Rewind vs BackToLife Parent
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/
BackToLife Parent
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BackToLife Parent is a parental control for your child's social media: it removes what hooks them (Reels, Shorts and infinite scroll) and helps you protect them from what's dangerous, like strangers and content that isn't right for their age. Looking for a way to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed from your child's phone without banning social media? BackToLife Parent is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Instagram has no button to turn off Reels. Blocking the whole app causes fights at home, and counting minutes doesn't change what happens inside. What hooks teenagers isn't social media itself: it's the endless videos and the recommendations designed to keep them there. BackToLife removes exactly that and keeps the rest: talking to friends, searching and learning. WHAT IT REMOVES The Reels tab, Shorts and TikTok's For You feed, always Explore, suggestions and AI-generated posts Reels in the feed, autoplay, stories, likes and comments, if you want Ads on Instagram and YouTube WHAT IT KEEPS Their chats and messages with friends The accounts they choose to follow What they search for on purpose SAFER By removing Explore, For You and suggestions, your child only sees what the accounts they follow post and what they search for, not what the algorithm pushes at them. When you set up the app, we also guide you to turn on Instagram's official protections for minors: private account, messages from strangers and age-appropriate content. WHAT YOU CAN DO FROM YOUR PHONE Choose which social networks they get: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X Different filters for each network: you choose what is removed, network by network Different schedules for school days and weekends Block apps on their phone when needed See how much time they spend, when and on which network Several children on the same account Your child can't turn the filters off. On their phone they'll see: "Filters are managed by your parents". NO SPYING BackToLife doesn't read their messages or conversations. You see usage, not content. No ads and no selling data. Parenting isn't surveillance. GETTING STARTED TAKES 2 MINUTES 1. Download BackToLife on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. 2. Link them with a QR code. 3. It comes with the recommended filters already on. Adjust them if you want. WHO IT'S FOR For parents who are about to give their child a first phone or first social media accounts and want to get it right from the start. Also for families where the phone is already a daily battle. BackToLife was born in Madrid, made by a young team that grew up with these platforms and knows exactly what makes them addictive. BackToLife Parent requires a subscription. Questions? Write to info@backtolife.site or visit backtolife.site Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BackToLife Parent at 16.0 against Rewind's 18.0. 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. Rewind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BackToLife Parent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rewind ships an update every 5 days, BackToLife Parent weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rewind | BackToLife Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yip Hong Ngan | BackToLife |
In-app purchases
Rewind
- All Access14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- All Access14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$24.99
BackToLife Parent
- Premium Yearly$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year









