Blockrr vs Basic Mode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blockrr
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Blockrr helps you reclaim focus and balance. Track your screen time, block distracting apps, and stay productive every day. Features: • Custom app blocking • Focus sessions and goals • Screen time analytics • Smart reminders • Digital detox and better sleep Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Basic Mode
Transform your phone into a focused device on a schedule. Block distracting apps, categories, and websites while keeping essential functions accessible. Create custom modes for work, sleep, or family time, with an emergency unlock option.
- Customizable focus modes
- Block apps, categories, and websites
- Scheduled blocking sessions
- Emergency app unlock
- Essential app access
- Privacy-focused design
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Basic Mode turns your iPhone into a dumb phone — on your schedule. Pick a mode — Work, Night, Family, Deep Reset, or your own — choose which apps, categories, and websites go quiet, and start a session. Distractions get blocked. Essentials like calls, messages, maps, and camera stay available. • Saved modes for work, sleep, family time, and deeper resets • Block by app, category, or website — you decide • Timeboxed emergency unlock when you truly need it • Always reversible — restore app access anytime • 100% private: no account, no tracking, everything stays on your device Built on Apple's Screen Time. Basic Mode is free to use. Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks scheduled sessions, Commitment Lock, and custom modes. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/terms Privacy Policy: https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blockrr at weekly against Basic Mode's monthly. Blockrr also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Blockrr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Basic Mode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blockrr ships an update weekly, Basic Mode monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blockrr | Basic Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louis Marion | PROBABILITY LLC |
In-app purchases
Blockrr
- Premium Version Weekly$2.997 Days
- Premium Version Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly Special Offer$6.991 Year
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- Premium Version Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
Basic Mode
- Basic Mode Weekly Lite$2.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly$4.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly Plus$7.997 Days
