Blocker vs Promise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocker
This app helps you break free from phone addiction and endless scrolling. It enforces focus by blocking distracting applications and setting strict screen time limits. Regain control of your time and build better habits for studying or working.
- Block distracting apps
- No escape mode
- Set screen time limits
- Reduce phone addiction
- Improve focus for study/work
- Build better habits
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Stop wasting hours on your phone. Break free from endless scrolling and take control instantly. This app forces you to focus. Key Features - Block distracting apps like social media - No escape mode for real discipline - Set screen time limits that actually work - Stop scrolling and reduce phone addiction - Stay focused while studying or working - Build better habits and regain control Download now and take back control of your time. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://focusguard-pure-privacy.lovable.app
Promise
This app helps you reduce screen time and digital distractions with playful app blocking and focus routines. It features a cute companion that keeps you accountable, offering gentle warnings before blocking access to distracting applications.
- Block distracting apps
- Reduce screen time
- Set app limits
- Focus routines
- Soft warnings before blocks
- Track screen time and usage
- Build healthier phone habits
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Social media apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Promise helps you reduce screen time with playful app blocking, focus routines, and a cute companion who keeps you accountable. Set limits for distracting apps like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games, or any app you want to use less. When you try to open a blocked app, Promise gives you a gentle pause before you continue. You can take a short break — or break your promise and watch your companion’s happiness drop. Promise is more than a screen time tracker or app blocker. It makes screen time control feel personal, visual, and motivating. Features: • Block distracting apps • Reduce screen time and doomscrolling • Set app limits and focus routines • Get soft warnings before hard blocks • Break the heart to unlock apps intentionally • Track screen time, phone pickups, and app usage • Build streaks and healthier phone habits • Choose cute companions like Whiskers, Mochi, or Capy Perfect for: • Reducing phone addiction • Spending less time on social media • Staying focused while studying or working • Building better digital wellbeing habits • Turning app blocking into something you actually care about Make a promise. Protect your companion. Take back your screen time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Promise at none against Blocker's 2. Promise also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Blocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Promise asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blocker against 5.0 for Promise. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Blocker ships an update every 5 weeks, Promise every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocker | Promise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preyashkumar Gaudani | JAKUB ELIAS |
In-app purchases
Blocker
- Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Promise
No in-app purchases









