Comparison

Screen Time Control vs List Total

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

This app promotes mindful screen time usage by prompting regular reflection and offering optional focus sessions. It guides users toward healthier digital habits through awareness and subtle nudges, rather than strict blocking. Data is kept private on the device.

Highlights
  • Mindful screen time prompts
  • Optional focus sessions
  • Daily activity notifications
  • App blocking for routines
  • Privacy-focused data storage
Features
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Inscreen is more than a screen time tracker. Inscreen helps you pause and reflect on your screen time at regular intervals throughout the day. Designed for simplicity and privacy, Inscreen has minimal features and a zero learning curve, helping you get started quickly. ⏵ HOW IS INSCREEN DIFFERENT? Unlike other screen time apps that completely block access, Inscreen draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you recognize your screen time habits through regular prompts and inculcate healthier behaviours without restrictions. ⏵ WHY IT WORKS? We tap into a few key psychological principles and behavioural patterns. Here’s why it works: - Awareness = Better Choices: Regular reminders to ask whether you're on your phone intentionally, encouraging healthier choices. - Guiding, not controlling: Instead of strict limits, scheduled subtle nudges to guide you toward mindful decisions, without the frustration of restrictions. - Accountability: Weekly progress, actionable insights and daily notifications leading to lasting behaviour changes. - Low barrier to entry: No drastic changes or restrictions, making it easy to integrate into daily life and gradually adjust over time. ⏵ FEATURES - Alerts to be intentional about your screen time. - Focus sessions to completely block distracting apps for a set routine, say, during work or winding down at night. - Strict daily limits to keep your screen time in control. - Notifications that help you track your daily activity. - Secure and private. All your data stays on your device. ⏵ HOW DOES THE SETUP WORK? 1. Choose the distracting apps or categories. 2. Set a daily limit. 3. Set up focus sessions (optional). ⏵ FINANCIAL AID We’re on a mission to solve phone addiction and distraction. We’re determined to help everyone. Our Financial Aid program offers a free 1 year subscription to individuals who are financially stretched but are in need. The link to apply is in the app. ⏵ ABOUT Inscreen is self-funded and run by two independent developers — Preet and Vaibhav. ⏵ LINKS Privacy Policy: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/privacy.md. Terms: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/terms.md. Support: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/support.md.

About

List Total

Features
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A running total for every list you keep. List Total turns any Apple Reminders list into a live running total. Add a price and a quantity to your items and List Total adds them up as you go, so you always know what the trip will cost before you reach the register. Planning a new garden, a birthday party, a class party, a hardware-store run, or the weekly groceries? Keep the list you already have in Reminders and let List Total do the math on top. How it works - Add cost and quantity to any item, and List Total multiplies and totals them for you. - A big total sits up top, with hairline line items below and a progress bar for what is still to buy. - Tap a ring to check an item off. The row strikes through, fades, and the total rolls. - Watch what is left to buy update live as you shop. Built on Apple Reminders - No sign-up, ever. No account to create. - No servers to trust. Nothing leaves Reminders. - Backed by Apple Reminders and synced through iCloud, the way your Reminders already sync across your devices. List Total just does the math. Your lists stay yours.

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
List Total4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Screen Time Control at Free against List Total's $2.99. Screen Time Control also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). List Total's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Screen Time Control is free to download; List Total costs $2.99 up front. Screen Time Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. List Total asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Screen Time Control versus List Total: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlList Total
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaibhav NegiApril Vanderslice

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions4
  • Inscreen (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Inscreen (Monthly for Family)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Inscreen (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Inscreen (Yearly for Family)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Inscreen (Lifetime)$29.99
  • Inscreen (Lifetime for Family)$59.99
None

List Total

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is List Total free?
List Total costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Time Control or List Total have ads?
Neither Screen Time Control nor List Total shows ads.

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