Comparison

Clamp vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

Clamp

Features
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Clamp โ€“ Focus Better, Live Smarter Clamp helps you take control of your screen time and focus on what truly matters. Designed for productivity and balance, it empowers you to build healthier digital habits. With Safe Zones, Schedules, Focus Timer, and App Usage Insights, Clamp makes it easy to stay mindful, productive, and in control of your apps. Key Features: โ€ข App & Website Blocker โ€“ Stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites. โ€ข Focus Timer (Pomodoro) โ€“ Build deep work habits with customizable focus sessions. โ€ข Safe & Restrict Zones โ€“ Automatically manage apps based on your location. โ€ข Schedules & Group Locks โ€“ Create app groups and set daily restriction times. โ€ข Take a Rest โ€“ Pause distracting apps to recharge and refocus. โ€ข App Usage Insights โ€“ Track total usage, most used apps, and screen time patterns. โ€ข App Lock & Custom Icons โ€“ Secure and personalize your home screen. โ€ข Widgets & Shortcuts โ€“ Instantly restrict or restore apps with one tap. Clamp combines productivity, mindfulness, and automation to simplify your digital life. Stay focused, rest smarter, and take full control of your screen time โ€” effortlessly. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and Privacy Policy (https://clampapp.blogspot.com/2025/11/privacy-policy.html).

About

Anchor

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Some apps were designed to trap you. The feed doesn't end, and "five more minutes" always seems to turn into forty. That's not a willpower problem, it's the design working as intended. Anchor blocks the apps that do this by default, so opening one is always something you decided, never a doomscroll you fell into. THE IDEA Screen Time is built to be turned on. Anchor is built to already be on. There's no timer to start and no "focus mode" to remember. The apps you choose are blocked from the moment setup finishes, permanently, as the baseline state of your phone. The difference isn't less time in these apps. It's who decides when you get it. Want in? You ask for it. Open Anchor, set how long you actually need โ€” five minutes, twenty, whatever the moment calls for โ€” and access is granted for exactly that long. When it runs out, blocking resumes. This is the anchor that prevents you from losing your days to doomscrolling. RECLAIMED TIME, NOT WILLPOWER Anchor isn't a fast to survive. It doesn't track streaks or shame a slip. It tracks one thing: how much of the time you used to lose is coming back to you, every day, measured against the baseline you set for yourself in onboarding. Give it your age, and it shows you how much of your life you get back without these apps quietly eating it. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Pick the apps and websites you drift into without deciding to. โ€ข From then on, every one of them is blocked, all the time. โ€ข Reach for one anyway, and the block screen meets you instead. โ€ข Want it? Open Anchor, set a duration, and go. One deliberate ask, no lecture. โ€ข When the time's up, the block returns on its own. Set a new intent whenever you want back in. BUILT TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY โ€ข A Home Screen widget and Control Center button to drop anchor without hunting for the app. โ€ข Ask Siri to start or check a session. โ€ข A Live Activity keeps the countdown visible in your Dynamic Island while a session runs. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Anchor runs on Apple's Screen Time framework entirely on-device. The apps you block, the time you spend, and the breaks you take never leave your phone. There's no account, no server, and nothing to opt out of, because nothing is collected in the first place. Anchor doesn't ask you to want less. It makes sure that whenever you reach for one of these apps, it's because you decided to โ€” not because your thumb got there first.

Screenshots

Clamp4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor at none against Clamp's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Clamp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Anchor asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Clamp versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClampAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJayeshkumar AkbariNiklas Buehler

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Clamp

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Pro (Full Access)$2.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro (Full Access)$5.991 Year
None

Anchor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clamp free?
Clamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clamp or Anchor have ads?
Neither Clamp nor Anchor shows ads.

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