Merite vs School Supplied
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merite
This app helps you manage screen time by turning responsibilities into rewards. Complete tasks to earn screen time, which you can then use for breaks. It aims to reduce guilt associated with phone usage and promote balance.
- Earn screen time by completing tasks
- Block distracting apps until time is earned
- On-device data for privacy
- Guilt-free scrolling
- Promotes phone-life balance
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Make screen time a reward, not a habit. Merite helps you turn everyday responsibilities into intentional screen time. Create tasks for work, study, chores, or personal goals. Complete them to build your screen time budget, then use that time when you want a break. Instead of scrolling by default, Merite helps you pause, finish what matters, and enjoy your phone with less guilt. - Complete tasks to earn screen time - Keep distracting apps blocked until you have time available - Stay private with on-device data, no accounts, and no tracking - Enjoy guilt-free scrolling because your break is earned Turn your phone from a distraction into a tool for balance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artemtalko.github.io/merite.privacy-policy/
School Supplied
Effortlessly manage school supply lists for multiple children in one place. Scan physical or digital lists, organize items by child and category, and generate a consolidated shopping list to avoid duplicates.
- Scan supply lists with camera
- Organize by child, grade, category
- Generate merged shopping list
- Spot duplicate items
- Edit quantities and add notes
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School supply season shouldn't be stressful. School Supplied helps parents and guardians manage school supply lists and important dates for all their kids in one organized place. Add lists your way: Snap a photo of any printed or digital supply list and we'll read it for you, or type items in manually. Either way, your list is ready in seconds. Never miss a date: Scan permission slips, flyers, and school papers to pull out events and reminders automatically. Early dismissals, picture day, field trip forms, all in one place. One app for every kid: Create a profile for each child, build their supply list, and switch between kids with a tap. No more juggling paper lists or jumping between notes apps. Shop smarter: Generate a merged shopping list across all your kids. We'll even spot duplicate items so you only buy what you actually need. Built for real back-to-school season: Scan printed or digital supply lists and school papers with your camera Organize by child, grade, and category. Track events and reminders for every kid. Check off items as you shop. Edit quantities and add notes to any item. School Supplied is free for one child. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited kids, photo scanning, events and reminders, and the merged shopping list. Terms of Use: https://schoolsupplied.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: School Supplied at 5.0 against Merite's 4.6. School Supplied also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Merite's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 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
Both are free to download. Merite sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and School Supplied sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
School Supplied holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merite has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Merite's written reviews are positive against 100% of School Supplied's.
Merite ships an update every 11 days, School Supplied every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Merite | School Supplied |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Talko | MESQUITE & THORN DIGITAL, LLC |
Customer experience
Merite
School Supplied
In-app purchases
Merite
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me a pizza$2.99
- Big tip$5.99
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- Merite Pro Lifetime$79.99
School Supplied
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annual — Save 37%$29.991 Year
- School Supplied Premium$7.99









