Comparison

Seren vs Lettuce

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

Head to head
About

Seren

Features
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Seren — app blocking that actually sticks Seren helps you reclaim your attention with simple, powerful app blocks, focus timers, and schedules designed to reduce distractions and protect your time. Whether you’re trying to stop doomscrolling, protect your mornings, or stay focused during deep work, Seren helps you stay present—without relying on willpower alone. Take back your time (without quitting your phone) Your phone can be both useful and distracting. Seren offers a calm, intentional approach to managing app usage, helping you reduce noise and create space for what matters most. What Seren helps you do • Block distracting apps during focus periods • Use focus timers for deep work, studying, reading, or workouts • Create schedules for work hours, evenings, bedtime, and weekends • Plan routines so blocks happen automatically • Allow intentional breaks with clear limits • Build healthier screen habits with structure that reduces impulsive use Made for real life Seren is designed to support everyday focus and consistency, whether you’re working, studying, or winding down in the evening. Everything is designed to be set up once and trusted to run in the background. Works with iOS Screen Time Seren uses Apple’s Screen Time framework to enforce app blocking. You’ll be asked to grant Screen Time access during setup—this is required for app blockers to work properly on iPhone. Subscription required Seren requires a paid subscription to use. Subscription details, pricing, and renewal terms are presented in the app before purchase. Legal Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/marthoff7/8b84eaef2c8dca5e21dc34a22b7f35e8 Download Seren and make space for what matters.

About

Lettuce

This app uses a virtual plant that thrives on focused time and wilts with distracting app usage. It allows users to block specific apps or categories, set manual or recurring focus sessions, and earn rewards for consistent focus. All features require a subscription.

Highlights
  • Focus plant visualizer
  • App and category blocking
  • Manual and scheduled focus sessions
  • Lock screen live activity
  • Streaks, badges, and daily goals
  • Vacation mode
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Your focus has a face — a tiny head of lettuce that thrives when you focus and wilts when you doomscroll. Block distracting apps. Watch your lettuce come back to life. MEET YOUR FOCUS BUDDY Your lettuce isn't just a mascot. It's an honest little gauge of how you're treating your phone. Run a focus session and it perks up. Burn an hour on TikTok and… well, you'll see. No guilt trips, no shame spirals — just a vegetable that tells you the truth. BLOCK ANYTHING THAT DERAILS YOU Powered by Apple's official Screen Time framework, so blocks actually stick. • Block specific apps — pick Instagram, TikTok, X, games, anything • Block whole categories — Social, Entertainment, Games FOCUS YOUR WAY • Manual sessions — one tap, focus right now, any length • Recurring schedules — build a rhythm (deep-work mornings, phone-free evenings, weekends off) • Lock screen Live Activity — your lettuce and a live countdown, right on the lock screen • Overnight and short sessions both supported — five minutes or eight hours A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT REWARDS REAL FOCUS Every minute of focus grows your character's aura. Every minute on a blocked app dims it. Going way over your daily screen-time goal? That costs you too. It's a continuous, visual picture of your relationship with your phone — not a fragile streak you'll rage-quit the moment you slip. STREAKS, BADGES & DAILY GOALS Set a daily focus goal and build a streak by hitting it. Unlock fun badges for back-to-back sessions, marathon focus days, and consistency milestones. Watch your longest streak grow over weeks and months. FRICTION WHEN YOU NEED IT Tempted to bypass the block? You'll have to work for it. Sessions can't be cancelled on a whim, and the app refuses to be your accomplice. VACATION MODE Heading offline, traveling, or just need a day off? Flip on vacation mode to pause everything cleanly, without losing your progress. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. The app uses Apple's official Screen Time APIs — your usage data never leaves your phone, never touches our servers, and we couldn't see it if we tried. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps and websites you want to block 2. Start a session — manual right now, or scheduled to repeat 3. Stay focused, watch your lettuce flourish Get the focus app that's gentle, honest, and refuses to lie about your scrolling. Your future fresh self is waiting. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Use: https://lettucefocus.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lettucefocus.com/privacy

Screenshots

Seren4 screens
Lettuce4 screens

Verdict

The call

Seren and Lettuce are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Seren sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Lettuce sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Seren versus Lettuce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerenLettuce
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermart hoffStanislav Perevozchikov

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Seren

Subscriptions9
  • Seren Premium – Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Seren Pro3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Seren Pro - Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Seren Pro2 variants$17.991 Year
  • Seren Pro$29.991 Year
  • Seren Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Seren Pro$49.991 Year
  • Seren Pro$59.991 Year
  • Seren Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Lettuce

Subscriptions4
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Week)$3.997 Days
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Lettuce Premium (1 Year)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Seren free?
Seren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lettuce free?
Lettuce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seren or Lettuce have ads?
Neither Seren nor Lettuce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seren or Lettuce?
Seren ships an update every 5 days, and Lettuce every 5 days. Most recently, Seren was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lettuce on October 17, 2026.

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