Donera vs Screen Limit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donera
This app helps you focus on your most important task by locking distracting applications until your goal is completed. It encourages single-tasking and provides a calm focus mode, with a widget for constant visibility. Designed for simplicity and guilt-free productivity.
- Lock distracting apps
- Focus on one task (Highlight)
- Calm Focus mode
- Home Screen widget
- Goal planning
- Mood and streak tracking
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Most of us don't struggle with knowing what to do. We struggle with starting — because the phone is always easier. Donera flips the order: finish today's one important thing first. Until then, your distracting apps stay locked. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick one Highlight — the single task that matters most today. 2. Choose the apps that steal your attention. Donera locks them. 3. Hold to finish. Your apps unlock, and the day is closed. WHY IT WORKS • One thing a day. Your home screen shows only this one — no lists, no counts, no overwhelm. • A way to start. Know what to do but can't move? Cast a hexagram for a tiny opening move, or just ask for the simplest first step. Or let AI break the task into steps and hand you the next one each time you finish. • Pick a time to start. Set when you'll begin; Donera reminds you right then. • Focus timer. Pomodoro or stopwatch, full screen and dark, with breaks — and it shows on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Review. See where your days slip — which things keep getting moved, and what time of day you actually finish — and get one small thing to try tomorrow from AI. • Blocking that holds you to your word. Built on Apple's Screen Time framework — no VPN, and nothing leaves your device. • Something urgent? Open it anytime. Take a 30 or 60 minute break, as many per day as you allow yourself — or unlock on purpose, with nothing recorded and no guilt trip. • Multi-day plans. Split a goal into days; each morning the next step becomes your Highlight. Write your own (fill every day at once with "Same every day"), copy an official plan and make it yours, or let AI draft one. • Ranks. Finished days add up — from Mortal to Eternal — and every rank has stages along the way, so a step up is never far off. Ranks only ever go up; a missed day never drops you. Four built-in systems, with ranks and stages you can rename. • Widget and Live Activity. Today's one thing, in sight on your Home and Lock Screen. AI is built into Pro — no API key needed. Prefer your own key? That works too. DESIGNED FOR QUIET Warm paper, ink, and serif type. No tags, folders, or dashboards. No guilt. Your tasks stay on your device. Donera doesn't ask you to become disciplined. It simply helps you begin more easily — and finish with more care.
Screen Limit
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Set the rules before distraction wins. Screen Limit: App Blocker schedules restrictions with Apple’s Screen Time framework. Make one commitment for bedtime, study, work, or family time: choose the days and hours, then select the apps, categories, or websites to restrict. When a focus period starts, iPhone applies the block automatically. Why is it harder to switch off on impulse? Your rules are signed as a commitment. Overriding one uses an exemption, turning each unlock into a conscious choice instead of another automatic scroll. What you can do: • Add separate focus periods for different parts of your day • Give every period its own name, weekdays, start time, end time, and restricted apps • Block selected apps, app categories, and websites on schedule • Review seven-day changes in restricted-app usage on your iPhone • Keep your commitment for seven consecutive days to earn an extra exemption • Use four standard exemptions each calendar month; when they run out, blocks stay active until the scheduled period ends • Optionally pause schedules on public holidays Free and Pro The free plan includes one independently configured focus period. Pro unlocks up to eight focus periods inside the same commitment and is available as a monthly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Available plans and local prices are shown before purchase. Purchases can be restored in the app. Private by design Your schedules, restriction selections, and commitment history stay on your device and in the app’s shared App Group. Screen Limit: App Blocker requires no account and includes no ads or third-party tracking. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Donera and Screen Limit 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. Donera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Screen Limit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Donera ships an update every 8 days, Screen Limit every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donera | Screen Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雄志 夏 | haikuo sun |
In-app purchases
Donera
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro Annual1 Month trial$7.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime Unlock$14.99
Screen Limit
- Phone Paddle Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Current-period penalty unlock$1.00









