Gateone vs BackToLife Feed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gateone
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Focus more, scroll less. GateOne helps you turn distracting apps into moments that help you learn. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps you want to guard—social media, games, or anything else. • Before you open them, GateOne shows you a short question. Answer it correctly to unlock the app. • You can skip after a short wait if you want. Either way, you’re more aware of how you use your phone. WHY GATEONE • Every unlock becomes a quick moment to learn something instead of just scrolling. • Choose your question topics—general knowledge, nature, history, science, and more—so the questions match what you want to learn. • Track your progress with clear, simple stats. Built for anyone who wants to focus better and use screen time more intentionally—students, professionals, and anyone ready to scroll less and learn more. Available Subscription Options: GateOne premium (annual / monthly) Legal Terms of Use (EULA): https://gateone.easy-carb.site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://gateone.easy-carb.site/privacy.html
BackToLife Feed
Regain control of your social media usage by blocking distracting elements like Reels, Shorts, and recommendations. This app uses a controlled browsing environment to apply filters, helping you use platforms intentionally and track your time.
- Block Reels and Shorts
- Hide comments and suggestions
- Set strict usage schedules
- Track time spent on social media
- Maintain usage streaks
- DM-only mode
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BackToLife Feed removes Reels, Shorts, For You and infinite scroll from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, plus ads on Instagram and YouTube. You keep your chats, your friends and the accounts you choose, without what's designed to hook you. Looking for an app to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed without deleting your social media? BackToLife Feed is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT App blockers take away the whole app. BackToLife Feed only removes what hooks you: you open your social media, do what you meant to do and leave. HOW IT WORKS BackToLife Feed doesn't modify the official apps. It opens the web version of each network inside the app and applies the filters you choose. AVAILABLE FILTERS INSTAGRAM Hide the Reels tab (always on) Hide Reels in the feed Hide AI posts Hide stories Hide likes and comments Hide notifications Hide Explore Hide ads Hide suggestions DMs only Autoplay off YOUTUBE Hide Shorts (always on) Hide comments Hide ads Hide subscriptions Hide home TIKTOK Hide For You (always on) Hide notifications Messages only Search only Autoplay off X Hide Following Hide notifications Hide DMs Hide For You Hide Grok Autoplay off ON EVERY NETWORK Usage timer Unlock code Custom icon STRICT SCHEDULE Choose time blocks when your settings stay locked, for example from 9:00 to 23:00. During that time you can't turn the filters off. Outside it, you have full control again. STREAK Every day you keep your strict schedule adds one day to your streak. If you turn filters off during locked hours, it resets to zero. TIME METRICS See how much time you spend on each network: daily, weekly and monthly. ARE YOU A PARENT? Install BackToLife Feed on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. From your phone you choose which networks they get, the filters and the schedules, and they can't turn them off. More at backtolife.site PRIVACY Minimal data collection Local storage whenever possible No ads No selling or sharing your data with third parties Anonymous analytics to improve the app Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Gateone at 3 against BackToLife Feed's 1. Gateone also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Gateone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and BackToLife Feed sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Gateone | BackToLife Feed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Easy Carb | BackToLife |
In-app purchases
Gateone
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly Promo - 7 Days Free7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Yearly (7 Days Free)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
BackToLife Feed
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Premium Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year









