Comparison

Control Back vs Full Clear

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

Head to head
About

Control Back

Features
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What Makes Control Back Different: - Personalized Onboarding: Your journey starts with a short self-assessment to understand your habits and motivations. No two paths are the same, and neither is your recovery. - Streak Tracker & Badge System: Track every day you’re porn-free. Earn badges for your progress, from Day 1 to long-term milestones. Stay motivated by seeing your growth in real time. - Panic Button with Camera & Motivation In moments of temptation, tap the Panic Button to trigger powerful motivational messages and open your front camera β€” helping you ground yourself and break the urge instantly. - Relapse Reset Support: Slipped up? No shame here. Reset your streak, reflect with intention, and get back on track immediately. - Daily Motivation & Content: Get uplifting messages and focused content designed to remind you why you started. Build discipline, not just avoidance. - You’re Not Alone: Thousands of others are on this journey too. Control Back helps you stay accountable to yourself β€” with tools that support you in every step. - Start Your Streak Today: The first version of Control Back is live β€” simple, effective, and built to grow with you. Break free from the loop. Reboot your focus. Reclaim your mind. Privacy Policy: https://fluff-algebra-cca.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Control-Back-1e6bb8adaba580368685c8d6817227ce?pvs=74 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Full Clear

Features
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Full Clear is a quit-porn app built on how habits actually work β€” not on shame, leaderboards or bro-science. The streak, the urge log, the panic button and the first days of the program are free. Pro unlocks the full 30-day program, a plan for tonight built from your own logs, and your complete pattern. A 30-DAY PROGRAM, TWO MINUTES A DAY One short lesson a day: how the habit loop works, riding out an urge, if–then plans, sleep, boredom, loneliness, stress, what to do after a slip, and a plan you write in your own words. Each lesson ends with one thing to try and one question for your journal. A PLAN FOR TONIGHT Most relapses happen in the same few hours. Full Clear learns yours and warns you before the window opens, with one concrete move for the hour before it. With Pro the window comes from your real logs, along with the trigger that usually leads in and whether today is one of your harder days. A PLAN FOR THE WORST TEN MINUTES The panic button is free forever: face yourself with the front camera (nothing is recorded), box-breathe, read the reasons you wrote in a calmer moment, and ride out ninety seconds with something physical to do. Add an accountability partner and a ready-written text to them is one tap away. YOUR TRIGGERS, NOT GENERIC ADVICE Logging an urge is free and takes seconds: the hour, the feeling, the situation. The more you log, the more specific the picture gets β€” your risk hours, what precedes it, your hardest day, and whether your bad days bring the urges. A STREAK YOU CAN TRUST The count is derived from an append-only log, never stored as a number that can quietly drift. Corrections are recorded as corrections. If you relapse it drops to zero, visibly β€” loss aversion only works when the loss is real. PROGRESS A RELAPSE CAN'T ERASE A calendar of your clean days, your resistance rate (urges ridden out over urges logged), and badges for the things that only go up: your best run, urges ridden out, lessons finished. None of them reset. RELAPSE IS DATA, NOT A RESET The debrief walks three steps β€” what preceded it, one concrete change, where you actually stand. The change you choose is shown back to you at your next urge. YOUR DEFINITION OF CLEAN You choose what breaks your streak: porn only, or a stricter definition, up to hard mode. All three are always tracked, so changing your mind never loses history. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account, no email, no server. Everything lives in a database on your phone and is never uploaded. Lock the app behind Face ID or your passcode. No notification ever names what the app is for. NO BRO-SCIENCE No testosterone claims, no retention mythology, no superpowers. Full Clear is a self-tracking and habit tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Compulsive pornography use is not a DSM-5 diagnosis. If your use is causing you serious distress, please talk to a qualified clinician β€” this app is not a substitute for one. FULL CLEAR PRO Available monthly or yearly β€” the yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new subscribers β€” or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://clear.chinesepowered.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://clear.chinesepowered.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Control Back4 screens
Full Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Full Clear at none against Control Back's shown. Full Clear also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Control Back sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Full Clear sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Back ships an update every 5 months, Full Clear every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Control Back versus Full Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl BackFull Clear
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size67 MB50 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKerem KaranfilNelson Lai

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Control Back

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Access$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
4 purchases

Full Clear

Subscriptions3
  • Full Clear Pro$12.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Relapse Insights$19.991 Year
  • Full Clear Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime: Urge Insights$79.99

Questions

Is Control Back free?
Control Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Full Clear free?
Full Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control Back or Full Clear have ads?
Control Back shows ads; Full Clear does not.
Which is updated more often, Control Back or Full Clear?
Control Back ships an update every 5 months, and Full Clear every 3 weeks. Most recently, Control Back was updated on October 15, 2026 and Full Clear on October 15, 2026.

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