Comparison

Screen Time Control vs Orru

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

Features
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Pawse Pawse helps you pause before opening distracting apps on autopilot. When you reach for Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, X, Safari, games, or another distracting app without thinking, Pawse adds a short moment to stop and choose. How Pawse works 1. Choose the apps, websites, or categories you want to protect. 2. Turn on Screen Time protection. 3. When a protected app opens, Pawse gives you a brief pause. 4. Notice why you reached for your phone. 5. Keep it blocked or open intentionally for three minutes. Pawse is designed for the moments when boredom, stress, tiredness, or habit turns into an automatic scroll. Build phone control one interruption at a time - Choose routines for bedtime, mornings, work or study, idle moments, anxiety, and procrastination. - Record whether you avoided an autopilot open or chose a brief intentional open. - See your daily and weekly saves, protected time, current streak, and common triggers. - Use prompts to identify whether you were bored, tired, anxious, lonely, procrastinating, or acting from habit. - Keep protection active with a simple stop challenge instead of turning it off automatically. - Optionally use movement and focus goals when they are configured for a protected app. Care for your cat Pawse gives your phone-control practice a small, living consequence: a cat that needs care. - Food arrives daily and is measured in spoons. - Feed your cat to extend its care window. - If your cat goes 24 hours without food, it dies and you can adopt a new cat. - Opening a protected app uses one spoon when food is available. - You can still open a protected app when the pantry is empty. - If you open with no food to deduct, the next day’s food grant is reduced by 30%. Repeated empty-food opens compound the reduction. You can buy optional food packs in the Pawse shop through the App Store: 1, 6, or 24 cans. One can equals six spoons. Screen Time and Health access Pawse uses Apple’s Screen Time and Family Controls features to protect the apps, websites, and categories you select. If you choose movement-based goals, Pawse can read steps, walking or running distance, and active calories from Apple Health. Pawse does not write Health data. Who Pawse is for Pawse is for people who: - Open apps without thinking - Scroll when bored, anxious, or tired - Lose time before sleep - Want a calmer way to reduce social media use - Want more control over their attention - Prefer a quiet pause instead of another feed or focus timer Pawse helps you replace: urge β†’ open app β†’ scroll β†’ regret with: urge β†’ pause β†’ choose β†’ regain control Start with one pause today. Legal Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/c6b3b553-b590-4632-a2f3-1ae51cf6367a Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orru

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Orru is a minimal, powerful time tracker built around a single gesture: tap to start, hold to stop. Rotate the dial to fine-tune your time β€” add or subtract minutes instantly. TRACK WITH ZERO FRICTION Name your task, pick a category, and go. Pause and resume anytime. Rotate the dial to adjust on the fly. Your sessions are saved automatically. SET GOALS & BUILD STREAKS Set a daily tracking goal and watch your progress fill a visual ring. Stay consistent and build day-after-day streaks to stay motivated. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Weekly breakdowns show how your time is distributed across categories. Tap any day or category to drill down. Compare this week to last week at a glance. TRACK BILLABLE HOURS Set hourly rates per category and Orru calculates your earnings automatically. See paid vs. unpaid time and monitor your income week over week. SEARCH & EDIT YOUR HISTORY Every session is stored and searchable. Group by category, edit names or times, and swipe to delete. Your complete history, always at hand. EXPORT DETAILED REPORTS Pick any date range and export a spreadsheet-ready CSV in one tap. Perfect for invoicing, timesheets, or personal analysis. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no subscriptions. Your data is stored on your device and synced through your personal iCloud. Orru collects nothing. β€’ One-time purchase β€” no subscriptions β€’ iCloud sync across your devices β€’ No account required β€’ Dark mode support β€’ Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Screen Time Control at 2 against Orru's β€”. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orru sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Screen Time Control versus Orru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlOrru
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRajesh BudhirajaMaged El Sadek

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • Nomophobes Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Nomophobes Plus Annual$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Orru

One-time1
  • Orru Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orru free?
Orru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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