Luvu vs Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luvu
This app helps you control screen time and boost productivity by blocking distracting apps and launching focus sessions. It uses gamification and emotional coaching to help you break bad habits and build healthier routines.
- Auto-enforced focus sessions
- Distraction blocking
- Personalized habit building
- Game-like retention
- Emotional accountability
- Daily rituals and wins
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Luvu is the #1 app for controlling screen time and supercharging your productivity, mental health, and day-to-day clarity. This emotional little marshmallow blocks distracting apps, launches focus sessions, negotiates when you try to cheat, and rewards you for reclaiming your life, one mindful moment at a time. You’ll spend over 25 years of your life on your phone! With Luvu, you start getting that time back. Using a mix of distraction blocking, gamification, social accountability, and emotional coaching, Luvu helps you break doomscroll habits, stay present, and build healthier routines that finally stick. Thousands of people have already transformed their digital lives and Luvu is ready to help you do the same. What you get with Luvu: • Auto-enforced focus sessions – Set a goal, start a session, and Luvu locks down your distracting apps. If you try to leave early, you’ll… have to negotiate with him. • Distraction blocking – Block social media (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, ...), games, messages, or any apps you choose—instantly or on a schedule. • Personalized habit building – Luvu learns your patterns, strengths, and weak moments, then adjusts difficulty and support to help you reduce screen time day by day. • Game-like retention – Earn XP for staying focused, unlock emotes, activate “Ultra Focus Mode,” and save your streak with clever streak-savers. • Emotional accountability – Luvu can be supportive, snarky, disappointed-in-you, or full chaotic gremlin. Whatever keeps you off TikTok. • Daily rituals and wins – Tiny dopamine hits for staying present, avoiding doomscroll spirals, and building intentional routines. • Friendly rivalries & milestones – Compare today’s screen time vs your past self (and optionally friends), and earn badges for big victories . • Customizable experience – Choose Luvu’s vibe, strictness level, negotiation style, and celebration energy. Whether you’re starting fresh, trying to reclaim your attention, or chasing your best digital self, Luvu makes staying focused weirdly fun. Why Luvu? • Built to stick. Smart pacing, adaptive difficulty, and reward momentum help you stay focused more days in a row than you ever have. • A personality that motivates. Luvu isn’t just a blocker—he’s your needy, dramatic accountability buddy who really wants you to succeed. • Effortless protection. Once you set your boundaries, Luvu enforces them. You just show up. • Progress you can feel. Watch your screen time drop, your habits strengthen, and your sense of control return. Try Luvu Plus Upgrade to Luvu Plus for premium perks: unlimited streak savers, advanced blocking rules, exclusive coaching voices, deeper customization, and faster progression. Start with a free trial to unlock the full power of your tiny digital bodyguard. Subscription details: If you choose to purchase Luvu Plus, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be turned off anytime from your account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: luvufit.com/privacy Terms of Service: luvufit.com/tos
Touch
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Touch Grass – Turn Life Into an Adventure Touch Grass helps you step away from endless scrolling and step into real-world experiences that actually matter. Through quick, fun challenges and micro-adventures, the app turns everyday life into a game helping you explore your city, try new things, and build confidence along the way. Whether it’s discovering a new place nearby, picking up a new habit, or completing a small challenge in minutes, Touch Grass makes real life feel exciting again. Explore Your World Unlock bite sized adventures designed to fit into your day. Location based challenges that turn everyday places into mini quests Try new things prompts you can finish in minutes Experiences that boost mood, confidence, and curiosity Walk away with stories worth sharing Play Together Growth is better with others. Touch Grass blends community with game mechanics to keep things fun and motivating. Join crews, post updates, and celebrate wins Earn XP, climb leaderboards, and hit milestones Seasonal challenges, prize drops, and partner rewards Learn by Doing Every challenge builds real-world skills you’ll actually use. Improve time management, communication, budgeting, and navigation Track streaks, earn badges, and unlock harder quests Short reflections help turn actions into lasting habits Built for Everyday Wins Touch Grass isn’t about perfection it’s about progress. Each challenge is designed to be simple, achievable, and rewarding, helping you build momentum one small win at a time. Life’s more fun when it feels like a game. Touch Grass turns real-world moments into meaningful experiences you’ll remember.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touch at none against Luvu's 10. Touch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Luvu's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Luvu sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Luvu ships an update every 4 days, Touch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luvu | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (308 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Luvu | Touch Grass Limited Liability Company |
In-app purchases
Luvu
- Luvu Plus3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Luvu Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Luvu Plus3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Luvu Plus$39.991 Year
- Luvu Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Luvu Plus$59.991 Year
- Luvu Plus7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Luvu Plus3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Luvu Plus3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Luvu Plus7 Days trial$79.991 Year
Touch
No in-app purchases









