Applimits vs Mihari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Applimits
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Can't focus? Keep reaching for your phone? Solve these problems now! Applimits is a powerful app blocker designed for those who are serious about staying focused. 【Perfect for】 ・Students and professionals studying for exams or certifications ・Those who can't resist checking social media or games during work ・Anyone wanting to break free from phone addiction ・People losing sleep from late-night phone scrolling 【Key Features】 ■ Usage Time Limits (Up to 6 schedules on paid plan) Set specific apps and daily time limits for each day of the week. Automatic enforcement keeps you on track. ■ Instant Block Use flexible timers to manage work and study sessions. Selected apps become inaccessible while the timer runs. ■ Scheduled Restrictions Block specific apps during certain hours, like before bedtime or during study time. Keep essential apps accessible while eliminating distractions. ■ Hard Lock Mode (Premium) Completely lock settings and timers. No relying on willpower—make it physically impossible to disable restrictions. This prevents the "just this once" temptation. 【Use Cases】 ・Block social media and games completely during exam prep ・Auto-restrict YouTube and TikTok 2 hours before bedtime ・Guarantee 3 hours of daily study time until your certification exam For those who find Screen Time insufficient and are serious about focus. Let Applimits help you accomplish what needs to be done. Terms of Use: https://applimits.com/en/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://applimits.com/en/privacypolicy
Mihari
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■ The app that watches you. "Today I won't doomscroll" — how many times have you broken that promise? Mihari stops phone and social media overuse with surveillance and penalties, not willpower. Set your limit, and Mihari stands watch. Break it, and you're locked out. Push through anyway, and the penalty roulette spins. It works solo. Invite friends, and there's truly no escape. ■ Break the limit, get locked out - Set watched apps and a daily time limit - The moment you pass the limit, iOS Screen Time shields your apps - OS-level blocking you can't dodge by deleting the app ■ Opening it anyway? Spin the wheel - Breaking through the shield auto-spins the penalty roulette - Your own penalties get locked in: "20 push-ups", "no late-night snacks", and more - Fully customizable. No escape is what makes it work ■ Clean days stack up - Every day you hold out builds your streak - Hourly heatmaps and per-app stats make you face your phone habits - Generate a result card and share your progress on social media ■ Invite friends, and the watching gets serious (optional) - Create a group and every member becomes your watcher - When someone breaks their limit, sirens ring on everyone's phones and it's posted to the feed - Group-shared penalties and a solidarity streak: one slip takes everyone down - The "exposure" is friendly teasing between friends — designed to keep you laughing and going ■ For people who - Melt hours into social media and short videos - Keep disabling their own Screen Time limits - Need to focus on studying or work - Want to quit phone overuse together with friends or a partner ■ No account needed Solo use requires no sign-up. Download, set a limit, and the watching starts today. Sign in is only needed for group features. ■ Privacy Your screen-time data (usage minutes and counts) is processed entirely on your device through Apple's Screen Time framework. Only the fact that you broke your limit (with a timestamp) is shared with our server, and only when you join a group. Raw usage numbers never leave your device. Set your limit. Mihari is watching. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mihari.stellaps.co.jp/privacy
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Verdict
Applimits and Mihari 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. Applimits sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Mihari sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Applimits ships an update every 10 days, Mihari weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Applimits | Mihari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterFalcon | Stellaps Inc. |
In-app purchases
Applimits
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Mihari
- Mihari Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Mihari Pro (Yearly)$22.991 Year









