Miso vs Lock Me!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miso
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“Miso - Screen Time Control” is an app built for people who want their evenings, focus, and mornings back. It helps you reduce screen time by 3 hours a day by blocking the apps that pull you in and adding a pause before you scroll. Features: Block Distracting Apps and Websites. Pick the apps, categories, and websites that steal your attention. Run multiple presets at once so work, evenings, and weekends each have the right rules, and stay consistent while you cut down on screen time. Unlock Interventions. A short step before an app opens breaks the habit of scrolling without thinking. Take a guided breath, or scan a barcode on something nearby like a book or a tea tin so you have to get up first. Choose How Long Apps Stay Unlocked. When you do unlock, you pick the time so a quick check does not turn into the rest of your night. When the timer ends, the app locks again and you don’t overuse it. Brain Power Budget. Unlocking spends today’s budget. The longer you stay in distracting apps, the more minutes you use. You’re not banned from your phone. You see the cost of screen time as it happens, and you can change the goal whenever you want. Scheduled Blocks. Turn blocking on automatically for work hours, evenings, or any routine you set. It runs in the background, so you don’t have to remember to flip a switch every time you sit down to focus. Whether you want to focus on work, get through studying without checking your phone, keep evenings free for people in front of you, or you’ve already tried built-in limits and still pick it up without thinking, “Miso - Screen Time Control” makes reducing screen time clear, sustainable, and something that actually sticks. SUBSCRIPTION: “Miso - Screen Time Control" offers a free trial but does not offer a free subscription tier. Therefore, full access to all features requires a paid subscription. Before the subscription, you can only access the screen time analysis. Your subscription will automatically renew, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel or manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ TERMS: https://hellomiso.vercel.app/terms PRIVACY POLICY: https://hellomiso.vercel.app/privacy
Lock Me!
This app helps users break smartphone addiction by blocking distracting apps and websites. Users set focus timers, and time spent away from their phone progresses an interactive story with a virtual character. It offers ambient soundscapes and scheduling to aid concentration.
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Set focus timers
- Interactive story progression
- Ambient soundscapes for focus
- Scheduled app restrictions
- App sets for different purposes
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Block distracting apps. Get teased. Unlock the story. Lock Me! is a character-driven focus timer and app blocker made for anime, visual novel, and character-driven game fans. Ordinary productivity apps can feel cold and sterile. Lock Me! turns focus into a game of temptation and payback, with a cast of cyber girls who make every session personal. Kamia is smug, sweet, and certain you cannot stay away from your favorite apps. Narv is calm, polite, and far more dangerous than she first appears. As they tease, challenge, and keep you company, focused time moves the story forward. Choose the apps, categories, and websites that distract you. Set a focus time, start a session, and let Lock Me! restrict them with Apple’s Screen Time technology. Stay focused long enough and the balance of power begins to shift. Unlock new scenes, learn more about the characters, and turn the tables on the girls who thought they had you figured out. FOCUS THAT UNLOCKS A STORY Your focus sessions move an ongoing character-driven story forward. Progress comes from time spent away from distracting apps—not from simply tapping through dialogue. WATCH MODE Turn your phone into a desk-side focus companion. Keep a character on screen while listening to brown noise, rain, or lo-fi audio. You can also keep the display awake while Watch Mode is active. FEATURES • Block distracting apps, app categories, and websites • Set a focus timer and spend intentional time away from your phone • Use Watch Mode as a desk-side focus companion • Listen to brown noise, rain, and lo-fi focus audio • Create scheduled restrictions for different times of day • Save separate restriction sets for social media, video, games, and more • Turn focused time into story progress • Build a daily focus habit and track your progress GREAT FOR • Cutting back on social media and short-form video • Staying focused while studying or working • Avoiding games and videos before bed • Anyone who has trouble sticking with a standard focus timer • Anime, visual novel, and character-driven game fans • Anyone motivated by story progress and character interactions Let a smug cyber girl lock away your distractions. Stay focused long enough to turn the tables. Then come back for the next scene. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lock-me.net/en/legal/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Miso at every 2 days against Lock Me!'s every 3 days. 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
Both are free to download. Miso sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lock Me! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Miso ships an update every 2 days, Lock Me! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Miso | Lock Me! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 92.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aichi Tsuchihira | OSCILLATION FUTURES |
In-app purchases
Miso
- Miso Unlimited$4.997 Days
- Miso Unlimited7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Miso Unlimited7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Lock Me!
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$18.991 Year









