Ellide vs Borrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ellide
This app helps you remember where you've stored your belongings at home. Designed with a simple interface, it's ideal for quickly locating items you might have forgotten. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on the device.
- Item location tracking
- Simple user interface
- Local data storage
- Designed for seniors
- Privacy focused
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Ellide: Where is my stuff? Find where you have kept your things at home... For Home use. Given my background in RSA security and other enterprise software enterprises, wanted to create something simple for senior citizens with a very easy interface to find things they keep or store safely (but forget and hunt!!!). Entirely on the app, no backend storage to preserve confidentiality and security.
Borrow
This app helps you regain control of your screen time by setting daily limits and making each unlock a deliberate choice. It offers features like Focus Mode, customizable time budgets, and an Allowlist for essential apps. Track your usage patterns and take back your time.
- Daily time budget
- Focus Mode
- Allowlist for essential apps
- Protected and Strict modes
- Live Activity countdown
- Siri Shortcuts
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You already know. You pick it up without thinking. Another evening gone. You meant to put it down an hour ago. Borrow doesn't judge you. It gives you a daily budget and makes every unlock a conscious choice. Focus Mode blocks everything on your phone. When you actually need it, you borrow time. You choose how long, you choose why, and when the time's up everything locks again. No streaks. No guilt. Just a limit that means something. Set your daily budget anywhere from 1 minute to 8 hours. Every borrow counts against it. When it's gone, it's gone. Resets at midnight. Each unlock asks you two things: how long, and why. Talk to someone. Something specific. Just need a break. The reason matters, and over time the patterns become obvious. If you need Focus Mode to actually stick, you can set it to Protected mode with a 30-second cooldown before you can turn it off, or go full Strict and lock yourself in until your commitment ends. No exceptions. Your bank app, phone calls, Maps, anything you need always available through the Allowlist. Sessions let you unlock specific apps for a set window. Schedules handle recurring blocks for work hours or evenings. There's a Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, home screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts if you need them. Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No servers, no account, no analytics, no ads. Take back your time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Protected mode, Strict mode, and the Allowlist require Borrow Pro, an optional subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ellide at none against Borrow's 2. Ellide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Borrow's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Borrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Ellide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ellide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Borrow has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ellide | Borrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (16 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Niranjan Maka | Poteo de la una |
Customer experience
Ellide
Borrow
In-app purchases
Ellide
No in-app purchases
Borrow
- Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year









