Untap vs One Minute Explain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Untap
This app helps reduce mindless scrolling by introducing a brief delay before opening selected addictive applications. This pause encourages conscious decision-making, allowing users to redirect their urges and regain control over their screen time.
- Intentional delay before opening apps
- Session and daily app usage limits
- Optional math challenge to unlock apps
- Scheduled focus blocks
- Screen time usage summary
- Temporary pause for protection
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Make space for studying, work and life beyond your phone. Untap helps you limit screen time, block distracting apps and choose more deliberately when to open social media. PROTECT YOUR FOCUS HOURS Choose the days and times you want to keep for studying, work or reading. Restrict selected apps during those hours. Use the available strict settings when you want a firmer boundary, and review your rules before starting. LIMIT THE REST OF YOUR DAY Set how many times you can open an app each day and how long each session can last. Lock settings to make impulsive changes harder. Combine focus hours with daily opening limits and session caps. QUIZ YOURSELF BEFORE YOU SCROLL Turn an unlock into a study check. Upload a PDF or photos of your notes, or enter a topic, to create quiz questions. Answer a question correctly before opening the selected app. Use the pause to review what you are learning rather than jump straight into a feed. READ A PAGE OR TAKE A PAUSE Choose an available reading passage before opening an app, then decide whether to continue reading or unlock. Or add a short waiting period to interrupt automatic app checking. UNDERSTAND YOUR SCREEN TIME See your daily screen time, most-used apps and protection streak. Review your habits and adjust your limits as your routine changes. FOR STUDY AND EVERYDAY FOCUS Protect revision time, keep social media breaks within a limit and make room for projects, books and offline plans. Untap provides controls for the boundaries you choose; results depend on your settings and use. GET STARTED Select the apps you want to control, authorize the required Screen Time access and set your schedule and limits. Some features require a paid plan; review the options and prices shown in the app. PRIVACY AND QUIZ GENERATION Untap uses Apple’s Screen Time API. App blocking runs on your device. If you upload study files for quizzes, those files are sent to Google’s Gemini AI to generate quiz questions. Quiz generation is separate from on-device app blocking. Privacy Policy: https://www.getuntap.com/privacy Terms: https://www.getuntap.com/terms
One Minute Explain
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Focus is not enough. Understanding comes when you explain. One Minute Explain combines a 25-minute focus session with a 1-minute explanation routine inspired by the Feynman technique. After each session: • Record a 60-second explanation • Automatically generate a transcript • Rate your understanding • Mark what didn’t click • Decide one next action Your sessions sync across devices with iCloud, including audio recordings. ------- Free • 1 session per day • Audio recording • Automatic transcript • iCloud sync • 7-day history Pro (one-time purchase) • Up to 3 sessions per day • Unlimited history No ads. No accounts. No distractions. Just focus. Then explain.
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Verdict
Untap and One Minute Explain are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Untap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and One Minute Explain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Untap | One Minute Explain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vishal Pawar | Takumi Kanzaki |
In-app purchases
Untap
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One Minute Explain
- One Minute Explain Pro$5.99









