White Screen vs PauseBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
White Screen
This app transforms your home screen into a clean, focused space by decluttering your phone and reducing distractions. It allows you to add your most-used apps to widgets for quick access, helping you focus on productivity and well-being.
- Minimalist app launcher
- Declutter home screen
- Reduce distractions
- Launch apps from widgets
- Customizable widgets
- Custom wallpapers
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Meet White Screen – the minimalist app launcher designed to transform your home screen into a clean, focused space for productivity. White Screen declutters your phone, reducing distractions and helping you spend less time doom scrolling. Instead, focus on what truly matters: your goals, well-being, and what brings you fulfillment. HOW DOES IT WORK? - Add your most-used apps to White Screen widgets. - Use our custom wallpapers to blend seamlessly with your screen elements. - Launch apps from White Screen widgets to keep your phone clutter-free. WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT? - Launch apps directly from White Screen widgets. - Customize the look and feel to make your home screen uniquely yours. WHITE SCREEN PREMIUM: White Screen offers a lifetime plan that unlocks full access to all features, including unlimited apps per widget, custom backgrounds, and shortcuts. Upgrade to White Screen Premium and declutter your screen even further. Feel free to consult our privacy policy here: https://astrochimp.framer.website/privacy and our terms of use here: https://astrochimp.framer.website/terms
PauseBox
This app helps you block digital distractions by creating a physical barrier. Select apps to block, create custom groups with schedules, and then tap your phone on a physical device to initiate a focus session. It encourages intentional separation to break habit loops.
- Select apps to block
- Create custom Pause Groups
- Schedule focus sessions
- Use physical device for blocking
- Remote blocking option
- Intentional separation from phone
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PauseBox creates a physical block between you and distractions. Here's how it works: 1. Select the apps you want to block Open the PauseApp and choose which apps to block, or select the few you want to keep. Create custom Pause Groups like Work, Study, or Family Time, each with its own app rules, schedules, or timers to fit your day.PauseBox creates a physical block between you and distractions. Here's how it works: 2. Tap your phone on PauseBox to block selected apps After selecting a Pause Group, tap your phone on the PauseBox to start blocking apps. Your focus session begins right away. Not nearby? Use “Pause without tap” in the app to start remotely. 3. Put distance between you and the PauseBox Place your PauseBox out of reach to create intentional separation. As a physical barrier to digital distractions, it makes unblocking a conscious choice and helps break the habit loop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PauseBox at none against White Screen's 1. PauseBox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). White Screen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (200 vs 43). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. White Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PauseBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
PauseBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 200 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of White Screen's written reviews are positive against 82% of PauseBox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
White Screen ships an update monthly, PauseBox every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | White Screen | PauseBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (200 ratings) | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astrochimp SRL | Britt Espinosa |
Customer experience
White Screen
PauseBox
Bugs and requests
White Screen
Reported bugs
5 issues- White screen appears before opening apps
- Phone app shortcut is broken
- Some apps in the master list do not launch
- Widget not found in the list of widgets
- Error when trying to open the Phone app (default iOS)
Requested features
12 requests- Transparent background or custom gallery wallpaper
- Dark mode synced with wallpaper
- Spacer widgets for more app icons
- Ability to remove widget title
- Add Anki flashcard app shortcut
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- Pure black theme option
- Option to create custom shortcuts
- App closes automatically after opening another app
- Fix for phone app shortcut bug
- Fix for widget not launching certain apps
- Fix for app dock visibility
- Fix for iOS 26 reflections
PauseBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
White Screen
- Whitescreen Lifetime Premium Plan$9.99
PauseBox
No in-app purchases









