Digital Sabbath vs Sabbath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digital Sabbath
This app helps you disconnect from distracting applications for one day each year, the summer solstice. You select which apps to pause, allowing you to experience life without constant digital interruptions while essential functions remain accessible.
- Annual digital disconnection
- Select apps to pause
- Essential functions remain active
- Preview with mini sabbath
- Focus on summer solstice
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Digital Sabbath helps you collectively disconnect from distracting apps for one day a year — the summer solstice. On June 21, 2026, your selected apps take a rest. Feeds go quiet. Everything else works normally — calls, texts, maps, music, banking. HOW IT WORKS You choose which apps to pause. On sabbath day, those apps are temporarily set aside. You can also preview the experience anytime with a 1-hour mini sabbath. WHAT YOU CAN PAUSE You pick which apps to step away from: social media, dating apps, news feeds — whatever you find distracting. WHAT STAYS AVAILABLE Everything else. Phone calls, messages, email, maps, music, banking, shopping — all work normally. WHY ONE DAY? The average person spends 7+ hours a day on screens. Digital Sabbath isn't about quitting technology. It's about one day to remember what life feels like without the feed.
Sabbath
This app encourages users to disconnect from their phones one day a week, fostering a digital detox. It's designed for individuals and families to engage in offline activities together. The practice is inspired by an ancient tradition.
- Weekly digital detox
- App blocking for one day
- Family and friend participation
- Modern take on ancient practice
- Promotes offline activities
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A modern app for a ancient practice. Put your phone down one day a week. Do it with your family and friends. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sabbath-screentime.netlify.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Digital Sabbath at 5.0 against Sabbath's 4.4. Digital Sabbath also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Sabbath's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Sabbath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Digital Sabbath asks for nothing beyond the download.
Digital Sabbath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sabbath has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Digital Sabbath ships an update every 4 weeks, Sabbath every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digital Sabbath | Sabbath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Yang | Dig Wells, Inc. |
Customer experience
Digital Sabbath
Sabbath
In-app purchases
Digital Sabbath
No in-app purchases
Sabbath
- Sabbath Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
- Sabbath Plus Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
