Comparison

Social Media Control vs Note Link by DCS0

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

Head to head
About

Social Media Control

This app helps you focus by blocking distracting applications during planned activities. You select your task, choose which apps to block, and set a timer. A photo confirmation is required to start the block, ensuring you stay on track.

Highlights
  • Activity-based app blocking
  • Customizable block duration
  • Photo confirmation for block activation
  • Unskippable and unpausable blocks
  • Session activity tracking
  • Weekly emergency unlock
Features
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Social Media Control helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps while you do what you planned. You choose the activity. You choose the apps. The app makes sure you actually follow through. How it works - Choose what you’re going to do (study, read, work out, walk, run, and more) - Select the apps you want to block - Set how long the block should last - Confirm your activity with a photo (a selfie or a photo of your setup is enough) - The photo is checked. If it matches the activity, the block starts. If it doesn’t, nothing is blocked App blocking - Selected apps stay blocked during the session - You can’t open them until the timer ends - Blocks can’t be skipped or paused Activity tracking The app remembers each session: - What you did - Which apps were blocked - How long the block lasted You can view stats for: - Today - This week - This month And see how much time you saved. Emergency unlock - Early unlock is possible - Only once per week - No resets, no loopholes Social Media Control is for people who want fewer distractions and more control over their time.

About

Note Link by DCS0

Features
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Record voice and text notes, import audio, photos and documents, extract text, and search your library on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Export or back up your notes and optionally sync your library with iCloud. Local note-taking and search work without a NoteLink account. Apple handles supported on-device transcription and processing. For Czech and other supported languages, optional cloud transcription and analysis use NoteLink's Firebase/Google Cloud backend and Google Vertex AI Gemini after sign-in and informed permission. Cloud transcription runs after recording; live captions depend on Apple's supported languages. Cloud transcription and analysis require internet access and available credits. Cloud AI is an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription that adds 100 non-expiring credits for each paid renewal. An optional one-time purchase adds 100 credits without a subscription. Unused purchased credits accumulate and remain available after cancellation or subscription expiry. Cloud transcription uses 1 credit per started minute of audio; each cloud AI analysis uses 1 credit. Long recordings show the remaining credit estimate. There are no automatic usage overage charges. Prices are shown in your App Store currency before purchase. Manage or cancel the subscription through your Apple Account settings. Cloud permission also enables background note and attachment replication and optional sharing; you can withdraw it in Settings. Export your backend data or request cloud-account deletion in Settings. Account deletion preserves local notes and your iCloud library. Read the privacy policy for data recipients, storage, diagnostics and retention. Privacy policy: https://dcs0.com/note-link/privacy Terms of use: https://dcs0.com/note-link/terms

Screenshots

Social Media Control4 screens
Note Link by DCS03 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Social Media Control at none against Note Link by DCS0's 2. Social Media Control also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Note Link by DCS0's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note Link by DCS0 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Social Media Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Media Control ships an update every 3 months, Note Link by DCS0 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Social Media Control versus Note Link by DCS0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial Media ControlNote Link by DCS0
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgheni MihailevschiDocs Do Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Social Media Control

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Note Link by DCS0

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud AI$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • 100 Cloud Credits$4.99

Questions

Is Social Media Control free?
Social Media Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note Link by DCS0 free?
Note Link by DCS0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Social Media Control or Note Link by DCS0 have ads?
Neither Social Media Control nor Note Link by DCS0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Media Control or Note Link by DCS0?
Social Media Control ships an update every 3 months, and Note Link by DCS0 every 3 days. Most recently, Social Media Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Note Link by DCS0 on October 28, 2026.

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