YourPriority vs Do Instead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
YourPriority
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Quit doomscrolling and spend your time on what matters to you. YourPriority pauses the apps you scroll too much and reminds you of your priorities instead. 2 HOURS A DAY IS 30 DAYS A YEAR Two hours of scrolling every day adds up to about 30 full days a year. YourPriority helps you take that time back for the things you really want to do. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps you scroll the most, like Instagram, TikTok or YouTube. 2. Set a break or a block. For example: after 20 minutes of scrolling, those apps pause for 10 minutes. 3. When you open a paused or blocked app, you see a reminder of your priorities, not the feed. DOOM SCROLL BREAKS After the minutes you choose, your picked apps pause for a short break. Then they open again by themselves. You can still use your phone. You just stop scrolling for a while. BLOCKS Block an app all day, at certain hours (like bedtime or work time), or after a daily limit. To remove a block, you wait 20 seconds first, so you have a moment to think. YOUR TOP PRIORITY Add your to-dos for the day. Your most important one sits at the top of the Today screen. Add steps, times, reminders and repeating to-dos. NOTES Write down ideas, lists and plans. Notes save as you type. ALSO โข Morning and evening reminders to plan your day โข See your screen time each week โข Time = money: see what your scrolling costs, in your own currency ON MAC TOO Get the free Mac app at yourpriority.app. It blocks distracting websites in Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave and Edge. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your Screen Time data stays on your iPhone. WHY I MADE IT I'm Tanjil. I was spending 6 to 8 hours a day on my phone. Screen Time limits were easy to skip, and other apps only locked my apps. So I built an app that shows me what matters when I open a blocked app. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO Blocks, Doom Scroll Breaks, to-dos and notes are free, with no limits. YourPriority Pro adds iCloud sync, so your to-dos and notes stay the same on your iPhone and Mac. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://yourpriority.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://yourpriority.app/privacy
Do Instead
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Block distracting apps. Make room for what you'd rather do. You open a social app to check one thing. Half an hour later, you're still scrolling. Do Instead helps you set a boundary and bring your real tasks back into view. CHOOSE YOUR BOUNDARIES In Custom mode, give Social and Work their own apps, websites and allowed times. Add optional reminders before your windows open or close. Turning off protection or widening allowed times takes ten minutes; tightening protection applies immediately. Or start a digital detox: 14 days with a daily 30-minute window, or 21 days without regular windows. Choose your apps and review the editable website list. New programs pause Custom protection while keeping your saved setup. Track program days, streaks and milestones, then continue with your own rhythm when the program ends. TEMPORARY ACCESS WITH A PURPOSE In Custom mode, link a protected app to its English name, then say something like "Unblock Instagram for five minutes." Voice access pauses protection for that one app for 1-30 minutes, without a ten-minute wait. Switch to the app yourself; protection returns when time is up. Each session needs a fresh spoken request. Voice access is unavailable during digital detox or a protected focus session and requires microphone permission and on-device English speech recognition. You can also choose one app or website, a purpose, and 5 or 10 minutes of access. This option has a ten-minute daily budget and a ten-minute pause between sessions. Digital detox uses its own temporary-access rules. DO SOMETHING INSTEAD Bring tasks from Apple Reminders into view, or connect Todoist with Pro. Keep your next task nearby with Home and Lock Screen widgets. Start a 25-minute focus session around a task, take a guided breathing break, or try a short desk workout with a 3D coach. Complete tasks and watch your oak grow from an acorn into a tree. Quiet days don't erase its growth. With Pro and Screen Time permission, focus sessions can keep selected apps and sites blocked even during allowed windows. Completing a task does not unlock blocked apps. FREE AND PRO Free: Apple Reminders, widgets, focus timers, oak growth, breathing, desk workouts and the gentler Shortcuts route. Shortcuts needs an automation that opens Do Instead when you open a chosen app. Pro: Screen Time blocking, separate Social and Work schedules, digital detox programs, temporary access, protection during focus sessions and Todoist integration. Subscription prices and eligible trials are shown before purchase. HOW PROTECTION WORKS Blocking requires Screen Time permission. Website coverage varies by browser and iOS version. You can add domains or import a browser history export; imported domains stay on your device. Added websites may show Apple's restriction page instead of the task shield. With Pro, the Safari extension defers to Screen Time; without Pro, it uses its own website list. On iOS 26.5 and later, open your task manager from the shield through Do Instead. Earlier versions offer a notification shortcut when enabled. Screen Time permission can be revoked, and uninstalling removes protection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Do Instead account, ads, analytics or tracking. Task integrations connect to the services you choose. Voice recognition runs on your iPhone; audio and transcripts are not saved. Program progress and access reasons stay on your device. Privacy Policy: https://groei.dev/do-instead/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
YourPriority and Do Instead are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. YourPriority sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Do Instead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
YourPriority ships an update every 8 days, Do Instead every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | YourPriority | Do Instead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MD Sabel Ahmad Tanjil | Groei BV |
In-app purchases
YourPriority
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Do Instead
- Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year








