Comparison

Time Guard vs Kidper

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

Head to head
About

Time Guard

Take control of your digital life with this app designed to help you build healthier habits. Monitor your app usage, set personalized time limits, and block distractions to improve focus and productivity. Gain valuable insights into your screen time with detailed reports and a convenient widget.

Highlights
  • Monitor app usage
  • Set screen time limits
  • Block distractions
  • View insightful reports
  • Includes a widget
Features
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Stop the endless scrolling — for yourself, or for your kids. Time Guard Plus uses Apple's Screen Time framework to enforce limits that actually hold. Set daily allowances per app or category, define allowed hours and weekly schedules, then lock it all behind a passcode that can't be casually undone. FOR PARENTS • Manage your child's device remotely from your own iPhone or iPad • Check usage, lock or unlock apps — without ever touching their device • Tamper-proof mode for Family Sharing child accounts • Scan once to pair; commands travel through your own private iCloud FOR YOURSELF • Daily total limits plus per-session limits with break countdowns • Block distracting apps during work, study, or sleep hours • Weekly schedules with separate weekday and weekend rules • "Add time" for the occasional exception — it expires the same day REPORTS & INSIGHTS • Daily and historical usage, broken down by app and by category • See exactly how much of today's allowance is left • Home Screen widget for a glance without opening the app BUILT TO HOLD • Limits survive force-quits, restarts, and midnight rollovers • Native SwiftUI for iPhone and iPad, iOS 17.6 or later • Full English and Simplified Chinese localization PRIVACY Time Guard Plus is built on Apple's Family Controls framework. Your screen time data stays on your device and in your own private iCloud — it is never sent to our servers. Requires Screen Time permission. Remote parental management requires iCloud and Family Sharing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timeguard.top/privacy

About

Kidper

Features
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Kidper helps your family keep a healthier Focus and Break rhythm without turning screen time into a daily argument. Build the plan once, then reuse it. Name your Focus stage plans and switch between them in a tap: a school-night plan, a weekend plan, an exam-week plan. During Focus, only the apps you chose stay available. When the work is done, Break stages open a planned reward instead of an endless scroll. Decide how much protection each situation needs. On a kid's device, require Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN before anything can be changed. For your own phone, turn protection off and keep the rhythm without the friction. HOW IT WORKS • Create Focus stages and optional Break stages • Choose which apps stay available during Focus • Start a session from the home screen, or let it start on a schedule • Save multiple named plans and switch when your week changes • Approve unlocks from Controls, or hand approval to another organizer COMMON USES • Study routines: keep learning apps available during Focus • Reward routines: use Break time as a planned reward after Focus • Family routines: pair parent and child devices in a Group when supervision is needed • Personal routines: protect your own rules with PIN or biometric verification KEY FEATURES • Named stage plans: build a routine once and reuse it, instead of rebuilding it every week • Focus mode: selected apps remain available while distractions stay out of the way • Break stages: plan recovery time instead of endless screen time • Choose your protection: Face ID, Touch ID, PIN, or no protection for personal use • Stop early when you need to: end a running session right from Controls • Harder to remove: Kidper can block app removal during setup so the routine sticks • Auto Exit Controls: controls close themselves after a set period of inactivity • Group coordination: pair devices with a code for optional organizer approval • Guided setup: build your first rhythm in minutes PRIVACY FIRST Group data syncs only through your private iCloud. No third-party servers, no screenshots, no usage-log collection. Kidper does not monitor content. Crash reports and anonymous usage counts go to Sentry, a third-party error monitoring service, to find and fix problems; they never include names, family IDs, pairing codes, passwords, or the apps you choose to focus on. Kidper uses Apple's Screen Time framework (Family Controls) and requires iOS 16 or later. Need help? support@rollingtokens.app Privacy Policy: https://rollingtokens.app/apps/kidper/privacy Terms of Use: https://rollingtokens.app/apps/dreamdictation/terms

Screenshots

Time Guard4 screens
Kidper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kidper at none against Time Guard's 1. Kidper also leads on ads (none vs shown). Time Guard's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Time Guard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Kidper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Guard ships an update every 6 days, Kidper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Guard versus Kidper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime GuardKidper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer午尧 杨Chapman Ou

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Guard

Subscriptions1
  • Time Guard Plus Pro$0.991 Month
None

Kidper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Guard free?
Time Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kidper free?
Kidper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Guard or Kidper have ads?
Time Guard shows ads; Kidper does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Guard or Kidper?
Time Guard ships an update every 6 days, and Kidper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Guard was updated on October 22, 2026 and Kidper on October 25, 2026.

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