Comparison

Reshade vs Screen Time Limit

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

Head to head
About

Reshade

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Reshade helps you stop opening apps on autopilot and build screen time limits that fit real life. Most app blockers only ask: should this app be blocked or not? Reshade goes further. It gives you hard limits, soft pauses, intent checks, and place-based app rules, so your phone can react to your real day instead of treating every moment the same. Your phone should fit your life. Not steal your time. APP LIMITS FOR REAL LIFE Create rules for apps, websites, and app groups that pull you into scrolling, checking, doomscrolling, and repeat-use loops. Use Reshade to protect work, study, workouts, focus sessions, creative projects, real-life commitments, calmer phone habits, and intentional breaks. PLACES: APP RULES BY LOCATION Your phone should not behave the same everywhere. With Places, you can create app rules for real locations like your office, gym, study space, home, commute, or other important places in your life. When location access is enabled, Reshade can recognize saved places in the background and help your rules activate around the places you choose. No need to rebuild your limits every time your context changes. Examples: - keep social media away during work - protect study spaces from entertainment apps - reduce scroll loops around workouts - allow useful apps where they help - change access when you arrive or leave COMMITMENT PLACES Some goals only work when you actually show up. Set a commitment, such as reaching the gym, arriving at your study spot, or getting to work. Reshade can keep distracting apps locked until you reach the place you committed to. If you do not show up, your distractions stay closed. SHIELD: HARD DAILY LIMITS Shield sets a daily time budget for distracting apps. Once your limit is used, selected apps stay blocked until the next day. No endless β€œjust one more minute” loops. SUPPORT: PAUSES FOR DOOMSCROLLING LOOPS Support is for moments when you only wanted to check something quickly, but the app keeps pulling you back in. Instead of fully blocking access, Support interrupts repeat-use loops with a pause. After the wait time you choose, access can unlock again automatically. A softer way to slow doomscrolling and quick-check habits. SIGNAL: OPEN APPS WITH INTENT Signal adds a conscious step before selected apps open. Add a short pause, a reason, a reminder, or daily minute credits before access. Turn opening an app into a small decision instead of an automatic reflex. REDIRECT THE MOMENT When you try to open a protected app, Reshade can guide you toward a better next step instead of leaving you stuck. Open a useful app, start a focused action, reflect for a moment, or choose something that fits what you wanted to do. UNDERSTAND YOUR SCREEN TIME Reshade Lens helps you see your patterns more clearly: protection behavior, pressure moments, redirects, screen time context, and progress signals. BUILT FOR INTENTIONAL PHONE USE Use Reshade as a screen time app, app blocker, focus tool, digital wellbeing companion, productivity system, and a practical way to stop app loops before they take over. Reshade also includes Targets for goals, Journal for writing things down, Telescope for clarity before the next step, and Resona for audio-based resets with binaural beats. Less autopilot. More intention. Download Reshade and build app limits for real life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Reshade Terms of Use: https://reshade.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reshade.app/privacy

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Screen Time Limit

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ScrollLess is a screen time limit app that helps you stop doomscrolling β€” for real. Pick the apps that pull you in: social media, short videos, games, anything. Choose how much time you want to spend on them each day. When your time is up, ScrollLess locks them until tomorrow. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Select the apps and categories you want to limit β€’ Set a daily time limit that feels right β€’ Get a heads-up a few minutes before you reach it β€’ When time runs out, a lock screen stops the scroll 15 MORE MINUTES, ONLY WHEN IT MATTERS Life happens. From the lock screen you can take 15 more minutes, up to 3 times a day. Every break is a small pause to ask yourself: is this scroll really worth it? STRICT MODE For days with no excuses. While Strict Mode is on, tracking can't be turned off, your limit can't be raised and apps can't be removed until tomorrow. BUILT ON SCREEN TIME β€’ Uses Apple's Screen Time framework on your iPhone β€’ Your app usage data stays on your device β€’ See today's usage and time left at a glance β€’ Focus Mode timer for deep work β€’ Turn off all tracking anytime (unless Strict Mode is on) ScrollLess Pro unlocks daily limits, the lock screen, extra-time breaks and Strict Mode. Scroll less. Live more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/ec02595b-90a0-4187-b1ac-50f4ffcab52c Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/ec92399e-b7a3-48de-8020-590aeaccc8f2

Screenshots

Reshade4 screens
Screen Time Limit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reshade at every 3 days against Screen Time Limit's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Reshade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Screen Time Limit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reshade ships an update every 3 days, Screen Time Limit every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Reshade versus Screen Time Limit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReshadeScreen Time Limit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size265 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOVAS LLCabdullah zubeyir ceylan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reshade

Subscriptions2
  • Reshade Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Reshade Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.901 Year
2 purchases

Screen Time Limit

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollLess Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ScrollLess Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Reshade free?
Reshade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reshade or Screen Time Limit have ads?
Neither Reshade nor Screen Time Limit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reshade or Screen Time Limit?
Reshade ships an update every 3 days, and Screen Time Limit every 9 days. Most recently, Reshade was updated on September 25, 2026 and Screen Time Limit on October 5, 2026.

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