Comparison

NumbBrain vs reecalm.me

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

Head to head
About

NumbBrain

Features
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Reduce screen time without deleting the apps you still need. NumbBrain helps you block distracting apps and app categories during work, study, reading, bedtime, or any focus routine you want to protect. Use NumbBrain to: - Block selected apps and app categories - Create automatic focus schedules - Set rules for weekdays, weekends, nights, or custom routines - Unlock only when you really need a short break - Review screen time stats and understand what pulls your attention NumbBrain is designed for people who want stronger app limits, fewer distractions, and a calmer phone. In-App Purchase: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Email jiangdi0924@gmail.com Terms: https://jdi-app.notion.site/Terms-5a99ba5bf942491b8299c07221bb5f7b Privacy: https://jdi-app.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-cdb1be6b87f64c06b7dbea6ffbbad83f

About

reecalm.me

Features
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Deleted the apps. Set the limits. Bought a blocker. Still scrolling? reCalm starts with a breath, not a block. When you reach for the feed, it asks you for one breath first. Ten seconds. Then the app opens, if you still want it. That sounds like it should not work. It works because the reach is automatic and the breath is not. Most of the time you are not even interested in what you are looking at. You just opened it. One breath is enough to notice that, and noticing is enough to put the phone down. Why the blockers did not hold A block makes you angry at the app instead of the scrolling. So you disable it, or you wait out the timer doing nothing, or you find the loophole, because there is always a loophole. Then you are back where you started, and now you are paying for it. reCalm gives you nothing to get past. You can always continue. If you are still scrolling at the third check-in, it can shield the apps you chose, and even then one breath opens them. You set that rule. You can change it. The pause is the whole product. What it looks like A breath. One slow round, guided, with something to follow so you are not counting in your head. Your day, in a ring. Every pause you took, laid out over the hours, so you can see the shape of the day rather than a number that makes you feel bad about it. A quiet check-in. What you noticed, in one tap, when you want to. Nothing to fill in. Nothing that nags you if you skip it. Timi. A small grey stone that sits with you while you breathe. It does not celebrate, it does not shame you, and it does not have a streak to protect. What it will not do It will not lock your whole phone. It will not shield anything you did not ask it to shield. It will not report your screen time to anyone. It will not send you a guilt notification for a day you missed. It will not ask you to keep a streak alive. It will not sell or share what you write down. Price, said up front The breathing is free. All of it, every day. There is no daily count and no trial that switches off. The subscription adds the interruption: the check-ins that turn up while you scroll, your chosen apps waiting for one breath, and your full history with the day ring. Seven days free, then the price shown on the plan screen before you agree to anything. Cancel in two taps from Settings. We are saying this here because you have been caught by this category before, and so have we. Who it is for People who have already tried, more than once. Who know the brainrot by name and do not need an app to explain it. If you have never tried to fix this, you probably do not need us yet. Download it, take one breath, and see whether you still want the feed. Terms: https://www.reecalm.me/terms/ Privacy: https://www.reecalm.me/privacy/

Screenshots

NumbBrain4 screens
reecalm.me4 screens

Verdict

The call

NumbBrain and reecalm.me are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. NumbBrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and reecalm.me sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
NumbBrain versus reecalm.me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumbBrainreecalm.me
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer็ฌ› ๅงœShrijana Sharma

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NumbBrain

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Annual Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99
3 purchases

reecalm.me

Subscriptions3
  • reCalm Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • reCalm Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited pauses, yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is NumbBrain free?
NumbBrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is reecalm.me free?
reecalm.me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NumbBrain or reecalm.me have ads?
Neither NumbBrain nor reecalm.me shows ads.

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