Comparison

Monkeyless vs ProdDuck

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

Head to head
About

Monkeyless

This app helps you reduce phone addiction by incorporating mindfulness before opening distracting applications. It offers guided meditations, personalized screen time analysis, and habit-building plans to foster healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Meditate to unlock apps
  • Guided meditations
  • Screen time analysis
  • Habit building plans
  • Progress tracking
  • Micro-mindfulness exercises
Features
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Monkeyless is a mindfulness screen time app that helps you end phone addiction by meditating before opening distracting apps. Here’s how: Meditate to unlock – our soft app blocking feature creates a mindful moment before distractions begin. Take a short breath before opening certain apps. No more autopilot to distracting apps. Daily guided meditations – access guided meditations and micro-mindfulness exercises to reset your mind daily. Turn insight into action – get personalized screen time analysis to uncover patterns, triggers, and areas for growth. Build better habits – choose from science-backed habit plans designed to help you dismantle addictive phone behaviors and build mindful ones. Track your transformation – a clear, encouraging progress system keeps you motivated as you build mindfulness and intention into every tap. Try all features free during your trial. After the trial, access requires a subscription. We believe mindful tools should be accessible - if cost is a barrier, reach out. We’re here to help. Join 10 000+ users who have already liberated themselves. The average person spends over 6 hours a day on their phone. What about you? The root cause? Low mindfulness. It’s so easy to open Instagram or TikTok and, hours later, realize you’ve lost track of time. Hours have passed by. Your mind is on autopilot. East Asian philosophy describes this as the "Monkey Mind" - restless and mindlessly jumping from one thing to another. Like every addiction, breaking the habit seems like fighting uphill against yourself. And harsh measures such as blocking apps, or setting time limits never seem to work in the long run. Monkeyless takes a radically different approach. Why? 1. The root cause of doomscrolling is the restless "Monkey Mind," shaped by years of conditioning toward constant distractions such as your phone. 2. The only solution lies in calming this same mind with mindfulness. Simply blocking apps or setting time limits, like most screen time apps do, don't address the root issue. 3. Cultivate mindfulness with meditation. Combine pragmatism with optimism. You don't have to be a monk to do this - but hey, we always welcome you to join us. Science? Using mindfulness backed by science, we make it easier to break these habits in a lasting way. Meditation has been proven to effectively help in dismantling addictive behaviors. For instance, a study on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) found that mindfulness training was associated with a reduction in relapse rates among individuals, and it could help manage stress-induced addictive behaviour​. Other research on MBRP and similar approaches has shown reductions in relapse, emotional distress, and impulses. Ancient wisdom from thousands of years ago is still highly relevant today. Change with Monkeyless, break free from the Monkey Mind forever. AI Transparency Notice: Monkeyless uses artificial intelligence to assist in creating the audio tracks for our guided meditations. All meditation scripts are written by humans. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions): https://www.monkeyless.app/faq Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://monkeyless.app/privacy-policy.html Our special thanks goes to the book: The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa. Some of the teachings in this app are inspired by this.

About

ProdDuck

This app offers a peaceful space to monitor your daily activities, from habits and hydration to finances and tasks. As you engage with its features, a unique digital island grows, reflecting your progress.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking with flexible pacing
  • Hydration logging
  • Expense tracking with receipt scanning
  • Task management
  • Digital island visualization
  • iCloud sync
Features
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ProdDuck is a calm place to keep an eye on your day. Track habits at your pace. Log a drink. Scan a receipt. Tick off what's on your mind. Walk a few more steps. And while you're doing all that, watch a small island fill in around a duck - a tree here, a hot spring there, a frog by the puddle. Bits of a place that's yours, growing because you showed up. One app. Six things you'd otherwise spread across five. No account. No subscription. Your data stays on your phone. Try the basics free, decide later if you want to unlock Pro. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Build habits - set your own pace, choose your own categories, see streaks that never shame you - as a classic list or a calm lily-pad pond that blooms as you show up. Free for five habits; Pro for unlimited plus a library of templates. • Log hydration - water, caffeine, and sugar in a glass you'll actually want to look at. Pro adds custom drink types and Hydration Insights. • Track spending - type or tap it in, categorize on the fly. Pro adds receipt scanning, Spend Insights, CSV export, and unlimited categories. • Manage tasks - a small whiteboard for what's actually on your mind, with categories and due dates. Free for ten; Pro for unlimited. • See your movement - steps and floors that add up quietly in the background, with optional walk sessions. • Grow Duck Island - your routine becomes a small private world. Free for ten elements; Pro for the full island and seasonal events. WHERE YOU'LL USE IT • iPhone - the main calm place • Apple Watch - log water, tick a habit, add an expense, glance at today • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - the metrics you actually look at • iCloud sync (opt-in) - syncs to your private iCloud across your Apple devices WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES On your device. iCloud mirror, if you turn it on, goes only to your private iCloud - no third party in the middle. Receipt scans happen locally with Apple's Vision framework; images never leave your phone. No accounts. No bank-sync. No advertising SDKs. No session recording. Short policy, plain English: prodduck.stillraft.com/privacy WHAT PRO UNLOCKS Unlimited habits, the full island, Duck Recaps (your cross-tracker year in review), Spend Insights, Hydration Insights, receipt scanning, CSV export, custom drink types, the template library, and unlimited tasks and categories. BUILT FOR EVERYONE VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, reduced motion. Tested to WCAG 2.2 AA - the same standard government and enterprise apps follow. Tap targets meet Apple's 44pt minimum throughout. PAY ONCE One purchase unlocks Pro. The basics work without it. No subscription. No recurring fee. No auto-renewal three months from now that you forgot about. Made by Still Raft Pty Ltd, a small Australian company. Indie developer and designer. No investors. No analytics dashboards open in another tab. Open the app. Start small. Watch it grow.

Screenshots

Monkeyless4 screens
ProdDuck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ProdDuck at freemium against Monkeyless's subscription. ProdDuck also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Monkeyless's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monkeyless sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and ProdDuck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProdDuck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkeyless has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monkeyless versus ProdDuck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkeylessProdDuck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (118 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonkeylessSTILL RAFT PTY LTD

Customer experience

Monkeyless

All ratings118 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

ProdDuck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Monkeyless

Subscriptions10
  • Monkeyless Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Monkeyless Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monkeyless Pro$11.991 Year
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  • Monkeyless Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Monkeyless Pro Monthly1 Month trial$17.991 Month
  • Monkeyless Pro Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Monkeyless Pro Annual$34.991 Year
  • Monkeyless Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Monkeyless Pro7 Days trial$72.991 Year
  • Monkeyless Pro Annual$89.991 Year
1 purchases

ProdDuck

One-time1
  • ProdDuck Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Monkeyless free?
Monkeyless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProdDuck free?
ProdDuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monkeyless or ProdDuck?
ProdDuck is rated higher. Monkeyless averages 4.7 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while ProdDuck averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Monkeyless or ProdDuck have ads?
Neither Monkeyless nor ProdDuck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkeyless or ProdDuck?
Monkeyless ships an update every 2 weeks, and ProdDuck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Monkeyless was updated on October 30, 2026 and ProdDuck on October 31, 2026.

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