Comparison

App Blocker & Limits vs SFirewall

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker & Limits

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by scheduling app blocks and limiting usage. It offers features to block distracting apps and websites, set custom time limits, and create focused work sessions. Achieve better screen time management and reduce distractions.

Highlights
  • App blocking
  • Social media blocking
  • Custom app time limits
  • Focus sessions
  • Website blocking
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Personalized app groups
Features
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Blokr – Focus. Schedule. Limit. Take control of your digital life with Blokr, the ultimate app for scheduling app blocks and limiting app usage. FEATURES - App Blocker: Take charge of your digital habits by blocking distracting apps. - Social Media Blocker: Detox from social media and regain control of your focus. - App Limit: Set custom app limits to balance screen time effortlessly. - Focus Session: Boost productivity with focused work sessions and one-time blocks. - Website Blocker: Limit access to distracting websites to stay on track. - Flexible Schedule: Automate app blocks during work hours, bedtime, or daily routines. - Advanced Blocking: Customize app and website blocks for tailored distraction management. - Personalized App Groups: Organize apps efficiently with personalized grouping options. - Deep Focus: Lock down distractions with restricted access for uninterrupted focus. BENEFITS - Save 1 hour daily with Blokr, reclaiming invaluable time. - Master screen time management for enhanced productivity and mental clarity. - Break app addiction in just 7 days, leading to improved sleep and reduced stress. - Join 92% of users experiencing decreased distractions and heightened focus. PRIVACY Rest assured, your privacy is paramount. Blokr respects your data, keeping it securely on your device with Apple's Screen Time integration. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SFirewall

Features
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SFirewall helps you step away from the apps and websites that pull you in, and keeps you there. It uses Apple's Screen Time to block apps and sites on your iPhone, and only your accountability partner can loosen what you set. HOW IT WORKS Pick what pulls you in: social, video, news, games, shopping, work social, gambling and adult sites. Choose the exact apps with Apple's own picker. Then hand your iPhone to someone you trust and they choose a 4 digit partner code. Adding a block is always instant. Turning a block off, removing an app or a site, or loosening a limit takes the partner code. If the code is ever forgotten, a 7 day reset lets you set a new one, blocks stay in place meanwhile, and your partner is told. ALWAYS ON, FOCUS AND POWER Always on: blocked all the time, like gambling and adult sites. Focus: the categories you choose, during the hours you schedule. Power: a stricter set for when you need a hard stop. Set weekly blocks on the Schedule tab, or start Focus or Power right away with Lock now. A running block keeps its end time, even with the code. ALLOWED SITES ONLY Block every website except a short list you allow. When you land on a blocked site, tap Ask to allow this site, and your partner approves it with the code. TIME LIMITS Give an app or a website a daily allowance, like 30 minutes of a social app. When the time is up it stays blocked until midnight. Up to five limits. SAFARI PAGE WATCHING The SFirewall Safari extension checks pages as they load and blocks any page with your page words, then closes the tab. Page text never leaves your iPhone. If the extension is switched off, your partner is told. FILTER EVERY APP A small VPN that runs on your iPhone and only handles DNS checks every site name apps look up against SFirewall's adult list, adult brand names, your keywords and your running blocks, then Cloudflare's family filter. It covers apps and in app browsers that use the phone's DNS. No other traffic goes through it. Another VPN, or an app with its own encrypted DNS, can bypass it; if it is switched off or another VPN takes its place, your partner is told. It also forces SafeSearch, so Google, YouTube, Bing and DuckDuckGo show safe results in every app. A lighter mode uses Cloudflare's family filter alone. APPS AND THE APP STORE Block apps by name, even before they are installed, set an App Store age limit, and keep apps from being deleted while Always on runs. With Partner lock, your partner also sets the Screen Time passcode, so removing SFirewall needs them too. HISTORY AND YOUR PARTNER History lists every change and every use of the partner code, the Safari pages you visited in the last 7 days, and the apps you used, drawn by Screen Time. Invite your partner to the free SFirewall app on their own iPhone. They get an alert when the code is used or blocking is turned off, see whether blocking is on, and see the Safari pages you visit, with their addresses, for 7 days. SFirewall shows you exactly what is shared before you invite, and your partner has to accept. MAC COMPANION, OPTIONAL SFirewall for Mac is a separate free download from the SFirewall website. Link it and one partner code guards both, and your iPhone can see and change your Mac's blocks. The iPhone app works fully on its own. PRIVACY No accounts. No servers. No ads, analytics or tracking. Your settings live on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. The only things that leave your devices are what you choose to share with your partner, through Apple's iCloud sharing, and, with Filter every app on, the site names your iPhone looks up, which Cloudflare's family filter answers. The developer never receives any of it. Requires Screen Time. Partner alerts need iCloud on both iPhones.

Screenshots

App Blocker & Limits4 screens
SFirewall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SFirewall at none against App Blocker & Limits's 4. App Blocker & Limits's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.4). On price, 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. App Blocker & Limits sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. SFirewall asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
App Blocker & Limits versus SFirewall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Blocker & LimitsSFirewall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB41 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperLeanid HreskaMark Schwab

In-app purchases

4 purchases

App Blocker & Limits

Subscriptions4
  • Blokr Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Blokr Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Blokr Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Blokr Pro - Yearly$39.991 Year
None

SFirewall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Blocker & Limits free?
App Blocker & Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SFirewall free?
SFirewall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do App Blocker & Limits or SFirewall have ads?
Neither App Blocker & Limits nor SFirewall shows ads.

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