Comparison

PhoneLess vs Lockify

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

Head to head
About

PhoneLess

This app helps you and your friends reduce screen time by blocking distracting apps and setting group challenges. It fosters accountability through shared goals and a supportive community, making digital detox more effective.

Highlights
  • Group screen time tracking
  • App blocking with friend control
  • Leaderboards for progress
  • Accountability challenges
  • Doom app tracking
  • Daily screen time targets
  • Group chat for support
Features
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PhoneLess helps you reduce screen time, break the pull of distracting apps, and build a healthier relationship with your phone. It gives you different ways to change your habits, helps you understand what works for you, and connects you with people trying to do the same. Your phone isn't the enemy. But sometimes a quick check turns into 30 minutes of scrolling, an app gets downloaded again, or a screen-time limit gets dismissed without thinking. Instead of expecting one solution to work for everyone, PhoneLess gives you different ways to take back control — from app blocking and physical barriers to challenges, accountability and tools to understand your habits. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Choose the apps and websites that take more of your time than you'd like and block them using Apple Screen Time permissions. Create focused periods for work, study, sleep or simply being away from your phone. Block or limit: • Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and Snapchat • YouTube, Netflix and entertainment apps • Reddit and other scrolling-heavy apps • Games, dating and shopping apps • News and distracting websites • Adult content and pornography • Or any other apps you choose MAKE IT HARDER TO GIVE IN PhoneLess lets you create stronger commitments around the apps you want to use less. And when you want a physical barrier, there's Poff. GO PHYSICAL WITH POFF Poff is an optional NFC blocker that takes app blocking outside your phone. Choose your apps, tap your iPhone to Poff, and they stay blocked until you physically return and tap Poff again. Unlocking becomes a conscious decision instead of another button you tap without thinking. DON'T DO IT ALONE Changing your relationship with your phone doesn't have to be a solo thing. Create groups with friends, see each other's progress, take on challenges together and add accountability when willpower isn't enough. Connect with a community of people trying to reclaim their time, share progress and learn from people working toward the same thing. LEARN WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR YOU PhoneLess isn't just about making your Screen Time number go down. We want you to understand your relationship with your phone. Explore different approaches to digital wellbeing, learn about the thinking and research behind them, try them yourself, and see what helps you change. PhoneLess helps you discover what works for you and build habits that last beyond the app. MAKE CHANGE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KEEP DOING Reducing screen time doesn't have to feel like punishment. Take on challenges based on your screen-time progress, build streaks, complete quests, earn rewards and customize Doomi as you improve. Track your screen time, Doom apps and focus habits so you can actually see your progress. USE PHONELESS FOR THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER • Reduce social media and doomscrolling • Focus while working or studying • Protect your sleep from late-night scrolling • Be more present with friends and family • Create healthier digital boundaries • Take a digital detox without relying only on willpower • Spend more time on the things you care about MORE THAN AN APP BLOCKER PhoneLess isn't about getting rid of your phone. Phones are incredibly useful. It's about making sure you're the one deciding how you spend your time. Block when you need a barrier. Get accountability when you need support. Try challenges when you need motivation. Learn what works for you. Use Poff when you want the decision to become physical. Some features require iOS Screen Time permissions. PhoneLess Pro unlocks additional features including advanced history, customization, challenge modes and group upgrades. Poff is an optional physical product sold separately where available. Less life in here. More life out there. Terms of Use: https://phoneless.app/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phoneless.app/privacy

About

Lockify

Features
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LOCKIFY — APP BLOCKER & FOCUS TIMER You open your phone to check one thing. Ten minutes later you're on Instagram. Twenty minutes after that, TikTok. An hour gone. Nothing done. This isn't a willpower problem. It's a design problem. Every app on your phone is engineered by a team of thousands to keep you scrolling. You're fighting billion-dollar algorithms with good intentions alone. Lockify changes the game. It locks the apps you choose — for real. Not a reminder. Not a nudge. A real lock, enforced at the system level, that stays on until your session ends. No sneaking. No cheating. Just focus. FOCUS MODE — POMODORO THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK Choose your apps. Set your duration. Hit start. Lockify locks every selected app and starts your countdown. Work in focused sprints — 25, 40, or 60 minutes, whatever fits your brain. Take short or long breaks between sessions. Your apps stay locked through breaks too, because we know exactly what happens the moment you unlock them. When your session ends, see how long you focused, how many sessions you completed, and what your current streak looks like. Then decide: keep going, or call it a great day. LOCK MODE — HOURS, DAYS, YOUR CALL Sometimes you need more than a work session. Sometimes you need to lock Twitter for a week. Or Instagram for the entire weekend. Or every social app until you finish that project. Lock Mode lets you set a lock for any duration — from one hour to seven full days. The lock stays active even if you close Lockify, restart your phone, or reinstall the app. It lives at the operating system level. It means business. Want to unlock early? You can. But you'll have to confirm it deliberately, and Lockify will record it. Accountability is part of the product. POMODORO TIMER — BUILT FOR REAL SESSIONS The classic Pomodoro technique works, and Lockify builds on it. Set your session length, your short break, your long break, and how many sessions before a long break kicks in. Everything adapts to how you actually work — not how productivity gurus think you should. The timer runs in the background. Your phone stays locked, your apps stay blocked, and the clock keeps ticking. STREAKS & STATISTICS — NUMBERS THAT MOTIVATE What gets measured gets done. Lockify tracks everything: Daily focus minutes Weekly totals and trends Monthly progress charts Session completion rate Your longest streak ever Average session length Check your stats after a productive day and feel proud. Use them as fuel after a rough week. The numbers are honest — and honesty drives real change. PRESETS — ONE TAP TO LOCK IN You have a morning deep work routine. An afternoon study block. An evening wind-down. Stop rebuilding them from scratch every single time. Save any session as a preset — apps to block, duration, break settings, everything. Give it a name. Next time, one tap and you're locked in. Your best configurations, always one tap away. BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS If you have ADHD, you already know: knowing you should focus and actually focusing are two completely different things. The standard advice — "just put your phone down" — doesn't work when your brain is wired to seek novelty every thirty seconds. Lockify creates the external structure your brain needs. When an app is locked, the dopamine loop is broken before it starts. There's nothing to open. Nothing to scroll. The decision has already been made — you made it when you started your session, at your best, before the distraction even had a chance. Thousands of people with ADHD use Lockify every day to study, work, write, code, and create. Not because they fixed their brains. Because they stopped fighting them and gave themselves the right tools. Lockify uses Apple's Screen Time API to enforce blocks at the OS level. Your data stays on your device. No account required. Download Lockify. Block the apps. Do the work. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PhoneLess4 screens
Lockify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PhoneLess at 15.1 against Lockify's 18.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PhoneLess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days and Lockify sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhoneLess ships an update every 10 days, Lockify weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PhoneLess versus Lockify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoneLessLockify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel Martinez SuriolSafak Selim Sofioglu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PhoneLess

Subscriptions3
  • PhoneLess Pro Weekly7 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • PhoneLess Pro Yearly (Limited-Time)7 Days trial$53.991 Year
  • PhoneLess Pro Yearly7 Days trial$76.991 Year
4 purchases

Lockify

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Lockify Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Lockify Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is PhoneLess free?
PhoneLess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockify free?
Lockify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhoneLess or Lockify have ads?
Neither PhoneLess nor Lockify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhoneLess or Lockify?
PhoneLess ships an update every 10 days, and Lockify weekly. Most recently, PhoneLess was updated on September 20, 2026 and Lockify on September 11, 2026.

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