Comparison

Widgetminder vs Zone before you Phone

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

Head to head
About

Widgetminder

This app provides customizable widgets for your device to display reminders. Choose from various text sizes and layouts, including circular complications for quick counts of overdue or today's tasks. Tapping a widget opens a detailed, color-coded list of your reminders.

Highlights
  • Customizable text sizes and reminder counts
  • Circular complications for quick overviews
  • Detailed, color-coded reminder lists
  • Visually indicated overdue reminders
  • Multiple rectangle complication configurations
  • Accent color customization
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Choose from several different views offering a variety of text sizes and varying numbers of reminders displayed at once. For a simpler view, choose one of the circular complications to show either a count of Today's reminders or a count of overdue reminders. Whichever view you choose, simply tapping the complication brings you to a beautiful scrollable list of your current reminders. This list is colored to match the list the reminder originated from and includes the due date and time along with the title and overdue text. Here are some more specifics of Widgetminder complications: - Display Overdue reminders along with all reminders due today in one view - Up to 12 total on the rectangular complication - Multiple rectangle complication configurations are available including 1 and 2 column views each with 3, 4, 5, or 6 rows allowing you to find the right balance between readability and information density - Overdue reminders are visually indicated with red text when using the “multicolor” color option and have “!” as a list bullet in all cases - Using a single color makes the reminders on the rectangle face and the labels on the circular complication take on the accent color while leaving the overdue reminders in white so they stand out - Circle complications are available and show either count of overdue or count of today’s upcoming reminders - Reminder text seamlessly changes color whether you are using a background color or opting for a darker look with the standard black background

About

Zone before you Phone

Features
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Take back control where it matters most. Distracting apps disappear automatically — based on where you are. Walk into the library, and Instagram is gone. Step into the gym, and TikTok stops mid-scroll. Come home, and work emails fade into the background. No timer to set. No willpower to summon. The right apps go quiet in the right places, every time. WHY THIS WORKS Most blockers fight you in the moment — exactly when willpower is weakest. This one doesn't. You make the decision once, calmly, ahead of time. Then the place itself does the rest. MADE FOR REAL LIFE — Study spots: keep social media out of your library, lecture hall, or favorite café — The gym: no scrolling between sets — Work and home: separate the two with a single line on the map — Bedroom: turn off the dopamine drip before sleep — Family time: bring quiet to the rooms where people matter, not screens HOW IT WORKS Drop a pin on the map. Choose how wide the area should be. Pick which apps go quiet when you arrive — or when you leave. That's it. The app runs gently in the background and reacts the moment you cross the line. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Your location never leaves your device. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is tracked. Nothing is shared. Everything runs on Apple's secure on-device geofencing — the same technology behind reminders. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO NONSENSE Open it, set things up, get on with your day. No sign-up. No subscription pop-ups. No advertising. Just a quiet tool that helps you build the habits you want. Made for people who already know what they want to change. Sometimes the missing piece isn't motivation — it's the right kind of friction in the right place.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Widgetminder at Free against Zone before you Phone's $2.99. Widgetminder also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Widgetminder is free to download; Zone before you Phone costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widgetminder versus Zone before you Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetminderZone before you Phone
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason BergeronFlorian Schimanke

In-app purchases

None

Widgetminder

No in-app purchases

None

Zone before you Phone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widgetminder free?
Widgetminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zone before you Phone free?
Zone before you Phone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widgetminder or Zone before you Phone have ads?
Neither Widgetminder nor Zone before you Phone shows ads.

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