Flowstate vs Screen Time Limit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flowstate
This app enforces focus by strictly blocking selected distracting applications for a set duration. It offers customizable difficulty levels, including a cheat-proof 'Deep Focus' mode, and helps users reclaim wasted time and improve sleep by scheduling automatic blocks.
- Strict app blocking
- Customizable focus modes
- Cheat-proof 'Deep Focus'
- Scheduled automatic blocks
- Progress tracking
- Reclaim wasted time
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Most focus apps are easy to ignore. Flowstate is different. It is a strict app blocker that physically stops you from cheating. HOW IT WORKS: - Select the apps that steal your time. - Choose your difficulty from Easy to Deep Focus mode. - Start your timer. You are locked out until the work is done. WHY FLOWSTATE? - Reclaim wasted time from distracting apps. - Cheat-proof: In Deep Focus mode, there is no bypass and no excuses. - Sleep Better: Schedule automatic blocks to end late-night scrolling. - Track Progress: See exactly how much life you have saved from your screen. Stop watching your life happen on a screen. Lock in with Flowstate today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screen Time Limit
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Block distracting apps and get your hours back — with a pause that actually changes the habit. Most app blockers put up a wall, so you find a way around it. Focus gives you a breath and an honest question instead. Most people put the phone down right there. THREE WAYS TO BLOCK, ONE QUESTION EACH: WHEN DO MY APPS COME BACK? SPRINT — NO EARLY EXIT Pick a length, start the countdown and your chosen apps are blocked until the timer runs out. Once a Sprint starts it cannot be ended early, not even from inside Focus. That's the point. Use a preset or set your own length. RHYTHM — RECURRING FOCUS WINDOWS Block apps on a schedule: weekday mornings, every evening, weekends, whatever your week looks like. Add multiple windows, switch them on and off, and run windows overnight for better sleep. ALLOWANCE — A DAILY TIME LIMIT Give yourself a daily budget of minutes. Spend it however you like; when it's gone the apps close until tomorrow, when the budget resets. See how many minutes are left today at a glance. MINDFUL UNLOCK — A BREATH, NOT A WALL Reach for a blocked app and Focus offers ten seconds of breathing first. Then it asks what you need the app for: someone needs you, it's for work, looking something up, boredom, or just habit. Boredom and habit get a gentle second look before you go in. If you still open it, it's only for a few minutes, then the app goes back behind the shield on its own. FOCUS STREAKS Every day you hold your limits counts. Keep apps blocked for an hour, or finish the day inside your Allowance, and your streak grows. Follow your run on a 12-week heatmap and unlock milestones: 3 Day Spark, One Week Strong, Fortnight Focus, Month of Clarity and Hundred Days. INSIGHTS See your real screen time, your daily breakdown and the apps you use most, alongside the time you held, focused days and blocked attempts. Mindful Unlock shows how often you put the phone back down, and what you reach for it out of. BLOCK ANY APP OR CATEGORY Choose individual apps or whole categories: social media, video, games, shopping, news and more. Block Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X or anything else that pulls you away. Each mode keeps its own list. LOCKED DOWN, ON YOUR SIDE Protect your blocks with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, so changing a limit takes a real decision, not a reflex. Auto-Lock keeps Focus itself locked when you step away. GENTLE REMINDERS Get a notification when a session ends and when your streak is at risk. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Focus is built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your screen time is calculated on your device and never handed to us. Light and dark appearance, built for iPhone and iPad. A Plus subscription unlocks every mode, unlimited apps and Sprints of any length. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://stechza.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://stechza.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Screen Time Limit at none against Flowstate's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Flowstate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Screen Time Limit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flowstate ships an update every 4 weeks, Screen Time Limit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flowstate | Screen Time Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krish Thiru | Muhammad Zikaria |
In-app purchases
Flowstate
- Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Pro 30 day trial1 Month trial$99.991 Year
- Pro Yearly1 Year trial$99.991 Year
Screen Time Limit
- Subscriptions$3.997 Days
- Subscriptions$9.991 Month
- Subscriptions$19.991 Year
- Subscriptions$49.99







