Comparison

Phoneless vs Screen Grove

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

Head to head
About

Phoneless

This app encourages you to walk more by converting your daily steps into minutes you can spend in distracting apps. Set a step goal and choose which apps to limit. Once your minutes are used up, you'll need to move to earn more time.

Highlights
  • Convert steps to app time
  • Limit distracting apps
  • Set daily step goals
  • Earn minutes by walking
  • Subscription for full access
Features
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Walk more, scroll less. Phoneless turns your daily steps into the time you’re allowed in distracting apps. How it works - Choose the apps you want to limit (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat). - Set your daily step goal. - Phoneless converts your steps into minutes you can spend in those apps. Run out of minutes? Time to move. This feature is available with a Phoneless subscription, which includes access to all app functions and regular updates. Terms of Use: https://glowupllc.com/#phoneless-tos Privacy Policy: https://glowupllc.com/#phoneless-pp

About

Screen Grove

Features
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Screen Grove turns your daily screen-time budget into a single tree. Choose the apps, categories and websites that take up too much of your day, and give yourself a budget. As your time adds up, your tree takes chops and starts to tip over. Go over and it's cut down for the day. Every morning a new tree grows. Yesterday's tree joins the grove behind it, standing if you stayed under budget, or a stump if you didn't. Tap any day in your grove to see how it went. Plant real trees with Grove+. Every good day (a day your tree is still standing at midnight) counts toward a real tree, planted by our partner Veritree as mangroves in Kenya and Brazil, with every planting recorded with GPS and photos. Planter plants a real tree every 5 good days, Grower every 2, and Guardian every single good day. • One screen, one tree. No feeds, no streak pressure, no ads. • Exact numbers from Apple's Screen Time, shown only on your iPhone. • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • A notification when your budget is reached. • Budget and app changes start the next day, so today's tree can't be rescued by moving the goalposts. Private by design: no accounts, and your Screen Time data never leaves your phone. With Grove+, only your subscription's transaction ID and the dates of your good days go to our server, to count your trees. Grove+ is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phoneless4 screens
Screen Grove3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screen Grove at none against Phoneless's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Phoneless sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Screen Grove sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phoneless ships an update every 4 weeks, Screen Grove fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Phoneless versus Screen Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonelessScreen Grove
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlow UpTHOMAS JAEHYUN MOH

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Phoneless

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Monthly$17.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Annual access7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
3 purchases

Screen Grove

Subscriptions3
  • Grove+ Planter$4.991 Month
  • Grove+ Grower$9.991 Month
  • Grove+ Guardian$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Phoneless free?
Phoneless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Grove free?
Screen Grove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phoneless or Screen Grove have ads?
Phoneless shows ads; Screen Grove does not.
Which is updated more often, Phoneless or Screen Grove?
Phoneless ships an update every 4 weeks, and Screen Grove fortnightly. Most recently, Phoneless was updated on November 5, 2026 and Screen Grove on November 9, 2026.

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