Anti Screen Time vs Budli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Budli
This app helps you reduce screen time by gamifying app blocking. A virtual pet thrives when you stay off distracting apps, evolving as you reclaim your time. It offers gentle reminders and focus sessions, designed for distractible minds.
- Gamified app blocking with a virtual pet
- Pet evolves based on time saved
- Focus sessions for deep work
- Gentle 'are you sure?' prompts
- Personalized daily rituals
- App blocking built on Apple Screen Time
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Meet your Budli - a tiny pet that thrives when you stay off the apps that eat your day. Less doomscrolling, more life. No white-knuckle willpower required. WHY CARE WORKS WHEN GUILT DOESN'T Most blockers say "stop" - but your phone is right there, and one tap later you're back. Budli gives you a reason instead: a little creature that grows on the time you win back. You're not breaking a rule, you're looking after someone. That tiny shift is what makes it stick. HOW IT WORKS - Pick your trap apps - the ones you open without thinking - Stay under your daily limit and your Budli grows, evolves, and cheers you on - Go over and you lose XP - the next evolution stalls until you're back under - Open a trap app anyway and your Budli steps in with a soft "are you sure?" - a pause, not a wall of shame WHAT'S INSIDE - Real app blocking, built on Apple Screen Time - not another reminder you swipe away - One pet, seven forms - it evolves on the hours you win back, and stalls when the scroll wins - Deep Focus sessions for when you need to be unreachable - Honest stats that show where your hours really go - judged by no one - Tiny daily rituals - stretch, sunlight, a mindful break - for you and your pet - Emergency passes, because some days life actually needs your phone MADE FOR DISTRACTIBLE BRAINS If you've ever tapped "15 more minutes" and meant it every single time, Budli was built for you. Gentle structure, visible progress, zero shame - friendly to ADHD brains and anyone whose thumb has a mind of its own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No accounts, no tracking, no selling your attention back to you. What would you do with two extra hours a day? Your Budli can't wait to find out. BUDLI PLUS Budli requires a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings - no hoops, no dark patterns. Terms of Use: https://budliapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://budliapp.netlify.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Anti Screen Time at free with in-app purchases against Budli's subscription. Budli's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Anti Screen Time sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Budli sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. 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 Anti Screen Time against 5.0 for Budli. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Anti Screen Time ships an update every 5 days, Budli every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anti Screen Time | Budli |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Casey | John Uschold |
Customer experience
Anti Screen Time
Budli
In-app purchases
Anti Screen Time
- 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
- Lifetime Premium$74.99
Budli
- Budli Plus: App Blocker Weekly$6.997 Days
- Budli Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
- Budli Plus: Screen Time Coach$19.991 Year
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- Budli Plus: Screen Time Coach$29.991 Year
- Budli Plus: Focus Pet Annual$39.991 Year
- Budli Plus: Focus Pet Annual$59.991 Year
- Budli Lifetime$49.99








