Comparison

Anti Screen Time vs Screen Time Limit

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

Head to head
About

Anti Screen Time

This app helps reduce screen time through a unique session and rest rhythm, avoiding hard limits and permanent blocks. It offers a gentler approach to managing device usage by alternating periods of full access with short breaks where controlled apps are temporarily unavailable.

Highlights
  • Session and rest rhythm
  • No hard usage limits
  • No permanent app blocks
  • Controlled app unavailability during rests
  • Gentle approach to screen time reduction
  • Full access during sessions
Features
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Most screen time apps work by capping you. They set hard limits, block apps for the rest of the day, and leave you locked out the moment you hit a number. Anti Screen Time works differently. There are no usage limits and no permanent blocks. You move through a rhythm of sessions and rests, and your total screen time drops, often dramatically, without anything being capped or taken away for good. Here's how it works. You start a session and have full, unlimited access to everything on your phone. When the session ends, a short rest begins, a brief pause where your controlled apps become unavailable for a few minutes. When the rest ends, your apps return, ready for your next session. No daily cutoffs. No "you're out of time." Just a gentle in-and-out rhythm that adds up to far less screen time. Anti Screen Time is for people who've tried strict limits and bounced off them. If hitting a wall every day has never worked, a gentle rhythm of sessions and rests might. Use everything you love, in a calmer cadence. Lower your screen time. No limits, no daily cutoffs, just a gentler rhythm. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.antiscreentime.com/privacy

About

Screen Time Limit

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ScrollLess is a screen time limit app that helps you stop doomscrolling — for real. Pick the apps that pull you in: social media, short videos, games, anything. Choose how much time you want to spend on them each day. When your time is up, ScrollLess locks them until tomorrow. HOW IT WORKS • Select the apps and categories you want to limit • Set a daily time limit that feels right • Get a heads-up a few minutes before you reach it • When time runs out, a lock screen stops the scroll 15 MORE MINUTES, ONLY WHEN IT MATTERS Life happens. From the lock screen you can take 15 more minutes, up to 3 times a day. Every break is a small pause to ask yourself: is this scroll really worth it? STRICT MODE For days with no excuses. While Strict Mode is on, tracking can't be turned off, your limit can't be raised and apps can't be removed until tomorrow. BUILT ON SCREEN TIME • Uses Apple's Screen Time framework on your iPhone • Your app usage data stays on your device • See today's usage and time left at a glance • Focus Mode timer for deep work • Turn off all tracking anytime (unless Strict Mode is on) ScrollLess Pro unlocks daily limits, the lock screen, extra-time breaks and Strict Mode. Scroll less. Live more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/ec02595b-90a0-4187-b1ac-50f4ffcab52c Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/ec92399e-b7a3-48de-8020-590aeaccc8f2

Screenshots

Anti Screen Time4 screens
Screen Time Limit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Anti Screen Time at every 5 days against Screen Time Limit's monthly. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anti Screen Time sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Screen Time Limit sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anti Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, Screen Time Limit monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Anti Screen Time versus Screen Time Limit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnti Screen TimeScreen Time Limit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph Caseyabdullah zubeyir ceylan

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Anti Screen Time

Subscriptions5
  • One Week Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Family Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Family Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$74.99
6 purchases

Screen Time Limit

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollLess Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • ScrollLess Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • ScrollLess 5 Token$0.99
  • ScrollLess 10 Token$1.99
  • ScrollLess 25 Token$3.99
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  • ScrollLess 50 Token$17.99

Questions

Is Anti Screen Time free?
Anti Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anti Screen Time or Screen Time Limit have ads?
Neither Anti Screen Time nor Screen Time Limit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anti Screen Time or Screen Time Limit?
Anti Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, and Screen Time Limit monthly. Most recently, Anti Screen Time was updated on November 5, 2026 and Screen Time Limit on November 5, 2026.

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