Comparison

RelockIn vs NoStim

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

Head to head
About

RelockIn

This app helps you reclaim your time by removing distractions from social media and YouTube. Set custom time limits for apps and websites to ensure intentional scrolling and protect your focus.

Highlights
  • Remove Shorts, Reels, and ads
  • Set timed unlock sessions
  • Create schedules for focus/sleep
  • Block clickbait and algorithmic feeds
  • Customize social media content
  • Use custom challenges for focus
  • Private and ad-free browsing
Features
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Remove Shorts, Reels, ads, and other distractions from YouTube, Instagram, and more. Plus, set up time limits for any app or website, so you put your phone down when you mean to, not three hours later. RelockIn is a web browser AND screen time app, for people serious about reclaiming their time. It lets you customize social media and YouTube to cut out the addictive stuff and keep only the parts you want. Then, protect your focus with time limits for apps and websites, to make every minute of scrolling intentional. FEATURES • Timed unlock sessions - set a time goal before visiting a blocked app or website. Get pulled out when it's done. • Schedules - protect your sleep, focus, or work times by making it hard or impossible to open distracting apps. • Hide YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and more • Block clickbait and endless algorithmic feeds • Hide social media posts from people you don't follow. Remove ragebait, ads, and AI slop. • Protect your setup with custom challenges - like doing math, typing a paragraph, entering a password, or sending an embarrassing accountability email to a friend. • Private and safe. No AI, no ads. The RelockIn browser blocks trackers and we never sell or upload your browsing data. • Active Discord community where you can request new features DEFANG THE WEB We've all been there. You open YouTube planning to watch just 1 video before you go to bed, or open Instagram to quickly check your messages. Then before you know it, hours have passed, and you're left feeling like crap. It's not an accident, and it's not your fault: tech companies have poured billions into designing the most addictive algorithms to steal as much of your time as possible. RelockIn lets you flip the script: you can customize websites to make them boring, functional, and easy to put down. Choose from over 40 options across top sites including YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn, and X. RELOCKIN WORKS BETTER Other screen time apps rely on willpower or rigid blocks you end up switching off. RelockIn adds just enough friction: every time you open a distracting app, you choose how long you'll stay. When time's up, you're out. Want more? Start a new session on purpose. That small pause breaks the dopamine loop, so every minute you spend is YOUR choice, not the algorithm's. It's not about restriction - it's about control. You decide when. You decide how long. You decide what content you see. Not the algorithm, and not the big tech CEOs. RelockIn helps you lock out distractions, and lock in to your best future. TERMS, PRIVACY, & CONDITIONS Read at https://relockin.com/terms-of-service and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. Privacy policy: https://relockin.com/privacy-policy

About

NoStim

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by blocking addictive app features while preserving essential functions like direct messages. It offers customizable blocking, a unique portal to websites with distractions removed, and flexible modes for different needs.

Highlights
  • App feature blocking
  • Website portal with distractions removed
  • Customizable blocking budgets
  • Ratchet mechanism for stricter settings
  • Comfort, Driving, and Vacation modes
  • Optional social accountability circles
  • Partner lock feature
Features
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NoStim blocks the parts of your apps that pull you back, and keeps the parts that are about people. THE PORTAL — the feature nothing else on iOS has. Open Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or Twitch as their real websites with the addictive surfaces stripped out: no Reels, no endless feed, no Shorts — you choose what's hidden, per platform. Log in once, stay logged in. Your DMs still work. The posts your friends share still open. REAL BLOCKING — Apple's own Screen Time shields on the native apps you choose, with budgets that mean something: opens per day, minutes per open, opening odds if you want the dice to decide, locked hours, and a waiting room that offers you doors instead of a lecture. A RATCHET, NOT A CAGE — making NoStim stricter is instant; making it looser waits out a delay you chose in advance. Lock your settings for a weekend, a week, or with no end date at all — and if you want out early, the price is one you set for yourself when you were thinking clearly. KIND WHERE IT COUNTS — Comfort Mode for chronic-illness bad days, with no guilt copy and no interrogation. Driving Mode that's never held by any lock. Vacation mode you book a day ahead. Streaks that measure commitment, not abstinence: using your whole budget is a day held. TOGETHER — an optional circle of a few people who care, sharing only your streak and your stumbles, person to person through your own iCloud. A partner lock where someone you trust holds the key. Partner mode is free forever. THE BLOCKER IS FREE, FOREVER. No ads, no account, no analytics. NoStim Pro adds Circles and your full history — nothing that blocks is ever behind the paywall. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sashalawrence13.github.io/NoStim/privacy.html

Screenshots

RelockIn4 screens
NoStim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NoStim at 5.0 against RelockIn's 3.7. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. RelockIn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and NoStim sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoStim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RelockIn ships an update every 5 days, NoStim every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RelockIn versus NoStim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRelockInNoStim
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB8 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperJoel HappWilliam Lawrence

Customer experience

RelockIn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoStim

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RelockIn

Subscriptions2
  • RelockIn Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • RelockIn Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
8 purchases

NoStim

Subscriptions2
  • NoStim Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • NoStim Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tip the developer$0.99
  • Tip the developer$4.99
  • Tip the developer$9.99
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  • Tip the developer$14.99
  • Tip the developer$19.99
  • NoStim Pro — Forever$39.99

Questions

Is RelockIn free?
RelockIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoStim free?
NoStim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RelockIn or NoStim?
NoStim is rated higher. RelockIn averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NoStim averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do RelockIn or NoStim have ads?
Neither RelockIn nor NoStim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RelockIn or NoStim?
RelockIn ships an update every 5 days, and NoStim every 3 days. Most recently, RelockIn was updated on October 24, 2026 and NoStim on October 25, 2026.

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