Zeno vs Unloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Zeno
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Zeno blocks the apps that take your day, and makes getting your time back feel like something you're winning rather than something you're losing. BLOCK ON YOUR TERMS Pick the apps you lose hours to, then choose how they're held back: a schedule, a daily time limit, a few short openings a day, or a block that only lifts when you've walked, focused or finished your tasks. Every block runs on Apple's Screen Time, so nothing leaves your phone. A HABIT, NOT A PUNISHMENT One finished block makes the day count. Days build a streak, focus earns XP, and every daily quest you finish opens a chest with a surprise inside. Level up to grow your own garden, one decoration at a time. Climb a weekly league against real people, all of you trying to do the same thing. KNOW WHERE IT ACTUALLY GOES Insights shows your day hour by hour against your own limit, the apps behind it, when you first picked the phone up and how long your longest stretch was. KEYS, NOT WILLPOWER A blocked app isn't a wall. Use a key for five minutes when you genuinely need in ā keys come from chests or the shop, so every one counts ā or set a block to strict, and mean it. ZENO PLUS Every blocking method, up to 15 saved blocks, your full history, double gems from levels, room for 4 streak freezes, and Plus-only decorations, hats and outfits. Zeno never sells your data, and your screen-time numbers never leave your device. ā Zeno Plus is an auto-renewing subscription: $39.99 per year after a one-week free trial, or $1.99 per week. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of that. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://zeno-sigma-wheat.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://zeno-sigma-wheat.vercel.app/terms.html
Unloop
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Unloop helps you scroll less without fighting yourself. Meet Mo, who lives on your phone and feels every minute you spend in the apps that pull you in. Stay within your budget and Mo glows. Scroll past it and Mo melts a little. No shame, no lectures, just a friend who notices. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Give the apps that steal your time a daily budget. When it's gone, the shield comes up, even mid-scroll. ⢠Every so often Mo checks in: still on purpose? ⢠Want back in? Tell Mo why. Replying to someone opens right away, something specific takes one breath, and boredom gets a real pause and a better idea. ⢠Messaging apps can stay open, even inside a blocked category. MADE FOR REAL LIFE ⢠Sleep pass: fall asleep to a podcast or video without opening your feeds. ⢠Focus sessions: shut everything you choose with one tap, from the app or with Siri and Shortcuts. ⢠Schedules: a wind-down shield at night, a slow morning without your phone. ⢠Streaks with freezes, so one rough day doesn't erase a good week. SEE WHAT YOU GOT BACK ⢠Your Screen Time, privately on your iPhone. ⢠A time bank that turns saved minutes into chapters read and hours slept. ⢠Postcards from Mo on good days, and a weekly letter about how it went. UNLOOP+ The core stays free: Mo, one shield with a daily budget, the sleep pass and postcards. Unloop+ adds unlimited shields, strict shields and typed intentions, a lock against deleting the app, focus up to 3 hours or "everything except" mode, your full history with a monthly letter, a new postcard series every month, a streak freeze every week and riso editions of the app icon. PRIVACY Unloop is built on Apple's Screen Time API. Which apps you use never leaves your iPhone, not even we can see it. No account, no ads, no tracking. Unloop+ is billed to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unloop.deckle.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Unloop at daily against Zeno's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Zeno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Unloop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zeno ships an update every 2 weeks, Unloop daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zeno | Unloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edvin Aslund | Marvin Kicha |
In-app purchases
Zeno
- Zeno Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
- Zeno Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- Zeno Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Unloop
- Unloop+ Monthly$4.991 Month
- Unloop+ Yearly$29.991 Year
- Unloop+ Lifetime$59.99









