Comparison

Screen Time Control vs Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

This app helps you master your attention and reclaim your digital independence by setting strict screen time limits and blocking distracting applications. It combines Stoic philosophy with powerful tools to foster discipline, focus on goals, and improve digital well-being for individuals and families.

Highlights
  • Rigorous screen time control
  • App locker and hider
  • Deep work and time blocking
  • Family safety features
  • Discipline building
  • Digital well-being tools
Features
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Pip is a little cloud who helps you put your phone down. Pick the apps that pull at you and start a focus session. Pip locks them until you're done and quietly gets on with its day. Finish, and you both get something for it. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS • Lock social media, games and any app you choose while you focus • Built on Apple's Screen Time, so blocks hold even if you close the app • Need a break? Earn it with a few slow breaths or a quick memory game LIMIT YOUR SCREEN TIME • Set a daily screen time goal and see how close you are • Track pickups and screen time trends across days and weeks • Gentle morning and evening nudges, never nagging A FOCUS PET THAT GROWS WITH YOU • Every focused minute earns coins • Dress Pip up with hats, glasses and more from the shop • Keep your streak alive to unlock rewards, and mend it if a day slips MADE FOR REAL LIFE • A focus timer for study, deep work, sleep and time with people • Nightstand mode and a Live Activity keep the timer in view • A hold-to-commit pledge that makes your goal feel official PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data is processed by Apple on your iPhone. Pip never sees which apps you open and never uploads your usage. A subscription unlocks focus sessions and the full experience. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/e3c354c7-9a8f-4202-8159-6549f1a5ce00

About

Pocket

Features
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Pocket helps you save up for what you want — one daily habit at a time. The amounts in Pocket aren't real money. They're numbers you choose: pick a goal, attach the habits that earn it, and check them off. Every check-in adds the amount you chose to the pocket — and when it hits 100%, you've earned the reward. Pocket never touches your accounts; the money stays in your own bank, on your own terms. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a pocket for something you're saving toward — a trip, a camera, an emergency fund, anything. 2. Add the daily habits that earn it. Run 5km. Read 20 minutes. Skip takeout. Each habit is worth whatever amount you set — these are numbers you pick, not real currency. 3. Check off your habits each day. Watch the pocket fill up. 4. When a pocket hits 100%, celebrate the win — then reward yourself in your own bank app, using your own money. Your data stays on your device. Pocket has no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no third-party SDKs. Nothing is uploaded anywhere — not even anonymously. If you delete the app, your data is gone with it.

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket at none against Screen Time Control's 8. Screen Time Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Screen Time Control sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time Control ships an update every 3 days, Pocket fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Screen Time Control versus Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANIEL PETRISOR ATITIENEIEDZHE CHETIN HADZHASYULYUSH

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan Discount$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 400 Coins$0.99
  • 1,350 Coins$2.99
  • 2,500 Coins$4.99
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  • 5,500 Coins$9.99
None

Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket free?
Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Time Control or Pocket have ads?
Neither Screen Time Control nor Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time Control or Pocket?
Screen Time Control ships an update every 3 days, and Pocket fortnightly. Most recently, Screen Time Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket on October 24, 2026.

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