Comparison

Screen Time Limit vs Luvu

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

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About

Screen Time Limit

This app helps you build a healthier relationship with your phone by setting limits on app usage and tracking your digital habits. It offers flexible blocking modes, streaks, and a visual representation of your progress to encourage focus and reduce distractions.

Highlights
  • Set daily time limits for apps
  • Limit app opens
  • Schedule app blocking
  • Instant distraction-free sessions
  • Track usage insights
  • Build streaks for consistency
  • Visualize progress with Focus Garden
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OnZen—Screen Time Balance & Digital Wellbeing Break free from endless scrolling and take control of your digital life with OnZen—the app that helps you build a healthier relationship with your phone. Whether you want to spend less time on social media or simply be more intentional with your daily habits, OnZen makes it easy to stay balanced, productive, and focused on what matters most. Just choose which apps to limit, set how long and when you want to use them, and let OnZen handle the rest. Why OnZen Works Traditional app blockers simply lock you out. OnZen helps you understand your habits, reduce screen time naturally, and build lasting awareness. The result is less distraction, deeper focus, and time that feels truly your own. Daily Screen Time Goal Start with a realistic daily goal based on your current habits. If you usually spend 4 hours a day on your phone, OnZen will suggest cutting that by just 30 minutes—a small, achievable step that compounds over time. When you go over your daily screen time limit, your goal card on the home screen changes color, helping you stay aware and accountable without pressure. Smart App Limits Stay in control with flexible blocking modes designed for real life: • Set Time Limits—limit total daily use on individual apps (e.g., 30 minutes on TikTok). • Set Open Limits—limit how many times you can open a particular app. • Create Schedules—block selected apps at certain hours or on specific days. • Block Now—start a distraction-free session instantly anytime you need to focus. All modes are fully customizable, helping you create the perfect balance between focus and freedom. Stay Consistent with Streaks & your Focus Garden Every day you stay within your goals strengthens your streak. If you exceed your limit, the streak resets, motivating you to stay consistent and keep building better habits. Your personal Focus Garden turns your progress into something you can see and grow: each productive hour or balanced day plants a new tree, symbolizing your focus taking root. You’ll collect trees for: • Focus Hours • Days with OnZen • Consecutive streak days Clear Usage Insights See exactly where your time goes. OnZen tracks which apps you use most and divides them into Productive or Distracting categories that you can edit anytime. With simple, clear analytics, you’ll understand your daily patterns so you can take back control of your attention. Privacy and Security Your data remains private and securely stored on your device. We do not save your information and will never share your details with any third party. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION • Subscribe to Premium to get unlimited access to certain app features. • Subscriptions are billed automatically at the rate of your selected plan. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://epicscale.io/onzen_ios/terms https://epicscale.io/onzen_ios/privacy

About

Luvu

This app helps you control screen time and boost productivity by blocking distracting apps and launching focus sessions. It uses gamification and emotional coaching to help you break bad habits and build healthier routines.

Highlights
  • Auto-enforced focus sessions
  • Distraction blocking
  • Personalized habit building
  • Game-like retention
  • Emotional accountability
  • Daily rituals and wins
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Luvu is the #1 app for controlling screen time and supercharging your productivity, mental health, and day-to-day clarity. This emotional little marshmallow blocks distracting apps, launches focus sessions, negotiates when you try to cheat, and rewards you for reclaiming your life, one mindful moment at a time. You’ll spend over 25 years of your life on your phone! With Luvu, you start getting that time back. Using a mix of distraction blocking, gamification, social accountability, and emotional coaching, Luvu helps you break doomscroll habits, stay present, and build healthier routines that finally stick. Thousands of people have already transformed their digital lives and Luvu is ready to help you do the same. What you get with Luvu: • Auto-enforced focus sessions – Set a goal, start a session, and Luvu locks down your distracting apps. If you try to leave early, you’ll… have to negotiate with him. • Distraction blocking – Block social media (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, ...), games, messages, or any apps you choose—instantly or on a schedule. • Personalized habit building – Luvu learns your patterns, strengths, and weak moments, then adjusts difficulty and support to help you reduce screen time day by day. • Game-like retention – Earn XP for staying focused, unlock emotes, activate “Ultra Focus Mode,” and save your streak with clever streak-savers. • Emotional accountability – Luvu can be supportive, snarky, disappointed-in-you, or full chaotic gremlin. Whatever keeps you off TikTok. • Daily rituals and wins – Tiny dopamine hits for staying present, avoiding doomscroll spirals, and building intentional routines. • Friendly rivalries & milestones – Compare today’s screen time vs your past self (and optionally friends), and earn badges for big victories . • Customizable experience – Choose Luvu’s vibe, strictness level, negotiation style, and celebration energy. Whether you’re starting fresh, trying to reclaim your attention, or chasing your best digital self, Luvu makes staying focused weirdly fun. Why Luvu? • Built to stick. Smart pacing, adaptive difficulty, and reward momentum help you stay focused more days in a row than you ever have. • A personality that motivates. Luvu isn’t just a blocker—he’s your needy, dramatic accountability buddy who really wants you to succeed. • Effortless protection. Once you set your boundaries, Luvu enforces them. You just show up. • Progress you can feel. Watch your screen time drop, your habits strengthen, and your sense of control return. Try Luvu Plus Upgrade to Luvu Plus for premium perks: unlimited streak savers, advanced blocking rules, exclusive coaching voices, deeper customization, and faster progression. Start with a free trial to unlock the full power of your tiny digital bodyguard. Subscription details: If you choose to purchase Luvu Plus, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be turned off anytime from your account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: luvufit.com/privacy Terms of Service: luvufit.com/tos

Screenshots

Screen Time Limit4 screens
Luvu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Luvu at 4.6 against Screen Time Limit's 4.1. Luvu also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Screen Time Limit's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 37%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Screen Time Limit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Luvu sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luvu holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luvu has 308 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Screen Time Limit's written reviews are positive against 37% of Luvu's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time Limit ships an update every 2 weeks, Luvu every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Screen Time Limit versus Luvu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time LimitLuvu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (28 ratings)4.6 (308 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings28308 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB174 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEpicScale IncLuvu

Customer experience

Screen Time Limit

All ratings28 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Luvu

All ratings308 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative47.4%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Screen Time Limit

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$6.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Monthly premium access2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly premium access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly premium access2 variants$39.991 Year
10 purchases

Luvu

Subscriptions10
  • Luvu Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Luvu Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Luvu Plus3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Show 7 more
  • Luvu Plus$39.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus$59.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Luvu Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luvu free?
Luvu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Screen Time Limit or Luvu?
Luvu is rated higher. Screen Time Limit averages 4.1 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Luvu averages 4.6 from 308 ratings.
Do Screen Time Limit or Luvu have ads?
Screen Time Limit shows ads; Luvu does not.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time Limit or Luvu?
Screen Time Limit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Luvu every 4 days. Most recently, Screen Time Limit was updated on September 8, 2026 and Luvu on September 22, 2026.

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