard?
AppWise ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Guard every 6 days. Most recently, AppWise was updated on November 12, 2026 and Time Guard on October 30, 2026.

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