Social Media Control vs Foretap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Activity-based app blocking
- Customizable block duration
- Photo confirmation for block activation
- Unskippable and unpausable blocks
- Session activity tracking
- Weekly emergency unlock
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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.
Foretap
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Foretap is a free, private app-discovery surface on iPhone. Apps are organized into named sections — Pinned, Work, Travel, Reading — that stack vertically on a single screen. Each section has its own sourcing logic: manual lists, recently used, frequently used, time-of-day windows, or Focus-mode bindings. Sections rise to the top automatically when their context applies. Three home-screen widgets, App Intents, Shortcuts, and Siri integration are included. No subscriptions. No advertising. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Social Media Control at 17.0 against Foretap's 26.4. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Social Media Control | Foretap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgheni Mihailevschi | Shawn Brown |
In-app purchases
Social Media Control
No in-app purchases
Foretap
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Social Media Control free?
Is Foretap free?
Do Social Media Control or Foretap have ads?
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