Lesscreen vs Chillar.me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lesscreen
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Lesscreen helps you reduce screen time and block distracting apps, so you can make room for what matters. Start a focus session, schedule regular breaks from apps, or set a shared daily time limit. FOCUS WHEN YOU CHOOSE Choose the apps, categories or websites you want to block, then set a focus duration. Start with 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or adjust the session to suit your day. BUILD A ROUTINE Schedule blocking for work, study or bedtime. Choose your start time, end time and days of the week. Overnight schedules can continue into the next morning. SET A DAILY LIMIT Give your selected apps a shared daily time budget. When the budget is reached, that selection is blocked for the rest of the day. The limit resets at local midnight. START WITH A TEMPLATE Work time, Wind down and Less social scrolling give you a starting point you can make your own. PROTECT YOUR PLANS An optional setting prevents you from stopping, editing or deleting a plan inside Lesscreen while it is actively blocking. You remain in control of Screen Time permission in iOS Settings. CLEAR, SIMPLE CONTROLS Manage your routines in one place and see which plans are active. If plans overlap, an app unlocks only when no active plan is still blocking it. No account is required. Your selected apps and plans are stored on your device. Lesscreen uses Apple's Screen Time features and requires permission to block your selection. Daily limits are shared across each plan's selection, not separate limits for every app. On iOS 17.4 and later, earlier usage from the same day is included. Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. Requires iOS 16 or later.
Chillar.me
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Remember the old khata at the kirana shop? The one Sharma Ji kept behind the counter—every rupee in every rupee out written in one line? Chillar is that. But for your whole life. Money tasks reminders health notes—everything in one place one line at a time. Kya hai Chillar? Most apps want you to decide first: Is this a note? An expense? A task? Open the right app. Tap the right category. Fill the form. By then the thought is gone. Chillar is different. You just write—however it comes to you—and Chillar figures out what it means. Type sabzi 40+60 and it adds up to ₹100. Type - pay light bill ! and it becomes an urgent task. Type gym 7am daily and it becomes a repeating reminder. Type bp 130/85 and it logs your blood pressure. No menus. No dropdowns. No thinking. Just type and go. Apni bhasha mein Chillar was built for the way Indians actually speak and think. Hinglish Hindi English—it doesn't matter. The parser understands: kharcha → expense kaam → task sehat → health udhar ravi 300 suresh 200 → split bill Type it how it comes to you. Chillar reads it how you meant it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chillar.me at every 2 weeks against Lesscreen's every 12 months. Chillar.me also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lesscreen ships an update every 12 months, Chillar.me every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lesscreen | Chillar.me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Jirry Jirry Technology Co., Ltd. | Deepak Penmetsa |
In-app purchases
Lesscreen
No in-app purchases
Chillar.me
No in-app purchases









