Gentle Screen Time vs Limit screen time, apps locker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Limit screen time, apps locker
Earn screen time for your favorite apps by engaging in physical activity. Track steps from Apple Health or perform on-device camera-recognized workouts like squats and push-ups to build your minute balance. Manage app usage and stay focused with customizable sessions.
- Earn screen time through physical activity
- Integrates with Apple Health for step tracking
- On-device camera recognition for workouts
- Customizable rates for earning minutes
- App and category management
- Focus sessions for productivity
- Detailed statistics on activity and balance
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Move more. Use your favorite apps — mindfully. ScreenBlocker turns your real-world activity into screen time for the apps you choose. Walk, do squats or push-ups, and watch your minutes grow. FEATURES • Minute Balance — a clear system to track earned and spent time • Apple Health Steps — today’s steps are automatically converted into minutes • Workouts — squats and push-ups tracked with on-device camera recognition • Custom Rates — set how many steps or reps equal one minute • App Control — choose apps and categories to manage • Focus Sessions — stay productive when your phone distracts you • Statistics — track activity, balance, and focus over time • Pause Monitoring — temporarily disable restrictions when needed PRIVACY No registration required. Your data stays on your device and is only used to enable core functionality. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vadimnarbutovich.github.io/screenblockerapp/privacy-en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gentle Screen Time at every 5 days against Limit screen time, apps locker's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Gentle Screen Time sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Limit screen time, apps locker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gentle Screen Time against 5.0 for Limit screen time, apps locker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Gentle Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, Limit screen time, apps locker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gentle Screen Time | Limit screen time, apps locker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minimal Applications LLC | Vadzim Narbutovich |
Customer experience
Gentle Screen Time
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In-app purchases
Gentle Screen Time
- 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
Limit screen time, apps locker
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- ScreenBlocker Pro Lifetime$19.99
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