Comparison

Delay vs Latent

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

Head to head
About

Delay

This app helps users break phone addiction by interrupting mindless scrolling with challenges. It aims to stop the cycle of addictive app usage through strategic interventions.

Highlights
  • Challenge-based interventions
  • Dopamine delay
  • Stops mindless app opening
  • Breaks scrolling cycle
  • Fun and engaging
Features
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Turn your screen time into study time. Delay makes you answer practice questions on topics you want to learn before you can open distracting apps like Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube. Instead of setting aside more time to study, learning becomes a transparent layer integrated into something you already do every day. EARN YOUR SCREEN TIME Before opening a blocked app, Delay gives you a few quick practice questions. Answer them correctly to earn access. Every time you reach for a distracting app, you get another small repetition of something you actually want to learn. LEARN WHAT YOU WANT Choose exactly what you want to study. Whether you're learning a language, preparing for an exam, memorizing important concepts, or building knowledge in a new subject, Delay turns your material into questions you can practice throughout the day. LEARN THROUGH REPETITION Delay integrates learning into moments that would otherwise be spent scrolling. Instead of relying on long study sessions, you repeatedly encounter your material throughout the day. Over time, those small repetitions add up. END THE DOOMSCROLL Your apps automatically lock again after your earned screen time expires. If you want to keep scrolling, you study again. This creates a simple cycle: learn, unlock, scroll, repeat. IMPORT YOUR STUDY MATERIAL Bring the material you already want to learn into Delay and turn it into practice questions. Keep different subjects organized and choose what you want to practice when unlocking your apps. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how much you've practiced, how consistently you're answering questions, and how your knowledge improves over time. The screen time you would have spent scrolling becomes measurable learning progress. SEAMLESS INTEGRATION Delay works directly with your apps so studying becomes part of your normal routine. Once it's set up, simply use your phone as usual. When you try to open a blocked app, Delay gives you your questions, you answer them, and you're right back in. MAKE SCREEN TIME USEFUL You’re already going to open your favorite apps throughout the day. Delay simply puts learning in between. Instead of finding more time to study, use the time and habits you already have. DOWNLOAD DELAY Delay requires a subscription to access certain features. Download Delay and start turning everyday screen time into learning time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Latent

This app creates short timelapse videos of your work or study sessions, making your effort visible and trackable. It helps build streaks and provides visual proof of your dedication, fostering accountability through social features.

Highlights
  • Automatic timelapse recording
  • Focus timer with Pomodoro support
  • Camera-off mode for pure timer use
  • Streak tracking and visual progress charts
  • Shareable session clips and stickers
  • Friend accountability and social feed
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Latent is a focus camera. Press record and it films an effortless timelapse of you doing your work, studying, building, practicing, then condenses it to about ten seconds. Tag the session, and it becomes a number. The number becomes a streak. The streak becomes a body of evidence that you showed up, again and again, when nobody made you. Most of what you do is invisible. The hours at the desk, the reps no one counts. And what's invisible starts to feel like it doesn't count. Latent makes your effort visible, first to the one person who has to believe it: you. THE FOCUS CAMERA - Press record and get to work. Latent films a battery- and storage-friendly timelapse of you while the app is open. Leave the app and the recording pauses. - Stopwatch, goal timer, or full Pomodoro with focus/break rounds. - Camera-off mode turns Latent into a pure focus timer. No camera, just the clock. - Every session ends with a duration you can see and a clip you can keep. PROOF YOU CAN SEE - Streaks, bar charts, and a heatmap of when you actually did the work. - A shareable sticker and video export for every session. WITNESSED EFFORT - Add friends who keep you honest. See their streaks and their comebacks. - A home feed of effort from people who matter. - Kudos, comments, and nudges for when a friend hasn't logged that day. Your sessions stay private to you until you choose to share them. Your becoming is already happening. Latent just lets you see it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://trylatent.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://trylatent.co/privacy

Screenshots

Delay4 screens
Latent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Latent at none against Delay's 4. Latent also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Delay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Latent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latent holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 194 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Delay's written reviews are positive against 92% of Latent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delay ships an update every 5 days, Latent every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Delay versus Latent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelayLatent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (105 ratings)4.9 (194 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105194 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFocus Labs LLC (US)Weaive, Inc.

Customer experience

Delay

All ratings105 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.2%

Latent

All ratings194 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Delay

Subscriptions4
  • Delay - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Delay - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Delay - Family Monthly$17.991 Month
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  • Delay - Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Latent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delay free?
Delay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latent free?
Latent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Delay or Latent?
Latent is rated higher. Delay averages 4.7 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Latent averages 4.9 from 194 ratings.
Do Delay or Latent have ads?
Neither Delay nor Latent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delay or Latent?
Delay ships an update every 5 days, and Latent every 2 days. Most recently, Delay was updated on October 25, 2026 and Latent on October 25, 2026.

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