Comparison

Well Earned vs Screenguard

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

Head to head
About

Well Earned

This app helps you reduce screen time by earning access to your phone's apps through completing real-world habits. It offers a clean interface and flexible tracking for various activities, promoting focus and consistency.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time by completing habits
  • Minimal habit tracking system
  • Screen time limits and rewards
  • Track diverse habit types
  • Consistency streak tracker
  • Calm, minimal design
Features
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Live more offline. Your phone is designed to keep you distracted. Instead of endless scrolling, earn your screen time by completing healthy habits. Well Earned helps you build focus and reduce screen time by creating a positive feedback loop to unlock your apps. Unlike typical habit trackers or screen time blockers, Well Earned connects your digital life to real-world actions using verification and accountability. Key Features • Earn Screen Time Complete real-world habits to unlock screen time for social media and apps. • Habit Tracker Quickly log daily habits with a clean, minimal habit tracking system. • Screen Time Control Reduce phone addiction with built-in limits, cooldowns, and smart rewards. • Flexible Habit Types Track movement, reading, mindfulness, hydration, meals, and more. • Built for Consistency Simple streak tracker - progress at your own pace. • Clean, Minimal Design Calm visuals designed to keep you focused, not overwhelmed. A subscription is required after the free trial to continue accessing these premium features. Most productivity apps motivate you with points and notifications. Well Earned motivates you with something real: your time. Privacy Policy: https://wellearned.xyz/privacy Terms of Service: https://wellearned.xyz/terms

About

Screenguard

This app helps you manage screen time by earning it back through real-life tasks. Instead of just blocking apps, it allows you to complete activities like exercising or studying to unlock distracting apps for a limited duration.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time by completing real-life tasks
  • Spend earned time to unlock distracting apps
  • Set custom unlock durations for apps
  • Track weekly progress and daily averages
  • Identify top distracting apps
  • Integrates with Apple's Screen Time tools
Features
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Earn screen time to save 2h+ each day. Screenguard is a fun, simple way to limit screen time by earning it back through real-life tasks. Before you open a distracting app, Screenguard helps you pause, choose how much time you actually need, and stay in control. Instead of just blocking apps, Screenguard lets you earn screen time by completing simple tasks like moving your body, going outside, studying, reading, and building a better routine. Less endless scrolling. More time doing things that actually make you feel good. How it works: Pick the apps you want to guard, then earn coins by completing tasks in real life. Spend coins to unlock distracting apps for a limited amount of time. Screenguard keeps you aware with timers, limits, unlocks, and progress tracking so you always know where your time is going. That’s it. Complete a task. Earn coins. Unlock apps with intention. What makes Screenguard different: Most screen time apps only block you after you’ve already wasted time. Screenguard gives you a better trade: earn screen time by doing something good first. • Earn coins by completing real-life tasks • Spend coins to unlock distracting apps • Choose how long you want to unlock apps for • Limit screen time without quitting your phone completely • Build healthier routines around focus, sleep, movement, and mornings • Track weekly progress, streaks, daily averages, and pickup trends • See your top distractors ranked by time spent • Use Apple’s Screen Time tools to guard the apps that pull you in most Private & safe: Screenguard uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring and blocking happen entirely on your device. Your app usage data never leaves your phone. * Subscription required to unlock app features. Terms of Service: https://screenguard.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://screenguard.app/privacy

Screenshots

Well Earned4 screens
Screenguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Screenguard at free against Well Earned's subscription. Screenguard also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 1). Well Earned's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). 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. Well Earned sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Screenguard sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Well Earned holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screenguard has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Well Earned's written reviews are positive against 86% of Screenguard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Well Earned ships an update every 4 days, Screenguard every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Well Earned versus Screenguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWell EarnedScreenguard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAPV IncMagicbase Inc

Customer experience

Well Earned

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screenguard

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Well Earned

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year
7 purchases

Screenguard

Subscriptions7
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly (2-Week Free Trial)14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Well Earned free?
Well Earned is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screenguard free?
Screenguard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Well Earned or Screenguard?
Well Earned is rated higher. Well Earned averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Screenguard averages 4.6 from 28 ratings.
Do Well Earned or Screenguard have ads?
Neither Well Earned nor Screenguard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Well Earned or Screenguard?
Well Earned ships an update every 4 days, and Screenguard every 6 days. Most recently, Well Earned was updated on November 13, 2026 and Screenguard on November 9, 2026.

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