Comparison

Conditioning vs Lanturn

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

Head to head
About

Conditioning

This app helps you break bad screen time habits by blocking distracting apps until you complete a desired activity, like reading or learning. It offers a unique approach to screen time management by requiring a productive task before unlocking tempting apps.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Set productive task conditions
  • Time-based unlocking
  • Activity-based unlocking
  • Customizable rules
  • Data stays on device
Features
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Block Reddit until you've read for 15 minutes. Block Instagram until you've finished a language lesson. Conditioning blocks the apps that waste your time until you've spent a few minutes on the apps that move you towards your long-term goals. YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY TRIED THIS I spent months on iOS Screen Time limits. Every time Twitter got blocked there was a "15 more minutes" button, and I pressed it every single time. It adds a speed bump – Conditioning gives you somewhere else to go. What finally worked for me was a rule: fifteen minutes of reading before Reddit or Twitter. After a few weeks, "I'm bored" stopped meaning "open Twitter" and started meaning "read a few pages." At my worst I was on Twitter four hours a day. Now I barely open it. TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE 1. Grant Screen Time permission. One tap and Face ID. 2. Pick the app to block. 3. Pick the condition that unlocks it: time spent in an app that's better for you, or a finished language lesson. That's it. You choose the app and the condition, and you can change either one whenever you want. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Apple hands Conditioning a random token instead of app names, and every rule and all Screen Time data stays on your device. The only thing that leaves is anonymous usage data, like "crashed when opening Settings", which is what the privacy label on this page shows. It never includes the apps you use or the rules you've set. THREE MONTHS FREE, THEN $3.99 A YEAR When you subscribe, you lock in the current price for life. The price will go up for other users as the app gets better – as long as you stay subscribed, you'll keep the current price. No free tier, no ads. If it doesn't work for you, cancel the trial and keep using it for the rest of the three months. I MADE THIS FOR MYSELF FIRST I write iOS apps for a living. When my Screen Time report said "4 hours a day on Twitter," I built the app I wanted and I've used it every day for a year. I'm Elliot, and you can reach me at hello@conditioning.app. It works best if a screen that says "0/15 minutes reading" would send you to Kindle instead of to Settings to delete the rule. If that sounds like you, try it. Conditioning is an auto-renewing yearly subscription: three months free, then $3.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://conditioning.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lanturn

Features
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For the big idea you’ve been starting all year. You bring the vision. Lanturn brings the structure. 4-week sprints with others · Weekly rhythm · AI thinking partner Lanturn helps you build creative projects one week at a time: writing a novel, making a game, building an app, starting a channel, or anything you’ve never built before. You don’t need to know where to start. You need a structure that helps you figure it out. The Weekly Rhythm One vision. One weekly milestone. One reflection. • Turn your idea into a clear vision: what it is, why it matters, who it’s for. • Choose one milestone each week and break it into small steps. • Reflect at the end of the week, add a photo of your progress, and plan the next step. • See your whole journey in one place, week by week. The AI Thinking Partner Figure it out when you get stuck. • Talk through what’s hard and find the next step that fits your week. • It asks good questions and helps you think. You drive the conversation. The 4-week Sprint Build more in four weeks, together. • A small group of writers, makers and builders, each on their own project. • Weekly commitments to stay accountable. • A private Sprint room to share what you made, ask for feedback and cheer each other on. Who it’s for Writers finishing a first draft. Game makers who want to publish something big. Builders with a creative app idea. Creators, artists and anyone with a stretch project they need to grow with. Getting stuck is expected for anything we’ve never done before. Lanturn helps you keep going. Come with an idea. Leave with something real.

Screenshots

Conditioning3 screens
Lanturn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lanturn at none against Conditioning's 1. Lanturn also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Conditioning sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Lanturn asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conditioning ships an update every 2 months, Lanturn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Conditioning versus Lanturn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConditioningLanturn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElliot FiskeLanturn, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Conditioning

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription3 Months trial$3.991 Year
None

Lanturn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conditioning free?
Conditioning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lanturn free?
Lanturn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Conditioning or Lanturn have ads?
Neither Conditioning nor Lanturn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conditioning or Lanturn?
Conditioning ships an update every 2 months, and Lanturn every 3 weeks. Most recently, Conditioning was updated on October 17, 2026 and Lanturn on October 3, 2026.

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