bloq app vs Basic Mode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bloq app
This app helps you block distracting applications and websites with a single tap. Schedule focus sessions, set daily time limits, and utilize strict modes to ensure uninterrupted concentration. Gain insights into your screen time and customize your blocking experience.
- One-tap blocking
- Scheduled focus sessions
- Daily app time limits
- Super Strict Mode
- Screen time insights
- Cross-device synchronization
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bloq is the no-way-out app blocker. Bloq distracting apps and websites in one tap, schedule focus sessions, set daily limits, and let Super Strict Mode keep you honest. A bloq is a bloq. WHY BLOQ Most blockers let you talk your way out. bloq doesn't. Once a session starts, your apps stay bloqed until the timer runs out. FEATURES - One-tap bloqing: start a Quick bloq the moment you need to focus - Presets: save your go-to combinations of apps, websites, and categories - Schedules: start sessions automatically at set times, on the days you choose - Daily limits: give an app a time budget; when it's spent, the app is bloqed until midnight - Strict Mode: hides the stop button while a session runs - Super Strict Mode: keeps your bloq locked down for real - Screen time insights: see your screen time, pickups, and most-used apps - Custom bloq screen: design what you see when you open a bloqed app - Works across devices: pair with bloq for Mac to bloq websites and apps on your computer too bloq uses Apple's Screen Time technology. Your app activity stays on your device. bloq Pro unlocks unlimited sessions. The free tier includes Quick bloq and 2 saved sessions. Questions? support@bloq.ac Privacy Policy: https://bloq.ac/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Basic Mode
Transform your phone into a focused device on a schedule. Block distracting apps, categories, and websites while keeping essential functions accessible. Create custom modes for work, sleep, or family time, with an emergency unlock option.
- Customizable focus modes
- Block apps, categories, and websites
- Scheduled blocking sessions
- Emergency app unlock
- Essential app access
- Privacy-focused design
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Basic Mode turns your iPhone into a dumb phone — on your schedule. Pick a mode — Work, Night, Family, Deep Reset, or your own — choose which apps, categories, and websites go quiet, and start a session. Distractions get blocked. Essentials like calls, messages, maps, and camera stay available. • Saved modes for work, sleep, family time, and deeper resets • Block by app, category, or website — you decide • Timeboxed emergency unlock when you truly need it • Always reversible — restore app access anytime • 100% private: no account, no tracking, everything stays on your device Built on Apple's Screen Time. Basic Mode is free to use. Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks scheduled sessions, Commitment Lock, and custom modes. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/terms Privacy Policy: https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: bloq app at every 11 days against Basic Mode's monthly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. bloq app sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Basic Mode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. 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 bloq app against 5.0 for Basic Mode. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
bloq app ships an update every 11 days, Basic Mode monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bloq app | Basic Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vritam LP | PROBABILITY LLC |
Customer experience
bloq app
Basic Mode
In-app purchases
bloq app
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
Basic Mode
- Basic Mode Weekly Lite$2.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly$4.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly Plus$7.997 Days
