ScreenVault vs Screen Time Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenVault
Organize your cluttered screenshot library into a searchable archive. This app uses on-device OCR to extract text and categorize screenshots for easy retrieval. It offers privacy-focused processing and tools to manage, review, and clean up your images.
- Automatic screenshot import
- On-device OCR text extraction
- Smart category organization
- Search by text, title, or tags
- Flashcard review for important items
- Archiving and safe deletion
- Privacy-focused processing
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ScreenVault helps you turn a cluttered screenshot library into an organized, searchable personal archive. The app scans your screenshots, extracts text with on-device OCR and organizes them into useful categories such as recipes, shopping, travel, bills, health, ideas, events and more. You can search by extracted text, title or tags, review important screenshots as flashcards, archive items you want to keep out of the main feed and clean up screenshots safely when they are no longer needed. ScreenVault is designed with privacy in mind. Screenshot analysis happens on your device and your screenshots and extracted text stay private! ScreenVault Pro unlocks advanced workflow tools for larger screenshot libraries, including unlimited flashcards, custom titles, tags, custom categories, advanced filters, saved smart filters, batch actions, batch tag and title edits and bulk cleanup tools. Key Features: • Automatically import screenshots from your photos library • Extracts readable text from screenshots with OCR • Organizes screenshots into smart categories • Search by extracted text, screenshot title or tags • Manually change categories when needed • Mark important screenshots as flashcards for review • Archive screenshots without deleting them • Delete screenshots from ScreenVault or photos • Export and share original screenshots • Privacy-focused on-device processing ScreenVault Pro: • Unlimited flashcards • Custom screenshot titles • Tags • Custom categories • Advanced filters by category, tag and date • Saved smart filters for frequently used filter combinations • Batch archive, delete and category changes • Batch tag edits • Batch title prefix and suffix edits • Bulk cleanup tools, including deleting all items in the Deleted tab
Screen Time Control
This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting applications and categories. Set daily goals, start focus sessions, and build streaks to protect your attention and spend more time on what matters.
- Set daily time goals
- Block distracting apps and categories
- Start focus sessions
- Build streaks for momentum
- Track progress and reclaim time
- Create boundaries between impulse and intention
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Vow helps you take your time back. When distraction starts pulling you away, Vow helps you pause, protect your attention, and stay with the promise you made to yourself. Set the time you want back each day, choose what matters most, and block the apps that usually break your focus. Vow is built for people who want more than another productivity tool. It is designed to help you create a cleaner boundary between impulse and intention, so you can spend more time on the life you actually want. With Vow, you can: - Set a daily time goal for the minutes you want to reclaim - Choose the apps and categories that pull you off track - Start focus sessions that block distractions when it matters most - Build streaks and protect your momentum over time - See your progress and reclaim more of your day - Stay connected to your reason, not just your routine Whether you want to study with a clearer mind, work without breaking flow, sleep without the scroll, or make more time for what matters, Vow helps you hold the line. Take your time back. Keep your vow. ### You must upgrade to Pro to use this app. ### Subscription Details - Payment: Charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Auto-renewal: Subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Renewal charge: Your account is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage subscription: You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in Account Settings after purchase. - Cancellation and refunds: Managed directly by the store. - Free trial: Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.kai7.app/p/privacy-policy-no-tracking.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScreenVault at 100% against Screen Time Control's 50%. ScreenVault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs subscription). Screen Time Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. ScreenVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ScreenVault's written reviews are positive against 50% of Screen Time Control's.
ScreenVault ships an update every 2 weeks, Screen Time Control every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenVault | Screen Time Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolfram Wacker | Kai Chi Tsao |
Customer experience
ScreenVault
Screen Time Control
In-app purchases
ScreenVault
- ScreenVault Pro$2.99
Screen Time Control
- Vow Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Vow Lifetime$39.99









