Screen Time Control vs Cactus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Time Control
Manage your device usage with timers and smart app blocking to enhance focus. Build self-control through interactive challenges and reaction training. Includes eye care features for healthier screen time.
- Focus timers
- Simulated lock screens
- Smart app blocking
- Decision challenges
- Reaction training
- Eye care features
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Professional screen time manager! Boost focus with timers, simulated lock screens, and smart app blocking. Build self-control through decision challenges and reaction training. Eye care features for productive screen time.
Cactus
This utility app helps you manage your screen time by blocking specific applications and websites according to your set schedule. It offers a straightforward approach to digital well-being with a commitment to privacy and no tracking. The app is completely free to use.
- Scheduled app blocking
- Website blocking
- Zero tracking
- Free to use
- Privacy-focused
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Block apps and sites on your schedule. Opinionated but realistic, zero tracking, free forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cactus at 5.0 against Screen Time Control's 4.4. Cactus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Screen Time Control's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cactus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Time Control has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Screen Time Control ships an update every 3 months, Cactus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Time Control | Cactus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 天瑜 贾 | Kiln (CA) |
Customer experience
Screen Time Control
Cactus
In-app purchases
Screen Time Control
No in-app purchases
Cactus
No in-app purchases
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