Comparison

Nowhere vs Time Debt

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

Head to head
About

Nowhere

This app helps you manage screen time by rewarding healthy habits with in-app currency. Earn rewards for walking, sleeping, and mindful breaks to unlock your blocked applications and visualize your progress through a unique generative art canvas.

Highlights
  • App blocker with flexible controls
  • Step and sleep tracker integration
  • Daily wellness diary
  • Generative art canvas
  • Mindful notifications
  • No ads
Features
Read full description

Nowhere turns the day you lived into a canvas — and the time you spend in feeds into a visible choice. Sleep, steps, and the moments you choose to notice add colors to your day. Spend those colors when you choose to open distracting apps. The canvas changes with each choice, so screen time becomes something you can see, touch, and hear. Your day, as a canvas • Create a different generative artwork from sleep, movement, and happenings • Touch the Canvas to reshape it • Hear the day through generative music and play a lead instrument Choose when to open feeds • Select the apps you want Nowhere to hold closed • Spend colors to open them for a chosen amount of time • See the Canvas change as colors are spent An archive, not a score • Revisit saved days and the last seven days • Keep context without streaks, grades, or guilt • Export the Canvas and use it as your wallpaper Close at hand • Check your colors with Home Screen widgets • Choose a feed group from the widget • Use Nowhere with or without an account Nowhere can use Apple Health to read sleep and steps. Screen Time access powers app blocking. You choose which permissions and feeds to enable. The canvas is not a score. It is what the day left behind. Nowhere = now + here. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://nowhere.pudan.me/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://nowhere.pudan.me/privacy.html

About

Time Debt

Features
Read full description

Borrow ten extra minutes today, and tomorrow's screen-time allowance starts ten minutes shorter. Time Debt is an app blocker built on Apple's Screen Time system. Instead of ignoring your limit when you want more time, you borrow a controlled amount from tomorrow — and see exactly what it costs before you confirm. SET YOUR LIMIT Choose distracting apps, categories and websites with Apple's private picker, then set a realistic daily allowance. Different weekday and weekend limits are supported. BORROW DELIBERATELY Out of time? Pick 5, 10 or 15 minutes, or a custom amount within your cap. Time Debt shows today, tomorrow's normal allowance and tomorrow's adjusted allowance side by side. Nothing happens until you confirm. REPAY TOMORROW Borrowed minutes are repaid automatically — once, never twice. No interest and nothing compounds. Tomorrow never drops below the minimum you choose, and ending a borrowed session early returns the unused minutes. REAL APP BLOCKING When your allowance runs out, a calm shield covers the selected apps. Stop for today, or open Time Debt to borrow with the full picture. PROTECT YOUR FOCUS Start a focus session in one tap for study, work or reading. Selected apps stay shielded while the timer runs. Borrowed time shows a Live Activity countdown. BUILD A BETTER BEDTIME ROUTINE Set protected hours that can cross midnight and decide in advance whether borrowing is allowed during them. Reminders are optional. SEE YOUR PROGRESS HONESTLY History shows allowances, borrowed and repaid minutes, focus sessions, Flex Minutes earned by stopping early, and days you stayed within your plan — clearly labelled, never framed as failure. FAMILY TOOLS Use a family plan on a shared or handed-over iPhone. Requests and parent approvals happen on the same device, and parent-only settings are protected by Face ID, Touch ID or passcode. There is no remote monitoring. EMERGENCY ACCESS, ALWAYS Remove every Time Debt shield until tomorrow at any time, at no cost. It does not change Screen Time limits set in iOS Settings or by a Family Sharing organizer. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your rules, app selections and history stay on your iPhone and work offline. Time Debt never sees app names or content — Apple provides anonymous tokens. RevenueCat processes an anonymous identifier only to manage subscriptions. CORE AND PRO The core plan includes one full plan with real blocking, borrowing, automatic repayment, 7-day history and emergency access. Time Debt Pro adds multiple plans, custom schedules, multi-day repayment, longer history and reports, guided programs and expanded family tools. Time Debt is a voluntary commitment tool for digital wellbeing, not medical or psychological treatment. On your own iPhone, Screen Time permission can be withdrawn in Settings. Auto-renewing subscriptions are managed through Apple. Price, trial eligibility and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://time-debt-app-blocker.rork.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://time-debt-app-blocker.rork.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Nowhere4 screens
Time Debt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Debt at none against Nowhere's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nowhere sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Time Debt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nowhere ships an update every 2 weeks, Time Debt monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Nowhere versus Time Debt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNowhereTime Debt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPudan KonstantinJames Gray

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nowhere

Subscriptions2
  • Nowhere Pro$4.991 Month
  • Nowhere Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nowhere Pro$39.99
None

Time Debt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nowhere free?
Nowhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Debt free?
Time Debt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nowhere or Time Debt have ads?
Neither Nowhere nor Time Debt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nowhere or Time Debt?
Nowhere ships an update every 2 weeks, and Time Debt monthly. Most recently, Nowhere was updated on October 16, 2026 and Time Debt on October 29, 2026.

Other comparisons