Comparison

PauseBox vs StillAcre

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

Head to head
About

PauseBox

This app helps you block digital distractions by creating a physical barrier. Select apps to block, create custom groups with schedules, and then tap your phone on a physical device to initiate a focus session. It encourages intentional separation to break habit loops.

Highlights
  • Select apps to block
  • Create custom Pause Groups
  • Schedule focus sessions
  • Use physical device for blocking
  • Remote blocking option
  • Intentional separation from phone
Features
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PauseBox creates a physical block between you and distractions. Here's how it works: 1. Select the apps you want to block Open the PauseApp and choose which apps to block, or select the few you want to keep. Create custom Pause Groups like Work, Study, or Family Time, each with its own app rules, schedules, or timers to fit your day.PauseBox creates a physical block between you and distractions. Here's how it works: 2. Tap your phone on PauseBox to block selected apps After selecting a Pause Group, tap your phone on the PauseBox to start blocking apps. Your focus session begins right away. Not nearby? Use “Pause without tap” in the app to start remotely. 3. Put distance between you and the PauseBox Place your PauseBox out of reach to create intentional separation. As a physical barrier to digital distractions, it makes unblocking a conscious choice and helps break the habit loop.

About

StillAcre

This app combines an app blocker and focus timer with a cozy farming game. Reclaim time from your phone to grow a virtual world, harvest crops, and build structures. Focus sessions directly contribute to your in-game progress and rewards.

Highlights
  • App blocking for distractions
  • Focus timer with flexible durations
  • Farming game simulation
  • Grove growth based on focus time
  • Live Activity countdown
  • Private on-device Screen Time insights
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Put your phone down. Stop scrolling. Grow your world. StillAcre combines an app blocker, focus timer, and cozy farming game into one peaceful experience. Choose the apps you want to block, set your Focus time, and step away. Every focused minute helps your world grow. Crops become ready to harvest. Buildings take shape. Animals mature. New rewards wait for your return. The more time you reclaim from your phone, the more life you bring to StillAcre. Begin with a guided introduction to the world and its core features. After the introduction, an active StillAcre subscription is required to unlock the full app and continue using StillAcre. UNLOCK STILLACRE An active StillAcre subscription unlocks: • Focus sessions that block your chosen distractions • Flexible timers for quick resets or deeper work • A Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen • Grove progress powered by every focused minute • Crops, animals, buildings, decorating, and rewards • A growing valley and cottage to make your own • Private, on-device Screen Time insights FOCUS THAT FEELS REWARDING StillAcre turns time away from distracting apps into visible progress. Start a Focus session, put down your phone, and return to a world that has grown because you chose to focus. There are no streaks to protect and no pressure to be perfect. Every focused minute counts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StillAcre uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs to block the apps you choose. App selection happens through Apple’s private picker. StillAcre receives private selection tokens, not the names of the apps you select. Screen Time insights remain inside Apple’s protected Screen Time report. Your complete grove and Screen Time choices stay on your device. Local play needs no account; Friends and Focus Rooms are optional. StillAcre has no in-app ads. Advertising measurement across companies requires your tracking permission. See our Privacy Policy for details. STILLACRE SUBSCRIPTION StillAcre is available through monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. An active subscription is required to unlock the app after the guided introduction and to continue using StillAcre. Your exact local price, billing period, and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through Apple Account Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.stillacre.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.stillacre.app/terms/

Screenshots

PauseBox3 screens
StillAcre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PauseBox at none against StillAcre's 10. PauseBox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). StillAcre's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. StillAcre sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PauseBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PauseBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 58 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of PauseBox's written reviews are positive against 84% of StillAcre's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PauseBox ships an update every 3 months, StillAcre every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PauseBox versus StillAcre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPauseBoxStillAcre
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (46 ratings) — better4.4 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews83.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4658 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB445 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritt EspinosaAldur LLC

Customer experience

PauseBox

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

StillAcre

All ratings58 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.2%

In-app purchases

None

PauseBox

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

StillAcre

Subscriptions7
  • StillAcre Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Stillacre Plus Monthly3 variants$5.991 Month
  • Stillacre Plus Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Stillacre Plus Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • StillAcre Annual$19.991 Year
  • StillAcre Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Stillacre Plus Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • StillAcre Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is PauseBox free?
PauseBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StillAcre free?
StillAcre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PauseBox or StillAcre?
PauseBox is rated higher. PauseBox averages 4.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while StillAcre averages 4.4 from 58 ratings.
Do PauseBox or StillAcre have ads?
Neither PauseBox nor StillAcre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PauseBox or StillAcre?
PauseBox ships an update every 3 months, and StillAcre every 6 days. Most recently, PauseBox was updated on November 8, 2026 and StillAcre on November 7, 2026.

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