Evolve vs Alibi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Evolve
This app helps you use social media intentionally by prompting you to set a purpose and time limit before accessing apps. It aims to prevent mindless scrolling and encourage focused, productive usage of your digital devices.
- Track screen time and daily usage
- Set intentional app sessions
- AI-analyzed purpose prompts
- Tap-to-set timer for focused sessions
- Smart cooldown period between unlocks
- Edit app selection for blocking
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Evolve makes the time you spend on your phone something you decide on, rather than something that happens to you. Pick the apps that pull you in. Evolve blocks them. When you want one, you hold a button, and one unbroken hold earns you one minute. The second minute costs more than the first, and the third costs more than that. A quick check stays cheap. An hour never sneaks up on you. There is no way to talk your way past it, because there is nothing to talk to. No streaks, no points, no badges. Just a price, paid in the moment, in full view. WHAT YOU SEE Where your day actually went, hour by hour, and which apps took it. A block screen that names the app you reached for and counts how many times you have reached for it today. Your real screen time, drawn by Apple on your device. PRIVACY Evolve collects nothing. There is no account and no server. The apps you block, the time you hold, and how you spend your day never leave your phone. Evolve is built for people who already want to change, and it does not pretend to be unbeatable. If you are determined to get around it, you will. It is here for the moments when you are not. Every minute should feel earned.
Alibi
This app acts as an accountability partner by blocking distracting applications during work sessions. It requires users to provide photographic proof of task completion, verified by AI, before marking a session as finished. Features include app blocking, AI-powered photo verification, and progress tracking.
- AI-powered app blocking
- Photo proof of task completion
- Give-up deterrence
- Focus time stats and streaks
- Live Activity and Lock Screen widgets
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Alibi is your accountability partner that blocks distracting apps while you work — then makes you prove you actually finished. HOW IT WORKS • Create a task and set your focus duration • Alibi locks your distracting apps using Screen Time • When the timer ends, snap a photo proving you did the work • AI verifies your proof before marking the task complete FEATURES • App Blocking — Uses Apple Screen Time to shield selected apps, categories, and websites during focus sessions • Proof of Completion — Take a photo or upload from your gallery. AI checks if it matches your task • Give-Up Deterrence — Multi-step confirmation makes you think twice before quitting • Stats & Streaks — Track your focus time, completion rate, and daily streaks • Evidence Board — A gallery of all your proof photos • Live Activity — See your active timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Lock Screen Widget — Quick glance at your focus status No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alibiapp.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alibi at every 2 days against Evolve's every 2 weeks. Evolve's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Evolve sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month and Alibi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Evolve against 5.0 for Alibi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolve has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Evolve ships an update every 2 weeks, Alibi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Evolve | Alibi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Eifrig | Refino Kashi Kyle Estudillo |
In-app purchases
Evolve
- Evolve Premium1 Month trial$49.991 Month
Alibi
- Alibi Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Alibi Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
