Comparison

Time Guard vs DearMe

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

DearMe

Features
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Sometimes, one sentence is all you need. DearMe is a simple, personal space for the words you want to remember. Write a little note to yourself, keep it close with beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and see it whenever you need it. A reminder to keep going. A thought you don't want to forget. Something kind you need to hear. A few words for your future self. Whatever it is, DearMe keeps it close. ◆ WRITE A NOTE TO YOURSELF Write something meaningful and make it your current note. It can be encouragement, a personal reminder, a thought for today, something to keep you focused, or simply a few words you want to remember. No complicated notebooks. No folders to organize. Just you and the words that matter. ◆ KEEP IT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Turn your note into a beautiful Home Screen widget so the words you wrote are always nearby. Choose from different widget sizes and make DearMe part of your everyday iPhone experience. Sometimes seeing the right words at the right moment is enough. ◆ SEE IT ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Keep a little message from yourself right on your Lock Screen. A quick glance can bring you back to what matters without even opening the app. ◆ MAKE IT YOURS Customize how your note feels. Choose from soft, carefully designed backgrounds, typography styles, text alignment, and display options. Create something that feels personal, whether you prefer warm cream, quiet paper, soft rose, or a darker minimal look. ◆ KEEP YOUR MEMORIES When you write something new, your previous notes don't have to disappear. DearMe keeps them in Memories — a quiet archive of the things you've told yourself along the way. Look back at old thoughts, rediscover words you once needed, or bring a meaningful note back whenever it feels right. ◆ SHARE A THOUGHT Some words are worth passing on. Turn your note into a beautifully designed share card and share it with friends, family, or your favorite social platforms. Choose a format and style that fits your message, then share what you needed to hear today. ◆ MADE FOR YOU DearMe isn't a traditional notes app, journal, task manager, or complicated reminder system. It's intentionally simple. Write something. Keep it close. Come back to it when you need it. Your notes stay personal and are designed to live quietly alongside you. Dear me, You've got this. — Me Available Plans: • Monthly Subscription • Yearly Subscription • Lifetime Access — One-Time Purchase Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://zysoft1994.livejournal.com/366.html Privacy Policy: https://zysoft1994.livejournal.com/716.html

Screenshots

Time Guard4 screens
DearMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DearMe at none against Time Guard's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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 and DearMe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Time Guard versus DearMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime GuardDearMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer午尧 杨余 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Guard

Subscriptions1
  • Time Guard Plus Pro$0.991 Month
3 purchases

DearMe

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Time Guard free?
Time Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DearMe free?
DearMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Guard or DearMe have ads?
Time Guard shows ads; DearMe does not.

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