Comparison

LockFlow vs Screen Time & App Limits

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

Head to head
About

LockFlow

Features
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Lock apps on your child's iPhone. When they want more time, they send a voice note or a photo of what they finished. You approve or decline from your own phone. How it works 1. Choose which apps to lock, and when: school hours, bedtime, or focus time. 2. Your child asks to unlock an app, and can add a voice note or photo. 3. The request arrives on your iPhone. Approve a time limit, or say no. What you can control • Lock apps on a schedule for school, bedtime, and focus • Hide apps from the Home Screen • Block new installs, app deletion, in-app purchases, and App Store buying • Limit browser use, and stop passcode or account changes • Keep each request: the app, the time, the voice note, and the photo Two roles, one family A parent creates the family group and approves requests. Other members use their own iPhones to ask. The history stays with your family through iCloud. Privacy Photos, voice notes, and request history stay in your family's iCloud. LockFlow has no server that can read them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DT25veXB3R0hkVFJS

About

Screen Time & App Limits

Features
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Screen Time is a screen time manager for individuals and families. It uses the Screen Time capabilities built into iPhone and iPad to create a clear, sustainable rhythm for managed apps. Set the length of each use session, the break between sessions, and a daily allowance. Time is counted only while managed apps are actually used. When a session limit is reached, Screen Time pauses managed apps and restores access automatically after the break. You can also assign a separate daily limit to each selected app. Key features: • Custom use-and-break cycles and daily allowances • Individual daily limits for selected apps • Manage all apps or selected apps, categories, and websites • Protect settings with Face ID, Touch ID, or a local PIN • Add time for today, skip one break, or manually lock and unlock managed apps • One-time purchase to unlock automation permanently; no subscription Privacy first: no account, no ads, and no third-party analytics. Rules, status, and system-provided selection tokens stay on your device. Usage diagnostics: view local steps and outcomes and choose to share a diagnostic file. It contains no selected apps, websites or passwords and is not uploaded automatically. System calls and your experience reports are recorded separately.

Screenshots

LockFlow4 screens
Screen Time & App Limits3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Screen Time & App Limits at every 5 days against LockFlow's fortnightly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. LockFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Screen Time & App Limits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockFlow ships an update fortnightly, Screen Time & App Limits every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
LockFlow versus Screen Time & App Limits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockFlowScreen Time & App Limits
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer成 程少元 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LockFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Plan1 Year trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Screen Time & App Limits

One-time1
  • 永久解锁$3.99

Questions

Is LockFlow free?
LockFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time & App Limits free?
Screen Time & App Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LockFlow or Screen Time & App Limits have ads?
Neither LockFlow nor Screen Time & App Limits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockFlow or Screen Time & App Limits?
LockFlow ships an update fortnightly, and Screen Time & App Limits every 5 days. Most recently, LockFlow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Screen Time & App Limits on October 31, 2026.

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