Comparison

ScreenFast vs Things take time

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

Head to head
About

ScreenFast

This app helps you block distracting applications and websites to improve focus. It features a timer to track blocking duration and timed breaks to help you regain concentration. Review your history to monitor progress in managing screen time.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Focus timer with duration tracking
  • Timed breaks with automatic resume
  • Screen time history and progress tracking
  • Customizable blocking sessions
Features
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ScreenFast is a simple app to help you block distracting apps and websites. Stay motivated with a timer that counts up on the main screen once you start blocking. Take a timed break that automatically resumes blocking afterward, allowing you to refocus without getting lost in mindless scrolling. View your history of block durations to track your progress and trends in screen time control. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Things take time

This app helps you track habits, routines, and personal metrics to visualize compounding progress over time. It displays multiple trackers simultaneously to reveal patterns and understand your growth. Designed for ease of use, it focuses on making tracking effortless and insightful.

Highlights
  • Track any habit, routine, or metric
  • View multiple trackers side-by-side
  • Visualize monthly progress at a glance
  • Intuitive and effortless tracking design
  • Detailed analytics for pattern recognition
  • Privacy-focused with on-device data storage
Features
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Good things take time. Real progress is built through small things done consistently — it won’t feel like much, until it does. Things take time is an app for tracking what matters, the small things, and seeing how they compound over time. KEY FEATURES • Track anything From habits and routines to personal metrics, notes, and daily actions — build trackers that fit your life, not the other way around. • See everything side by side Most apps show one tracker at a time, which hides the bigger picture. This one shows them all together so you can see patterns across your month. • Your month at a glance See how small things add up across your month, so you can stay consistent and notice real progress. • Built for ease of use Tracking should feel effortless. Everything is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. • Understand your patterns Detailed analytics for every tracker to help you uncover trends and better understand your progress over time. • Privacy first Your data stays on your device or in your iCloud. Nothing is collected, and nothing is tracked. Progress is often invisible in the moment. Things take time was built to make it visible — by showing how small things add up over time. Terms & Privacy: https://github.com/chesterhow/things-take-time/blob/main/terms-privacy.md

Screenshots

ScreenFast4 screens
Things take time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Things take time at weekly against ScreenFast's fortnightly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ScreenFast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Things take time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 ScreenFast against 5.0 for Things take time. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenFast ships an update fortnightly, Things take time weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ScreenFast versus Things take time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenFastThings take time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEaslo Pte. Ltd.Chester How

Customer experience

ScreenFast

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Things take time

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScreenFast

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenFast Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ScreenFast Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScreenFast Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Things take time

Subscriptions1
  • Things take time + Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Things take time + Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is ScreenFast free?
ScreenFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Things take time free?
Things take time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenFast or Things take time?
ScreenFast and Things take time are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do ScreenFast or Things take time have ads?
Neither ScreenFast nor Things take time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenFast or Things take time?
ScreenFast ships an update fortnightly, and Things take time weekly. Most recently, ScreenFast was updated on September 22, 2026 and Things take time on September 21, 2026.

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