Tunda vs Rotato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tunda
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Impulse shopping can drain your time and money. Tunda helps you take back control by pausing marketplace apps, encouraging reflection, and rewarding patience. Built with Apple’s Screen Time API, Tunda gives you the tools to delay gratification and build smarter spending habits. Key Features - App Blocking & Shielding Choose which shopping or marketplace apps to block so you can avoid impulsive browsing. - Break with Reflection If you want to unlock a blocked app, answer a reflection challenge to rethink your decision. - Day Streaks & Rewards Stay consistent with your pause habit and earn rewards as you hit milestones like 12, 24, or 30 days. - Mindful Notifications Gentle reminders help you stay focused and stop before you regret it. - Parental & Personal Controls Powered by Apple’s Family Controls, Device Activity, and Managed Settings frameworks to keep your experience safe and seamless. Because every pause adds up. By delaying impulse purchases today, you gain freedom, clarity, and healthier spending habits tomorrow. Beat the challenge, enjoy it later.
Rotato
This app helps break addictive app habits by requiring device rotations to unlock them. Set custom rules, focus modes, and track your progress to retrain your brain and reduce screen time.
- Custom blocking rules
- Per-app rotation requirements
- Focus mode for deep work
- Screen time history and insights
- Scheduled activation
- No account required
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Rotato is a screen time blocker that makes you rotate your device to unlock addicting apps. The premise is based on real research, which shows that adding a small amount of friction to bad habits makes it far easier to break those habits. To get started, simply choose the apps you want to block and the number of rotations needed to open those apps. You can also set different rules for different days, and change the amount of screen time you "unlock" every time you complete a set of rotations. What's included: - Custom blocking rules with instant or scheduled activation - Per-app rotation requirements you set and control - Focus mode to lock in for deep work - Screen time history and insights to see how your habits change over time - Simple, no-nonsense setup — no account required All features require a Rotato an auto-renewing subscription after the 3-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy policy and TOS: https://www.therotatoapp.com/privacy https://www.therotatoapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tunda at none against Rotato's 2. Tunda also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rotato sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Tunda asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tunda ships an update every 2 days, Rotato every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tunda | Rotato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rudi Juandi Butarbutar | Anish Bhondwe |
In-app purchases
Tunda
No in-app purchases
Rotato
- Rotato Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Rotato Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
