Comparison

Screen Time vs Purifyt

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time

Reduce nighttime screen time and build a healthier evening routine. Block distracting apps before bed with customizable commitment levels and track your progress with quick check-ins. Connect with friends for motivation and enjoy a calmer relationship with your phone at night.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps before bed
  • Customizable commitment levels (Lenient/Strict)
  • Build evening routines
  • Daily check-ins and personal insights
  • Track consistency and progress
  • Connect with friends for motivation
Features
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Sleep better by putting your phone down at night. Better Nights helps you reduce nighttime screen time, block distracting apps before bed, and build an evening routine you can actually maintain. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS BEFORE BED Choose the apps that keep you scrolling and decide when your nightly protection begins. Better Nights helps create a clear boundary between screen time and sleep time. CHOOSE YOUR COMMITMENT LEVEL • Lenient Mode – Adds a quick typing task that gives you time to reconsider opening a blocked app • Strict Mode – Adds stronger barriers when you need extra help staying off your phone BUILD YOUR NIGHT ROUTINE Create a simple bedtime routine using manageable activities such as preparing a warm drink, tidying your bedroom, reading, or listening to an audiobook. QUICK CHECK-INS AND PERSONAL INSIGHTS • Complete your daily check-in in around 15 seconds • See how your habits relate to your sleep • Recognise patterns in your nightly routine • Track your consistency and progress over time • Receive supportive reminders without guilt STAY MOTIVATED TOGETHER Connect with friends, compare progress, and encourage each other to build healthier nighttime habits. BETTER NIGHTS IS MADE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO: • Stop doomscrolling before bed • Reduce nighttime screen time • Block distracting apps automatically • Build a consistent bedtime routine • Understand their sleep habits • Wake up feeling more prepared for the day • Replace late-night scrolling with healthier habits Start your free 7-day trial and build a calmer relationship with your phone at night. Continue afterwards with a flexible monthly or yearly subscription. Less screen time at night. More time for better sleep. Free 7-day trial • Monthly and yearly subscriptions available Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Purifyt

This app integrates faith, fitness, and nutrition tracking for Muslims. Monitor prayers, log workouts from an extensive library, and analyze meal nutrition. Connect with a community for accountability and motivation.

Highlights
  • Prayer tracking with streaks
  • 6,000+ exercise workout logging
  • Meal scanning for calorie/macro breakdown
  • Recipe browsing
  • Community groups and leaderboards
  • Spiritual habit growth
Features
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Purifyt brings together your deen, fitness, and nutrition into one beautifully designed app built for Muslims. Faith: Track your daily prayers and build streaks to stay consistent. Never miss a salah and watch your spiritual habits grow over time. Fitness: Log workouts from a library of 6,000+ exercises. Track every session, measure your runs, and stay on top of your fitness goals. Nutrition: Scan your meals and get instant calorie and macro breakdowns. Browse recipes and take control of your diet with ease. Community: Join groups, compete with friends on leaderboards, and keep each other accountable — weekly. Purifyt is designed to help you become the best version of yourself, inside and out. Purifyt Pro Subscription: A subscription is required to access all features. Two plans are available — monthly and yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://purifyt.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://purifyt.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Screen Time4 screens
Purifyt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Screen Time at free with in-app purchases against Purifyt's subscription. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Screen Time sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Purifyt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Screen Time against 5.0 for Purifyt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Purifyt every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Screen Time versus Purifyt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen TimePurifyt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB166 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCOLNIGHTD LTDZakaria Musa

Customer experience

Screen Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Purifyt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Screen Time

Subscriptions8
  • Better Nights Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Better Nights Week$3.997 Days
  • Better Nights Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
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  • Better Nights2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Better Nights Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Better Nights Yearly2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Better Nights2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Better Nights Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Purifyt

Subscriptions2
  • Purifyt Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Purifyt Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Screen Time free?
Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purifyt free?
Purifyt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Screen Time or Purifyt?
Screen Time and Purifyt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Screen Time or Purifyt have ads?
Neither Screen Time nor Purifyt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time or Purifyt?
Screen Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and Purifyt every 10 days. Most recently, Screen Time was updated on October 25, 2026 and Purifyt on October 13, 2026.

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