Comparison

TimeX vs App Usage Limiter

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

Head to head
About

TimeX

Features
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TimeX - Screen Time Control – Time Limit App Control your app & game time, set a timer, get stats and charts – start taking control of your phone screen now. Are you spending too much time on YouTube, TikTok or playing games aimlessly? With Time Limit App, you will stop letting your phone control you β€” and start taking control of your screen, time and focus. Time Limit App specializes in limiting app/browser time, with the ability to set a timer for each session, set a daily limit, and show you detailed statistics and time charts β€” helping you understand and change your digital habits intelligently. # Highlights * Set a session timer (e.g., 10 minutes) β€” when it's over, the app/browser will automatically lock. * Set a total daily time limit for social media, videos, games β€” you will no longer "unconsciously" overuse. * Detailed statistics: number of opens, total usage time, each type of application/browser. * Intuitive charts by day, week help you clearly see screen usage trends. * Set breaks between each session β€” avoid continuous uncontrolled use. * Auto-lock when reaching the limit β€” you don't have to remind yourself. * Simple interface, optimized experience, suitable for students, working people, parents. # Benefits you get * Get back in control: you define your screen usage instead of letting it define you. * Be more focused: less interrupted by social networks, meaningless videos from work or study. * Improve digital health: sleep better, less pressure, less dependent on smartphones. * Spend time on what really matters: family, hobbies, personal development. # Why choose Time Limit App? Hundreds of thousands of users have experienced and rated this as an effective tool to β€œfree up” screen time, especially for students and parents who need to control their children. Friendly interface, quick setup, clear effectiveness. Don't let today pass by unconsciously. Download Time Limit App now and start your journey to control screen time, upgrade yourself and live more proactively.

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App Usage Limiter

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You already know how much time you want to give an app. Free Full Usage Limiter is what makes that decision stick. Pick an app, give it a daily budget, and when the budget runs out the app stops opening. That's it. No streaks, no coaching, no account to create. SET LIMITS THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY THINK β€’ Per app β€” give one app its own daily budget. β€’ Per folder β€” group several apps together and give them a single shared budget. Twenty minutes across all your social apps, however you split it. When the budget is gone, they all lock at once. TWO WAYS TO BE STOPPED Friction mode leaves a door, but makes you work for it. To buy back a few minutes you type out a full sentence by hand β€” pasting is rejected β€” and then sit through a countdown that restarts if you leave the app. Most of the time you'll close it instead. That's the point. Absolute mode has no door. When the time is gone, it's gone until midnight. An absolute limit also can't be loosened or deleted afterwards; you can only make it stricter. Choose it when you already know you'll negotiate with yourself later. IT NOTICES WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING Every time you hit the lock screen, the message changes. The first one is a gentle nudge. By the tenth it isn't gentle, and it tells you how many times you've tried today. Seeing that number is usually what breaks the loop. SEE WHAT YOU GOT BACK A weekly report shows how much less you used your phone compared to the same point last week β€” overall and app by app. Not a guilt chart. Just the hours you took back. BUILT TO BE BORING ABOUT YOUR DATA No account. No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No analytics. No third-party code of any kind. There is no server, because there is nothing to send anywhere. Your limits live on your iPhone and nowhere else. Your usage numbers are read inside an isolated system extension that Apple does not let apps read from β€” which means even this app cannot see them. That's also why the main screen shows a progress bar rather than a live countdown: iOS genuinely does not allow it. HONEST LIMITATIONS β€’ Requires Screen Time permission. It's what makes blocking possible. β€’ Blocks can take up to a minute to appear after your time runs out. That's how iOS reports usage. β€’ Deleting this app removes every block, including absolute ones. Apple does not allow that door to be closed, and we'd rather tell you than pretend otherwise. Free, completely. There is no paid tier to upsell you to.

Screenshots

TimeX4 screens
App Usage Limiter4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeX and App Usage Limiter are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeX versus App Usage Limiter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeXApp Usage Limiter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size60 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNgoc Thanh PhamJAIME MANUEL SERRANO GONZALEZ

In-app purchases

None

TimeX

No in-app purchases

None

App Usage Limiter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeX free?
TimeX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is App Usage Limiter free?
App Usage Limiter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeX or App Usage Limiter have ads?
Neither TimeX nor App Usage Limiter shows ads.

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