BackToLife Feed vs Screen Time Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BackToLife Feed
This app helps you regain control over social media by removing distracting elements like Reels, Shorts, and infinite scroll from platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. It allows you to focus on essential interactions without the addictive features.
- Remove Reels, Shorts, and For You feeds
- Eliminate infinite scroll
- Hide ads on Instagram and YouTube
- Set strict usage schedules
- Track time spent on social media
- Parental controls for child accounts
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BackToLife Feed removes Reels, Shorts, For You and infinite scroll from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, plus ads on Instagram and YouTube. You keep your chats, your friends and the accounts you choose, without what's designed to hook you. Looking for an app to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed without deleting your social media? BackToLife Feed is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT App blockers take away the whole app. BackToLife Feed only removes what hooks you: you open your social media, do what you meant to do and leave. HOW IT WORKS BackToLife Feed doesn't modify the official apps. It opens the web version of each network inside the app and applies the filters you choose. AVAILABLE FILTERS INSTAGRAM Hide the Reels tab (always on) Hide Reels in the feed Hide AI posts Hide stories Hide likes and comments Hide notifications Hide Explore Hide ads Hide suggestions DMs only Autoplay off YOUTUBE Hide Shorts (always on) Hide comments Hide ads Hide subscriptions Hide home TIKTOK Hide For You (always on) Hide notifications Messages only Search only Autoplay off X Hide Following Hide notifications Hide DMs Hide For You Hide Grok Autoplay off ON EVERY NETWORK Usage timer Unlock code Custom icon STRICT SCHEDULE Choose time blocks when your settings stay locked, for example from 9:00 to 23:00. During that time you can't turn the filters off. Outside it, you have full control again. STREAK Every day you keep your strict schedule adds one day to your streak. If you turn filters off during locked hours, it resets to zero. TIME METRICS See how much time you spend on each network: daily, weekly and monthly. ARE YOU A PARENT? Install BackToLife Feed on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. From your phone you choose which networks they get, the filters and the schedules, and they can't turn them off. More at backtolife.site PRIVACY Minimal data collection Local storage whenever possible No ads No selling or sharing your data with third parties Anonymous analytics to improve the app Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms
Screen Time Control
This app helps you break phone addiction by earning screen time through habit completion. Build streaks, use focus timers, and complete challenges to unlock your phone usage. It offers smart app blocking and on-device AI for photo verification.
- Earn screen time through habit completion
- Smart app blocking with iOS Screen Time integration
- Focus timers (Pomodoro, Deep Work)
- Habit tracking across 8 categories
- Photo quests with on-device AI verification
- Pushup challenges with pose detection
- Live Activities and widgets
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Spudy turns phone addiction into earned screen time. Every habit completed unlocks your scroll — beat doomscrolling, dopamine spikes, and brainrot by building real streaks. App blocker meets habit tracker meets screen time control, all in one place. Spudy Premium is required to access all features. Start with a 3-day free trial. HOW IT WORKS Choose which apps to block. Complete habits, focus sessions, photo quests, and pushup challenges to earn Spudy Coins. Spend those coins to unlock minutes on your blocked apps. The more you invest in yourself, the more time you earn. SMART APP BLOCKING Select which apps to block using iOS Screen Time controls. When your time is up, apps stay locked until you earn more coins through real achievements. No more mindless scrolling. FOCUS TIMERS Stay in flow with Pomodoro (25/5 minutes, 4 cycles), Deep Work (no limit), or custom durations. Complete sessions to earn coins and keep your streak alive. HABITS IN 8 CATEGORIES Health, Study, Work, Creativity, Mindfulness, Reading, Sleep, and custom habits. Build your own with emoji, reminders, and category. PHOTO QUESTS Prove you're living life offline: touch grass, drink water, eat healthy, hang out with friends, do your skincare, stretch, write gratitude, take a cold shower, or take your vitamins. On-device AI verifies your photo — no cloud, no servers. PUSHUP CHALLENGES Do real pushups tracked with on-device pose detection. Each pushup earns 1 minute of screen time. Your body moves, your phone unlocks. SPUDY MASCOT An animated mascot reacts to your habits: celebrates when you complete, joins you during focus. Your progress has a face. LIVE ACTIVITIES & WIDGETS See your active focus session and daily streak from the Dynamic Island, lock screen, or widgets. Spudy present without opening the app. REAL STATS 90-day heatmap, "locked in" days, accuracy on scheduled habits, consistency score, and weekly patterns. Measure your progress without disguises. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE No cloud sync, no account, no ads. Everything stays on your iPhone. Less doomscroll, more life. Earn your scroll today. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS All features above are part of Spudy Premium, an auto-renewing subscription. Plans available: • Monthly: $4.99 / month • Yearly: $39.99 / year (includes a 3-day free trial) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a Spudy Premium subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.spudy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.spudy.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BackToLife Feed at 5.0 against Screen Time Control's 4.5. Screen Time Control's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. BackToLife Feed sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Screen Time Control sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BackToLife Feed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Time Control has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BackToLife Feed ships an update every 8 days, Screen Time Control every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | BackToLife Feed | Screen Time Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BackToLife | Victor Cristobal Gonzalez Martin |
Customer experience
BackToLife Feed
Screen Time Control
In-app purchases
BackToLife Feed
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Screen Time Control
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Exclusive 6-Month Offer$14.996 Months
- Premium$29.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium$39.991 Year
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