SIMTA vs Sway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIMTA
This app visually represents time passing by filling your screen with color that drains away. It's designed for at-a-glance understanding, allowing you to gauge remaining time without reading numbers. Unlock additional colors and features with a one-time purchase.
- Visual time representation
- At-a-glance time tracking
- Customizable colors (Pro)
- App distraction locking (Pro)
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Screen awake functionality
- Reliable countdowns
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SIMTA is a timer you read at a glance. Set a time and the whole screen fills with color. As the seconds run out the color drains away, so you can tell how much is left from across the room without reading a number. SIMPLE BY DESIGN • Spin the dial, press start. That is the whole setup. • No accounts and no subscriptions. • Red and Teal are free. SIMTA Pro adds thirteen more colors, and My Colors lets you pick any color yourself. SIMTA PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION • Thirteen more colors, plus My Colors for picking your own, with the home screen icon to match. • Lock the apps that distract you while a timer runs. • Every time you have run, kept in Recent. • No ads. MADE TO BE GLANCED AT • Horizon Lock keeps the color level with the room as you tip the phone or prop it in a stand. • The controls fade away once the timer is running, so nothing sits on top of the color. • Hide the digits entirely if you only want the color. • Keep the screen awake while a timer runs. • The countdown carries on to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, with pause, resume and stop right there. RELIABLE • The countdown stays accurate after you switch apps or lock the phone. • A running timer survives the app being closed. • The alarm is audible even with the silent switch on. Good for cooking, focus sprints, workouts, study blocks, and anything where you would rather feel time pass than watch a number. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sway
Manage your digital habits by setting daily limits on addictive apps. Earn points for extra time or wait for midnight resets. This app prioritizes your privacy by keeping all data on your device.
- Set daily app limits
- Midnight resets
- Earn extra time with Sway Points
- Impulse-proof deactivation
- Private and safe data handling
- Utilizes Apple's Screen Time API
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Turn infinitely indulgent feeds into a guilt-free allowance. Set a budget for your brainrot with daily limits on your most addictive apps. Midnight resets: Hit your limit? It resets at midnight Add extra time: Everyone needs an extra 5 minutes sometimes. Redeem Sway Points to keep scrolling. Impulse-proof: Want to end a limit? Deactivation takes 24 hours to prevent impulsive limit-breaking. Private & Safe: Sway uses Apple’s Screen Time API to monitor and block apps once their limits are reached. Your personal app usage data never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sway at none against SIMTA's 2. Sway also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). SIMTA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. SIMTA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sway asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SIMTA against 5.0 for Sway. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SIMTA ships an update every 3 days, Sway daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIMTA | Sway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OurBeom | Manifest Global, Inc. |
In-app purchases
SIMTA
- SIMTA PRO for 1 Week$0.99
- SIMTA Pro$4.99
Sway
No in-app purchases









