Comparison

Digital Trends Bundle vs GRDN

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

Head to head
About

Digital Trends Bundle

Discover and save on top-rated productivity, travel, and lifestyle apps. Includes tools for currency conversion and podcast listening. Stay updated with tech insights and special offers.

Highlights
  • App discovery and savings
  • Real-time currency conversion
  • Podcast player and discovery
  • Tech insights and lifestyle trends
  • Exclusive deals and offers
Features
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Your phone is only as good as the apps you have on it. The Digital Trends Bundle is the ultimate place to discover and save on top-rated apps loved by millions and vouched for by Digital Trends. From essential travel tools to podcast players, find the must-have apps you need to save time, save money, and stay productive - all from trusted mobile developer, Maple Media. Stay updated with real-time currency exchange rates using the currency converter powered by CalConvert. With over 150 global currencies, it’s the perfect tool for easy budgeting for international trips or e-commerce shopping, monitoring global financial transactions and investments, and more. Podcast Player, powered by Player FM, simplifies listening to your favorite podcasts while helping you discover the latest trending shows. Explore popular topics and find your next go-to show. Explore the 'Discover' feed for a dose of fresh content from tech insights to lifestyle trends, handy app tips, special deals & offers, and beyond. Your go-to source for staying updated and inspired. View our Terms of Service at: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ View our Privacy Policy at: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Have questions or feedback? Email us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast & friendly support.

About

GRDN

Enhance focus and build positive habits with a productivity app that integrates GTD, Pomodoro, and deep work principles. Block distractions, track your time, and stay accountable with friends.

Highlights
  • GTD task organization
  • Customizable Pomodoro timers
  • App blocking during focus sessions
  • Time tracking and analytics
  • Habit building with gamification
  • Social accountability features
  • Gratitude journaling
Features
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Real focus needs real blocking. GRDN locks the apps that steal your attention — for a session or all day — and gives the hours back to your projects: focus sessions, tasks, tracked time, and friends who cheer you on. The mindful part is real, too. When you need back into a blocked app, GRDN doesn't fight you: breathe through a short countdown, write one thing you're grateful for, and get ten honest minutes. Then it locks again. — BLOCK THE NOISE — • Real app blocking, not reminders: Instagram, TikTok, X stay locked • Session blocking while you focus, or scheduled all-day blocking • The Gate Pause: need back in? Breathe through a short countdown, write one gratitude, and get 10 honest minutes. Then it re-locks automatically. — DO THE WORK — • Pomodoro focus timer with lock-screen Live Activities — sessions that also hard-block your apps • Tasks and projects: priorities, recurring tasks, today planning, and two-way Google Calendar sync • Time tracking built for independent workers: focus sessions land on projects automatically — tracked, billable, exportable to CSV • Friends see your focus sessions and cheer the streak • Your garden grows as you focus — every session levels it up — WHY ONE APP? — Blockers win you the hour, then abandon it. To-do apps organize the hour, but can't protect it. GRDN is the only app that does both: every blocked distraction becomes an hour you can see — planned, timed, tracked, and witnessed. — FREE TIER — Pomodoro timer, tasks, projects, and basic time tracking. Free forever. No card required. — PREMIUM — Real app blocking, the Gate Pause, scheduled all-day blocking, friends and social, lock-screen Live Activities, Google Calendar sync, extended insights and history. $3.99/month or $34.99/year with a 30-day free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. Opal charges $99/year for similar Screen Time blocking — GRDN is one-third the price. — FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED EVERYTHING — If you've installed Forest, Freedom, Opal, Todoist, or Toggl and still can't focus, GRDN is built for you. Structure will take you where willpower can't. Terms of Use: https://www.irons.design/grdn Privacy Policy: https://www.irons.design/grdn

Screenshots

Digital Trends Bundle3 screens
GRDN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Digital Trends Bundle at 7 against GRDN's 2. Digital Trends Bundle also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Digital Trends Bundle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and GRDN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Digital Trends Bundle against 5.0 for GRDN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Digital Trends Bundle versus GRDN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Trends BundleGRDN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size316 MB96 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaple Media Apps, LLCJeremy Irons

Customer experience

Digital Trends Bundle

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GRDN

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digital Trends Bundle

Subscriptions1
  • Digital Trends Monthly Bundle7 Days trial$9.991 Month
2 purchases

GRDN

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$3.991 Month
  • Annual Access$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Digital Trends Bundle free?
Digital Trends Bundle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GRDN free?
GRDN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Trends Bundle or GRDN?
Digital Trends Bundle and GRDN are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Digital Trends Bundle or GRDN have ads?
Neither Digital Trends Bundle nor GRDN shows ads.

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