Unplug vs A5 Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unplug
This app helps you reduce screen time by setting daily limits on chosen applications. It offers solo and group challenges with a unique point system for accountability. Parents can also use it to manage their teen's screen time and allowances.
- Set daily time limits for apps
- Block apps when limit is reached
- Solo and group challenges
- Commit and earn Unplug Points
- Family screen time management
- Guided breathing pauses
- Customizable shield styles
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Unplug is a screen time app with something on the line. Choose the apps that pull you in, set a daily limit, and back it with Unplug Points. Stay under and every point comes back. Hit the limit and those apps stay blocked for the rest of the day. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps and categories to limit • Back each challenge with Unplug Points, or run it without points as a Premium practice challenge • Set a daily limit and how many days the challenge runs • Hit the limit and those apps stay blocked until tomorrow • Finish under your limit and every point you committed comes back. Go over and those points are gone. FAMILY ALLOWANCE (PREMIUM) Turn screen time into allowance. A parent proposes a weekly screen time limit and allowance, and the teen accepts on their own iPhone. Stay under all week and the allowance is earned. Unplug tracks the week, and the parent pays the allowance directly. Unplug never moves that money, and teens never stake points. During a family deal, Unplug keeps the teen's iPhone on automatic date and time, so the daily limit follows the real clock. UNPLUG POINTS Unplug Points are an in-app purchase. They have no cash value, cannot be cashed out or transferred, and do not expire. Points you commit never go to another user. Finish a challenge under your limit and every point you committed comes back. MORE WAYS TO TAKE IT ON • Personal challenges: your apps, your limit, your points • Focus lock: block your chosen apps for a set stretch, from 15 minutes to 8 hours • One Hour Club: join the weekly group round and keep each other honest • Practice mode (Premium): a full challenge without points SEE YOUR DAY Home shows today's screen time against your usual pace, the apps that take the most of it, and how often you pick up your phone. WHEN YOU HIT THE LIMIT Choose what the block screen says: • A direct "Daily Limit Exceeded" notice • A calm "Time's up for today" • A quote to pause on • A guided breathing pause before you decide (Premium) YOUR DATA Unplug uses Apple's Screen Time technology (Family Controls) to block only the apps you choose. Your progress against each challenge's limit syncs to your account so we can confirm results and settle disputes fairly. We never sell your data, and we never use your screen-time data for advertising. UNPLUG PREMIUM Premium adds practice mode, guided breathing, and Family Allowance. It is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Your price is shown in the app before you subscribe. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when your free trial ends if you start one. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://unplugmobile.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://unplugmobile.app/privacy.html
A5 Journal
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A5 Journal Your Records. Your Proof. Your Story. A5 Journal was created to make digital journaling feel real again. Instead of another cold white screen filled with text boxes, A5 gives you your own warm, personal library. Create and bind your own books, organize them on your shelves, fill their pages with memories, photographs, documents, forms and records, and build a collection that actually feels connected to your life. But A5 Journal is about more than how journaling feels. A5 doesn't rewrite your past. Once a journal entry is recorded, it becomes part of your history. Timestamped and set in place. No going back days later and changing what happened, what was said, or how you felt. For your personal life, that can mean accountability. Documenting the promises you make to yourself, seeing how far you've come, capturing moments exactly as they happened, and creating an honest record of your own story. For your work life, it can be invaluable. Record conversations, events, site conditions, decisions and important details while they're fresh. Attach photographs and supporting files. Complete forms and reports. Build a chronological record you can refer back to when remembering exactly what happened and when matters. A5 Journal grows with your needs, with plans designed for everyone from individuals and families to businesses and larger teams. And your library doesn't have to exist in isolation. Share books and forms with other A5 members, collaborate where it makes sense, and keep building your records while maintaining the permanence that makes A5 different. A5 Journal is growing and so is its community. Come rediscover what it feels like to love journaling. Build your library. Bind your books. Document the ordinary days, the milestones, the hard lessons, the conversations, the evidence and the memories worth keeping. Because your history shouldn't quietly change with an edit button. Document your life as it happens. Keep the moments that matter. Build your story with us. A5 Journal Your Records. Your Proof. Your Story. You can create individual notebooks for: • Personal records • Business documentation • Incident tracking • Agreements and communications • Project logs • Daily journaling • Ongoing documentation Core Features • Separate notebooks for clear, structured organization • Time-stamped & immutable entries for reliable records • Secure account authentication • Clean, distraction-free writing interface • Simple and intuitive user experience • Cloud-backed storage • Fast, easy search across all entries • Prioritize important notes and entries • Optional reminders to stay on track • Export your entries anytime • Invite family & teams on available plans • Share or gift your journals • Multiple libraries for exceptional organization • Can be used anywhere anytime with offline functions Important Notice! A5 Journal is a documentation and organizational tool. It is not a legal service and does not guarantee legal admissibility. Users are responsible for how they use their records. A 7-day free trial is available for individuals. After the trial period, an active subscription is required to access app features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: A5 Journal at 15.0 against Unplug's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Unplug sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and A5 Journal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unplug ships an update every 4 days, A5 Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unplug | A5 Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Farrell Bros LLC | ThinkFULL Holdings Inc. |
In-app purchases
Unplug
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 5 Unplug Points$5.00
- 10 Unplug Points$10.00
- 20 Unplug Points$20.00
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- 30 Unplug Points$30.00
- 40 Unplug Points$40.00
- 50 Unplug Points$50.00
- 75 Unplug Points$75.00
A5 Journal
- A5 Journal Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- A5 Journal Members - Monthly7 Days trial4 variants$2.991 Month
- A5 Journal Family Plan$10.991 Month
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- A5 Journal Business Plan Monthly$25.991 Month
- A5 Journal Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- A5 Journal Members - Yearly7 Days trial4 variants$29.991 Year
- A5 Journal Business+ Plan Monthly$49.991 Month
- A5 Journal Family Plan Yearly$109.991 Year
- A5 Journal Business Plan Yearly$259.991 Year
- A5 Journal Business+ Plan Yearly$499.991 Year








