Comparison

Daboo vs anchored | present screen time

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

Head to head
About

Daboo

This app helps you reduce your daily phone usage by turning it into a competition with friends. It automatically tracks your screen time and displays your progress against a set goal, with a leaderboard to see who is using their phone the least.

Highlights
  • Automatic screen time tracking
  • Daily goal setting
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Daily and weekly progress reports
  • Privacy-focused design
  • No ads or trackers
Features
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Your screen time, next to your friends'. Least time wins. 5 hours a day on your phone is 76 days a year. Daboo helps you win them back by turning it into a daily race with the people who'll actually notice. IT TRACKS ITSELF Give Daboo Screen Time access once and it counts your daily total automatically. Nothing to type, nothing to remember. SET A GOAL Pick a daily limit and see every day against it. Time over your goal shows up in orange, so a bad week is obvious at a glance. RACE YOUR FRIENDS A daily leaderboard ranks you and your friends by who used their phone least. Switch between yesterday, your 7-day average and your 30-day average. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND A morning notification tells you how you placed, and a weekly recap shows how your week went. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Only a rounded daily total leaves your phone, never which apps you used, and only friends you add can see it. No ads. No third-party trackers. Delete your account and all your data any time. Put the phone down. Your friends will notice.

About

anchored | present screen time

This app provides a mindful pause between you and app usage. It offers guided breathwork and self-check-ins to encourage presence over autopilot. Features include app pausing, custom intentions, and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Pause selected apps and categories
  • Guided breathwork sessions
  • Self-check-ins for mood and intention
  • Daily intention setting
  • Privacy-focused, no data sharing
  • Website blocking (Plus)
Features
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Anchored is mindful screen time, designed for nervous systems. We're not here to track your hours or shame your screen time. We're here to give you a beat — a breath, a check-in, a moment — between you and the app you're about to open. — WHAT ANCHORED DOES — PAUSE THE APPS THAT PULL YOU IN Pick the apps you'd rather not open on autopilot — as many as you like. Anchored stands between you and them, prompting a brief breath, check-in, or intention before you proceed. No punishment, no shame — just space. BREATHE BEFORE YOU SCROLL Guided breathwork built for the moments you actually need it. • Box breathing for focus • 4-7-8 for sleep and rest • Physiological sigh for stress • Coherent breathing for ground • Alternate nostril for clarity CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF Quick check-ins help you notice what you actually wanted before you reach for the phone. Mood, intention, presence — captured in seconds, never shared. SET AN INTENTION Name where you want your time to go. Anchored keeps it in view, gently, so the hours you reclaim have somewhere to land. — BUILT FOR PRIVACY — Your life inside Anchored stays on your device. No user accounts, no backend servers. Your app selections live in an opaque token even we can't read — Apple's Family Controls do the pausing, locally. Full details: anchoredapp.dev/privacy — ONE SIMPLE PLAN — Anchored is a subscription app — one plan, everything included. No tiers, no locked features, no upsells inside. • Unlimited paused apps • The full breathwork library • Check-in rituals you choose • Your streak and daily affirmations Weekly and annual plans are available, with a free trial on the annual plan — cancel anytime during the trial and pay nothing. Current pricing is always shown in the app before you subscribe. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. — A NOTE FROM US — Anchored isn't a productivity tool. It's a permission slip. We hope it gives you room to choose presence over autopilot — even if just for a second. Made with care by Aurora Industries. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://anchoredapp.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Daboo3 screens
anchored | present screen time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Daboo at 5.0 against anchored | present screen time's 4.3. Daboo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). anchored | present screen time's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. anchored | present screen time sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Daboo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Daboo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Daboo's written reviews are positive against 67% of anchored | present screen time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daboo ships an update every 4 months, anchored | present screen time every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Daboo versus anchored | present screen time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDabooanchored | present screen time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyan TishAurora Industries LLC

Customer experience

Daboo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

anchored | present screen time

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Daboo

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

anchored | present screen time

Subscriptions4
  • Anchored Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Anchored Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Anchored Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Anchored Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anchored Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is Daboo free?
Daboo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is anchored | present screen time free?
anchored | present screen time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daboo or anchored | present screen time?
Daboo is rated higher. Daboo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while anchored | present screen time averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Daboo or anchored | present screen time have ads?
anchored | present screen time shows ads; Daboo does not.
Which is updated more often, Daboo or anchored | present screen time?
Daboo ships an update every 4 months, and anchored | present screen time every 4 days. Most recently, Daboo was updated on October 19, 2026 and anchored | present screen time on October 14, 2026.

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