Rewind vs Stayed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rewind
This app helps you reduce screen time and improve focus by blocking distracting applications and social media. It allows you to set app limits and create dedicated focus sessions to build healthier digital habits. The design is minimal and private, aiming for long-term clarity.
- Block distracting apps
- Set app limits
- Create focus sessions
- Build healthier digital habits
- Minimal and private design
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Rewind is a clean, minimal app blocker designed to help you reduce screen time and regain control of your attention. Block distracting apps and social media. Set app limits. Create focus sessions. Build healthier digital habits without complexity. Whether you're trying to stop scrolling, limit Instagram or TikTok, or improve your focus, Rewind helps you stay intentional with your time. Simple. Calm. Private. Built for long-term clarity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stayed
This app helps you build focus habits by blocking distracting applications and creating custom screen time sessions. It provides detailed activity reports and smart reminders to keep you on track without guilt.
- Block distracting apps
- Customizable focus sessions
- Detailed activity reports
- Smart accountability reminders
- Habit-building focus
- Utilizes Apple's Screen Time API
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STAYED - take back your time. Most screen time apps just block and guilt you. Stayed is different. Build real focus habits that stick, on your schedule, your terms. Block What Distracts You: Choose exactly which apps to block during your sessions. No workarounds, no cheating. Real blocking powered by Apple's Screen Time API. Sessions That Fit Your Life: Create time-based or recurring sessions around your real routine: mornings, evenings, deep work, or full days. Edit, pause, or adjust anytime. Know Where Your Time Goes: Detailed activity reports show your real screen time by app, by day, by week. No sugarcoating. Stay on Track: Smart reminders keep you accountable before and during sessions, so you never lose momentum. Built for Habit, Not Guilt: Stayed doesn't punish you for slipping. It helps you understand your patterns and improve, one session at a time. Your phone is a tool. Start using it like one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stayed at none against Rewind's 3. Rewind's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Rewind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Stayed asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rewind against 5.0 for Stayed. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rewind has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rewind ships an update every 5 days, Stayed every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rewind | Stayed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yip Hong Ngan | Mikail Gadzhikhanov |
In-app purchases
Rewind
- All Access14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- All Access14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$24.99
Stayed
No in-app purchases
