Retime vs Relock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retime
This app helps you focus by automatically blocking distracting applications during scheduled work sessions. It offers smart scheduling, progress tracking, and analytics to improve your productivity and build better screen time habits.
- Automatic app blocking
- Smart scheduling
- Session streaks tracking
- Focus analytics
- Gentle reminders
- Quick session start
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Take control of your screen time with Retime. Block selected apps with scheduled routines or focus sessions. Set daily usage limits, organize app groups and view Apple Screen Time reports. Paid Premium options are available. Prices and duration are shown before purchase. iOS 18.5+. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://retime.day/confidentialite/
Relock
This app creates a deliberate pause before you open distracting applications, helping you regain control of your time. It allows you to set custom rules and schedules based on your daily routine and Apple Screen Time controls.
- Customizable app blocking rules
- Schedule-based restrictions
- Purposeful interruption screen
- Flexible rule management
- Progress tracking and insights
- Privacy-focused design
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Take your attention back. You open an app without thinking. Five minutes quietly become fifty. Relock puts a pause between the reflex and the scroll — just long enough to remember what you actually wanted to do. CHOOSE WHAT NEEDS PROTECTING Select apps and categories through Apple Screen Time controls. You decide what matters, not a preset list. BUILD A RULE AROUND YOUR DAY Schedules, durations, daily limits, rule modes. Shape the boundary that fits your morning, your work session, your wind down — from a light block to strict mode when you really mean it. A PAUSE WITH A PURPOSE When a protected app is restricted, Relock creates a clear interruption with the context of your rule. Not another notification. A moment to choose. CHANGE IT WHEN LIFE CHANGES Edit, suspend, resume, or reset your rules. No two days are the same, and your boundaries should not be either. PROGRESS WITHOUT PRESSURE Interventions, estimated time saved, streaks. Information, not judgment. CALM BY DESIGN A focused interface and restrained feedback. An app that helps you look at your screen less should not demand more of your attention. YOUR PRIVACY Relock does not read your messages, your photos, or the contents of restricted apps. Apple provides opaque selection tokens that stay local on your device. JSON export and account deletion are available anytime in Settings. Start with the app that steals five minutes. Build the pause that gives them back. Relock is built around Apple Screen Time controls, for iPhone. Support: contact@getrelock.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://getrelock.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getrelock.com/privacy/ Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Relock at free with in-app purchases against Retime's subscription. Relock also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Retime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Relock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Retime ships an update every 2 months, Relock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retime | Relock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin GIRARD | Yaya Mouhamad Nourouddine |
Customer experience
Retime
Relock
In-app purchases
Retime
- Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$17.991 Year
- lifetime access$24.99
Relock
- Relock premium$4.997 Days
- Yearly promo$24.991 Year
- Premium access$49.991 Year









