Bonfire vs Lifeback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonfire
This app helps reduce excessive phone usage and improve focus. It offers features like app blocking, real-time focus feedback, and progress tracking to enhance productivity and well-being. Manage your digital habits and build structured routines for a better quality of time spent on your device.
- App blocking
- Focus reporting
- Real-time focus score
- Scheduled focus sessions
- Digital habit management
- Productivity enhancement
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Introducing Bonfire, your new ally against excessive screen time. Aimed at reducing the average six hour daily phone usage. Yes, you will spend over six hours today looking at your phone. Bonfire helps you control your screen time to improve focus and achieve your dreams. From app restrictions to real time feedback and rewarding milestones, Bonfire is designed to boost productivity and wellness. Why Bonfire Bonfire is built on the idea that managing your digital environment can lead to meaningful improvements in daily life. It is not just about cutting down screen time, it is about improving the quality of the time you spend. Benefits of Bonfire • Improve focus and reduce distractions • Enhance productivity at work or school • Support mental wellness and stress management • Help manage ADHD related distractions • Build structured daily routines for work, sleep, and family time • Take control of your digital habits Features include • Focus Report. Track and measure your focus improvement over time • Focus Score. A real time assessment of your current focus level • App Blocker. Block a limited number of apps for free, with the option to unlock additional blocks using a premium subscription • Focus Sessions. Schedule session based app blocks to maintain deep focus Safe and private Bonfire uses Apple Screen Time APIs to monitor app usage securely. All data remains on your device to ensure privacy and safety. Download Bonfire and start building better focus today. Terms of Service https://www.bonfirefocus.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy https://www.bonfirefocus.com/privacy-policy EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lifeback
This app enhances your phone's screen time settings to help you focus better and achieve your goals. It offers app restrictions and time limits to reduce distractions and boost productivity. Many users report significant reductions in screen time and improved mental well-being.
- App restrictions and time limits
- Focus reports and progress metrics
- Instant app blocking
- Scheduled blocking via calendar
- Temporary unblocking for breaks
- Hard mode for maximum protection
- Shortcut integration for automation
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Imagine if your Screen Time Settings on your phone were super powered. That's what we do. 5 hours. That’s the average time you’ll spend looking at your phone today. With a combination of app restrictions and hard time limits, you can begin to focus better and accomplish your dreams, just like our members. Many of the world's top teams and companies companies trust Lifeback. to help protect their focus. You can too. **This app cut my screen time by 3 hours per day – Senior Backend Dev at Google ** **Lifeback cuts off your apps’ internet access to help you stop doomscrolling – WSJ ** **Lifeback Helped Me Quit My Nightly TikTok Habit – Productivity Mag ** BENEFITS 98% of Lifeback members are less distracted 94% are more productive thanks to the app 91% experience improved mental health 82% save at least 2 hours *daily* thanks to the app Added benefits: - Better screen time management - Improve productivity at work - Reduce stress, be more mindful - Better manage ADHD - Set daily working hours, sleep, and routines - Unplug with family and friends - Stay in focus when you need it most - You're happy and in control of your screen time FEATURES - Focus Report: Diagnose your Focus and measure your progress with clear metrics, important context and compare with your peers. - #1 App Blocker: Instantly block apps you choose. - Sessions: Block apps from your phone while you’re focusing, and you can always take a break to unblock them temporarily. - Calendar: Set daily working hours, sleep and routines, block apps automatically, so you don’t have to remember. - Breaks: Use apps without mindless scrolling. Choose the app you want to use and set a timer. - Shortcut Integration: Connect iPhone shortcut automations to start/stop Focus Sessions based on app opens, time, location and more! - Hard Mode: Maximum protection, you can’t cancel or bypass the timer you set. CREATE A PERSONALIZED APP LIST You can customize your Control experience and block all apps and sites on your phone, including: - Facebook - Instagram - Snapchat - TikTok - Youtube - Netflix - Tinder - Hinge - Bumble - Many more: News, Messaging, Dating, Adult/Porn, Money apps etc. PRIVATE & SAFE We use Apple's Screen Time API in order to monitor and block apps you use. Installation is easy and takes a few seconds on your iPhone. Unlike most apps, Lifeback works entirely on your phone and personal browsing data never leaves your device. HEAR IT FROM THE COMMUNITY "Never in a bazillion years did I think I would be below 3 hours of screen time a day. My mood is SO much better." - Sam "Weird to think that an app would make me use my phone less but this app is the only thing helping me focus on deep work days" - Cody "Thanks Lifeback for being the only way my monkey brain can do homework for more than like 20 minutes" - Stevie TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS – https://lifeback.io/privacy – https://lifeback.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lifeback at none against Bonfire's shown. Lifeback also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Bonfire's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 53%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Bonfire sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Lifeback sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bonfire against 4.5 for Lifeback. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 80 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Bonfire's written reviews are positive against 53% of Lifeback's.
Bonfire ships an update every 6 weeks, Lifeback every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonfire | Lifeback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (68 ratings) | 4.5 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Offbeat Apps LLC | Control. Alt. Delete. LLC |
Customer experience
Bonfire
Lifeback
Bugs and requests
Bonfire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lifeback
Reported bugs
3 issues- App closing unexpectedly
- Focus mode not working as expected
- Inconsistent app behavior
Requested features
2 requests- Better unblock functionality
- Improved notification system
In-app purchases
Bonfire
- Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Bonfire Premium$9.991 Year
- Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Bonfire Premium$59.991 Year
- Bonfire Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Lifeback
- Monthly Plan$3.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$4.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$5.001 Month
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- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$6.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$7.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$8.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$9.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$10.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$11.001 Month
- Monthly Plan$12.001 Month
- Promo Yearly Plan7 Days trial$40.001 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$40.001 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$99.001 Year







