PeerPause vs Friends67
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PeerPause
This app helps you stick to your screen time limits by involving a trusted friend. When your time is up, it blocks apps, and you must ask your 'Time Buddy' for more time, adding social accountability to break scrolling habits.
- App blocking that enforces limits
- Real-time accountability with a Time Buddy
- Request additional screen time
- Approval required for limit changes
- No easy self-override options
- Private by design for user data
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Screen time limits only work when you can't quietly undo them. PeerPause fixes that by putting one person you trust between you and the "just five more minutes" button. Set a daily limit for the apps that eat your day. When the time is gone, the app locks. If you genuinely need longer, you send a request to your Time Buddy — a friend, partner, or sibling who taps accept or deny. No secret override, no deleting the limit at 1am. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the app that distracts you most. 2. Set its daily limit. 3. Add a Time Buddy. 4. When you hit the limit, the app locks. 5. Ask for more time, with a note if you want. 6. Your Time Buddy decides. WHAT YOU GET • Blocking for social, video, game, dating, and shopping apps • Daily limits built on Apple's Screen Time • Time extension requests, answered by a real person • Buddy confirmation before a limit is changed or removed • Streaks and insights that show what's actually improving • No instant self-override when you hit the limit WHY A BUDDY BEATS WILLPOWER Every other blocker lets you turn it off. That is the whole problem — the moment you want to break the limit is exactly the moment you are least able to argue with yourself. Handing that one decision to someone else takes about two seconds and changes the outcome. Your Time Buddy is not a parent or a monitor. They see the app name, how much time you asked for, and any note you send. They cannot see your messages, your browsing, your photos, or what you do inside any app. Your Screen Time data stays on your device. BEING SOMEONE'S TIME BUDDY Answering requests for a friend costs nothing — install PeerPause, get added, and tap accept or deny when they ask. A PeerPause Pro subscription is what lets you create and manage your own limits. Pause first. Scroll less. Take your time back. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Friends67
This app helps you regain control of your screen time by involving friends in your daily limits. When you exceed your app usage, you must send a selfie to friends for accountability, or they must approve unlock requests in hardcore mode.
- Social accountability for app limits
- Selfie verification for exceeding time
- Friend approval for unlocks (Hardcore Mode)
- Customizable daily app limits
- Scheduled Downtime for focus
- Group sessions for shared blocking
- Emergency Tokens for critical access
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FRIENDS67 is an app that finally works against doomscrolling, so you can get your life back & achieve your goals. You’ve probably tried setting limits before. The problem is that they’re too easy to override, and no one notices when you tap “Ignore Limit” for the 123rd time. So social media wins by default. Friends67 finally changes that. You should be the one in control of your life. Not social media. When you have the urge to scroll past your limit, a selfie to your friends is required. Your friends hold you accountable and see when you give up. One friend is enough to change your screen time. HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps you want to limit. Set your daily limits. Invite your friends. When your time is up, your apps lock. Have the urge to scroll past your limit? Send a selfie to your friends. FRIEND APPROVAL Sometimes you really need more time. Sometimes you’re just scrolling. Accountability saves you from doomscrolling. DAILY LIMITS Set daily limits for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, Snapchat, games, or any other app. Every app has its own limit. Limits reset every day. EASY MODE Need more time? Take a selfie. Unlock it. HARDCORE MODE Want real accountability? Every unlock request goes to your friends. Your friends have to approve. No exceptions. DOWNTIME Need time to study? Work? Sleep? Create Downtime and keep distracting apps locked at specific times. SESSIONS Want to block apps for the next 3 hours? Just start a session! You can also start sessions together with your friends and stay locked in together. EMERGENCY TOKENS Need access during Hardcore Mode but your friends aren’t available? Use an Emergency Token. Save it for when you really need it. YOUR PROGRESS See how much time you’re saving. Watch your screen time go down and take back your time. PRIVACY Friends67 uses Apples Screen Time API in order to monitor and block your apps. We never see what you do inside your apps. We never sell your personal data. Privacy Policy https://friends67.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service https://friends67.com/terms-of-service You decide how you spend your time and your life not the algorithm. Friends67.
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Verdict
PeerPause and Friends67 are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. PeerPause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Friends67 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 PeerPause against 5.0 for Friends67. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
PeerPause ships an update every 4 days, Friends67 weekly. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | PeerPause | Friends67 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrei Tarce | Derya Janina Ay |
Customer experience
PeerPause
Friends67
In-app purchases
PeerPause
- PeerPause Weekly$3.997 Days
- PeerPause3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- PeerPause3 Days trial$24.991 Year
Friends67
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
- Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime subscription$34.99









