Comparison

Gentle Screen Time vs Uninstall

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

Head to head
About

Gentle Screen Time

This app helps families establish healthier screen time habits by wrapping addictive apps in timed sessions. It introduces a rhythm of usage and rest without surveillance or negotiation, allowing intentional app engagement.

Highlights
  • Timed app sessions with beginnings and ends
  • Automatic app locking after sessions
  • Intentional app opening friction
  • Remote family management
  • Customizable session and rest lengths
  • No content monitoring or surveillance
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. Gentle 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. Gentle 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.gentlescreentime.app/privacy

About

Uninstall

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by blocking distracting applications and websites. It offers flexible blocking options, including one-time and recurring routines, with built-in friction to prevent easy overrides.

Highlights
  • Block any app, category, or website
  • One-time blocks (15 min - 24 hours)
  • Recurring routines by weekday and time
  • Multi-day schedules
  • Friction-based override system
  • Track reclaimed hours
Features
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A focus app that doesn't ask nicely. Lock the apps that own you, then walk away. Pick a one-time block, or a routine that runs itself. Want out before the routine ends? Earn it: a 10-second hold, then a 5-minute lockout. Friction beats willpower. PICK YOUR POISON • Block any app, category, or website on iOS • One-time blocks from 15 minutes to 24 hours • Recurring routines configured by weekday and time window • Multi-day schedules. Mornings before work, evenings before bed, study hours, sleep time A WEEK ON AUTOPILOT Routines run themselves. No daily decisions, no negotiating. The doomscroll dies on a schedule you set when you meant it. NO TAKEBACKS Hold to break for 10 seconds. Then a 5-minute lockout before the routine actually deactivates. Built for the version of you that committed when you set the block. Not the version of you scrolling at 2am. QUIETLY TAKE IT BACK Track the hours you reclaimed. No streaks to protect. No nudges. No badges. No bullshit. Just the time back on the clock. PRIVACY FIRST Blocking is enforced on-device through Apple's Screen Time framework. We never see which apps you use, how long you use them, or any Screen Time data. Screen Time data stays on device. Blocked apps, block durations, and usage are never transmitted. Anonymous install events measure ad campaign performance. No account required. FREE TIER Block up to 2 apps with one-time blocks. No account required. UNINSTALL PRO Routines, unlimited apps per block, and full stats history. Includes a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Manage anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gentle Screen Time4 screens
Uninstall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gentle Screen Time at none against Uninstall's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Gentle Screen Time sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Uninstall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gentle Screen Time against 5.0 for Uninstall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gentle Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, Uninstall every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Gentle Screen Time versus Uninstall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGentle Screen TimeUninstall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph CaseyBord LLC

Customer experience

Gentle Screen Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Uninstall

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gentle Screen Time

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Family Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Family Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Uninstall

Subscriptions2
  • Uninstall Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Uninstall Premium Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Gentle Screen Time free?
Gentle Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uninstall free?
Uninstall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gentle Screen Time or Uninstall?
Gentle Screen Time and Uninstall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gentle Screen Time or Uninstall have ads?
Uninstall shows ads; Gentle Screen Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Gentle Screen Time or Uninstall?
Gentle Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, and Uninstall every 9 days. Most recently, Gentle Screen Time was updated on October 16, 2026 and Uninstall on October 7, 2026.

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