Comparison

Make Me. vs Reset

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

Head to head
About

Make Me.

This app helps you build positive habits and routines by locking distracting apps until your chosen tasks are completed. It features customizable goals, task verification, and persistent alarms to ensure accountability and reduce mindless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Task-based app locking
  • Customizable goals
  • Movement verification
  • Persistent alarms
  • Routine building
  • Screen time control
Features
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Make Me – Alarm & App Blocker Your phone is already very good at making you do things. It pulls you back with notifications. Keeps you scrolling longer than you meant to. Somehow convinces you there is time for one more video. Make Me turns that same machinery in your favor. Set something you want to do. Pushups. Writing 3 good things that happened today. Squats. Walking. Making the bed. Whatever matters. Until it’s done, the apps you choose stay locked. Need more certainty? Add an alarm that will not stop until you complete the task. Some days motivation shows up. Some days it does not. Make Me is for both. HOW IT WORKS Choose what you want to do Set a goal like pushups, squats, steps, or a custom routine. Lock distracting apps Choose the apps most likely to steal your attention. They stay blocked until you finish. Use your phone’s strengths against itself The same device that distracts you becomes the thing that pushes you forward. Verify completion Complete your goal and unlock your apps. Use movement, steps, or camera-based verification depending on the routine. Set alarms that hold the line Create alarms that keep going until the task is complete. GOOD FOR * Building routines that actually happen * Morning discipline * Exercise habits * Reducing mindless scrolling * Parents helping kids earn screen time * Anyone tired of negotiating with themselves You do not rise to the level of your intentions. You rise to the level of your systems. Make Me helps the system hold. We adhere to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Some features require a subscription.

About

Reset

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by earning screen time through healthy behaviors. It acts as a behavioral operating system, rewarding effort with access to your device and providing insights into your reward system.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through effort
  • Track daily dopamine balance
  • Measure behavior's impact on reward system
  • Dopamine Age comparison
  • Recovery-based performance insights
  • Real-time feedback on dopamine and unlocked minutes
  • Pattern insights for focus drops
Features
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Modern apps are engineered to hijack your dopamine. Reset helps you take it back. Reset is a subscription service. The features described below require an active Reset Premium subscription. Track your daily dopamine balance, earn your screen time through effort, and measure how your behavior shapes your reward system over time. Core Mechanic Start every day at zero. Healthy behaviors build dopamine. Dopamine unlocks intentional screen time. No restrictions. No guilt. Just a system. What Makes Reset Different Reset isn't a habit tracker. It's a behavioral operating system. You don't quit your phone. You earn it. Key Features (Reset Premium) Earn Your Screen Time Turn effort into access. Exercise, deep work, and recovery unlock intentional screen time. Dopamine Age See how balanced your reward system is compared to your actual age. Updated weekly based on real behavior. Recovery-Based Performance Sleep, consistency, and late-night usage affect how efficiently you earn. Real-Time Feedback Track your dopamine score and unlocked minutes throughout the day. Pattern Insights Understand when your focus drops and why. Who It's For Built for people who want to: • Improve focus • Reduce reactive scrolling • Build discipline without burnout • Operate at a higher level Closing Your brain adapts to what you reward. Reset it. — — — Subscription Details Reset Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans are shown in-app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Make Me.4 screens
Reset4 screens

Verdict

The call

Make Me. and Reset both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Make Me.'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Reset's. Make Me. also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Reset's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (241 vs 32). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Make Me. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Reset sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Make Me. against 4.6 for Reset. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reset has 241 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Make Me.'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Reset's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make Me. ships an update daily, Reset every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Make Me. versus Reset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake Me.Reset
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32 ratings) — better4.6 (241 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings32241 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMudbank Labs LLCLife Development LLC

Customer experience

Make Me.

All ratings32 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Reset

All ratings177 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Make Me.

Subscriptions3
  • MakeMe Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MakeMe Pro1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • MakeMe Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
9 purchases

Reset

Subscriptions9
  • Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Premium Access2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$39.991 Year
  • Premium Access$49.991 Year
  • Premium Access$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Make Me. free?
Make Me. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reset free?
Reset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make Me. or Reset?
Make Me. is rated higher. Make Me. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Reset averages 4.6 from 241 ratings.
Do Make Me. or Reset have ads?
Make Me. shows ads; Reset does not.
Which is updated more often, Make Me. or Reset?
Make Me. ships an update daily, and Reset every 3 days. Most recently, Make Me. was updated on November 4, 2026 and Reset on November 5, 2026.

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