LockFlow vs Screen Time & App Limits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockFlow
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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
Screen Time & App Limits
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | LockFlow | Screen Time & App Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 成 程 | 少元 李 |
In-app purchases
LockFlow
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Plan1 Year trial$39.991 Year
Screen Time & App Limits
- 永久解锁$3.99
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