Comparison

LockMax vs Screen Time Control

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

Head to head
About

LockMax

Features
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Dopamine should cost effort. Your phone gives it away for free. That's why you can't stop scrolling, even when you want to. EarnScreen makes cheap dopamine expensive. Block the apps stealing your time — and earn minutes back through real effort. Push-ups. Squats. Steps. Math challenges. The price is set. No bargaining with yourself. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED FOR FULL ACCESS EarnScreen is free to download. Core app blocking, exercise tracking, AI rep counting, streaks, and unlimited unlocks require an active auto-renewable subscription or lifetime purchase (pricing shown in the app before you subscribe). A free trial may be available for eligible plans. WHY IT WORKS WHEN NOTHING ELSE DID Native Screen Time fails because ignoring it is free. One tap and you're back. Willpower runs out. App blockers feel like punishment. This is different. You don't fight your phone. You pay for it — with your body or your mind. Every minute of scrolling has a cost. Every cost makes you stronger. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to control. 2. When you try to open them, they're locked (Premium). 3. Earn coins through effort: push-ups, squats, steps, or math problems (Premium features as marked in the app). 4. Spend coins to unlock screen time. Or close the app and move on with your day. The exchange rates are fixed. You can't lower the price. You can't trick the system. That's the point. WHAT YOU GET (with an active Premium subscription) — Less screen time. Many users aim to cut 2–3 hours per day. — Stronger body. Push-ups, squats, and steps tracked with AI rep counting (Premium). — Sharper mind. Math challenges before you scroll (Premium). — A new relationship with your phone. You own it. It doesn't own you. Results vary. Features above require a separate in-app purchase; see the paywall for current plans, duration, and price. WHO THIS IS FOR This is a discipline tool, not a wellness app. It's built for people who are tired of losing hours to their phone and ready to do something about it. If you want gentle reminders and motivational quotes, this isn't for you. If you want friction that actually works, you're in the right place. WHAT USERS SAY "Lost 4kg in 2 months. The app made me train without me noticing." "I used to fight my phone. Now I just pay it with squats. It's not even hard." "Tried every screen time blocker. This is the first one that actually works because you can't cheat it." DOPAMINE THROUGH EFFORT Cheap dopamine made you weak. Earned dopamine makes you strong. Download the app, see subscription options in the app, pay the price, get your time back. — Privacy Policy: https://earnscreen.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://earnscreen.com/terms Privacy: We don't sell your data. We don't show ads. Screen time data stays on your device.

About

Screen Time Control

This app transforms your to-do list into screen time. Complete tasks to earn logs, which you can then use to extend your allowed usage of distracting apps. When your screen time runs out, those apps are blocked until you earn more time by being productive.

Highlights
  • Task and habit creation with custom rewards
  • Screen time management with app blocking
  • Interactive flame companion with mood states
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable screen time limits and app selection
  • Private by design, no cloud sync or tracking
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Stop doomscrolling. Earn your screen time instead. Burn turns your to-do list into screen time. Get things done, earn logs, and feed them to Burn, a little flame who lives on your phone. Scroll too much and Burn's fuel runs out, and so do your distracting apps. No willpower required. Just a flame worth keeping lit. HOW IT WORKS • Start each day with a screen time budget you choose • Scrolling the apps you pick burns through it, minute by minute • Hit zero and those apps lock • Finish tasks to earn logs • Feed logs to Burn: every log buys 10 more minutes GET STUFF DONE • Give every task its own log reward, so big jobs pay more • Daily, weekday, or custom repeating tasks for your habits • Plan Today, Tomorrow, and the days ahead • Sort tasks into color-coded categories • Shake to undo if you tap too soon A FLAME WORTH KEEPING LIT • Burn reacts to your day: happy when you're on track, worried when time runs low, out cold when it's gone • Tap, pet, and drag logs in to feed him • Dozes off at night with a sleepy face • Keep Burn lit at midnight to build your streak YOU'RE IN CONTROL • Choose exactly which apps and categories burn fuel • Everything else stays open • Set your own daily budget • No account, no sign-in, no ads. BURN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • 13 flame colors, each with a matching app icon • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a task list you can check off without opening the app • Live Activity: watch your fuel count down in the Dynamic Island • Low fuel warnings before your apps lock • Screen Time Insights: see which apps ate your time, by day, week, and month Burn uses Apple's Screen Time to track and limit only the apps you choose. What you do in them never leaves your device.

Screenshots

LockMax4 screens
Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

LockMax and Screen Time Control are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. LockMax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Screen Time Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LockMax versus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockMaxScreen Time Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikalai PtashytsVincent Nguyen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LockMax

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium One Time Purchase$59.99
1 purchases

Screen Time Control

One-time1
  • Burn+$9.99

Questions

Is LockMax free?
LockMax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LockMax or Screen Time Control have ads?
Neither LockMax nor Screen Time Control shows ads.

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