touch grass vs Screen Grove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
touch grass
This app helps you break free from mindless scrolling by blocking distracting applications. It requires you to verify that you've touched real grass before allowing access, encouraging you to connect with nature and reduce screen time.
- Block apps until grass is touched
- Computer vision for grass detection
- Track screen time progress
- Flexible unblock durations
- Block unlimited apps (premium)
- View screen time history (premium)
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touch grass block your apps until you literally touch grass. tired of mindless scrolling? touch grass helps you reclaim your time by blocking your most distracting apps until you connect with nature. key features: - block distracting apps until you verify touching grass - smart grass detection using computer vision - track your screen time progress - flexible unblock durations for your lifestyle - monthly free skip when you need it premium features: - block unlimited apps and categories - view your screen time history - deeper insights into your usage patterns impact: 50% of all skip purchase profits support uk rewilding projects. reduce your screen time while helping restore natural habitats. how it works: 1. choose apps to block 2. when you want to use them, take a photo of grass 3. enjoy your apps, knowing you've stepped outside perfect for: - breaking phone addiction - building healthier habits - finding balance with technology - reconnecting with nature - mindful tech usage requirements: - iphone running ios 17 or later - a patch of grass (real ones only!) touch grass: end the screen addiction. terms of use: https://touchgrass.now/terms
Screen Grove
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Screen Grove turns your daily screen-time budget into a single tree. Choose the apps, categories and websites that take up too much of your day, and give yourself a budget. As your time adds up, your tree takes chops and starts to tip over. Go over and it's cut down for the day. Every morning a new tree grows. Yesterday's tree joins the grove behind it, standing if you stayed under budget, or a stump if you didn't. Tap any day in your grove to see how it went. Plant real trees with Grove+. Every good day (a day your tree is still standing at midnight) counts toward a real tree, planted by our partner Veritree as mangroves in Kenya and Brazil, with every planting recorded with GPS and photos. Planter plants a real tree every 5 good days, Grower every 2, and Guardian every single good day. • One screen, one tree. No feeds, no streak pressure, no ads. • Exact numbers from Apple's Screen Time, shown only on your iPhone. • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • A notification when your budget is reached. • Budget and app changes start the next day, so today's tree can't be rescued by moving the goalposts. Private by design: no accounts, and your Screen Time data never leaves your phone. With Grove+, only your subscription's transaction ID and the dates of your good days go to our server, to count your trees. Grove+ is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
touch grass and Screen Grove are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. touch grass sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Screen Grove sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
touch grass ships an update every 3 weeks, Screen Grove fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | touch grass | Screen Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rhys Kentish | THOMAS JAEHYUN MOH |
Bugs and requests
touch grass
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera menu going black
- Inconsistent app behavior after touching grass
- Issues with app recognizing grass in certain conditions
Requested features
5 requests- More flexible scheduling options
- Ability to block more than 2 apps in free version
- Flashlight or low-light detection for night use
- Expanded detection for different outdoor surfaces
- Social features to share outdoor experiences
Screen Grove
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
touch grass
- touch grass pro monthly$2.991 Month
- tg pro weekly$3.997 Days
- touch grass pro monthly$5.991 Month
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- tg pro monthly$8.991 Month
- touch grass yearly$49.991 Year
- touch grass yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- touch grass skip credit$0.99
- 2 touch grass skip credits$1.99
- 3 touch grass skip credits$2.99
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- 5 touch grass skip credits$4.99
Screen Grove
- Grove+ Planter$4.991 Month
- Grove+ Grower$9.991 Month
- Grove+ Guardian$19.991 Month









