Unlock U vs Eclipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unlock U
This app helps you replace mindless distractions with meaningful activities that promote personal growth. It gently redirects you from habitual app usage towards your priorities, turning interruptions into opportunities to learn, reflect, and build healthier habits.
- Replace distractions with growth activities
- Redirect from habitual app usage
- Learn through bite-sized lessons
- Build healthier habits
- Reflect on goals and dreams
- Block distracting apps (subscription)
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Choose growth over distraction, one unlock at a time. Unlock U helps you replace mindless distractions with meaningful moments that help you become the best version of yourself. Instead of opening social media out of habit, Unlock U gently redirects you toward your priorities. When you try to open a distracting app, you'll first be invited to revisit your things to do or choose an activity that helps you grow. Whether you have a few minutes or a little longer, every interruption becomes an opportunity to invest in yourself. TURN DISTRACTIONS INTO GROWTH Every unlock is a choice. Instead of losing time to endless scrolling, Unlock U helps you build the habit of choosing actions that move your life forward. GROW THROUGH MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES Unlock U offers experiences designed to help you grow in different areas of your life, including: • Learn something new through bite-sized lessons • Build healthier habits • Reflect on your goals and dreams • Practice gratitude • Strengthen your spiritual life • Challenge yourself with educational activities More growth experiences are added regularly. STAY FOCUSED • Block distracting apps* • Review your priorities before opening them • Choose whether to continue focusing or unlock your apps • Build healthier digital habits one decision at a time WHY UNLOCK U? Small decisions shape who we become. Unlock U helps you transform everyday distractions into opportunities to learn, reflect, grow, and become more intentional with your time. Because becoming your best self doesn't happen all at once—it happens one choice at a time. *Some features, including app blocking, require a paid subscription. Subscription options are available within the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Eclipse
This app helps reduce phone usage by making your device less engaging. It offers scheduled grayscale mode and app blocking to minimize distractions and encourage focus during designated times.
- Scheduled grayscale mode
- App blocking
- Recurring focus blocks
- Temporary snooze controls
- Weekly usage insights
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Eclipse is a screen time control and app blocker that works without relying on your willpower. Grayscale scheduling and intentional app blocking make your phone a harder place to lose yourself in. Less sensory reward, less easy access, fewer wasted hours. Your phone is engineered to hold your attention. Every color, notification, and scroll is designed to bring you back. Eclipse works against that. Features: • Scheduled grayscale during your focus hours • App blocking to cut social media and distraction • Recurring focus blocks for work, study, or evenings • Break controls when you need flexibility • Weekly screen time insights to track your habits Eclipse uses Screen Time permissions and requires a short one-time setup. Free trial available. Premium features including grayscale schedules, app blocking, and weekly insights require an auto-renewing subscription. It's design, not discipline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Eclipse at none against Unlock U's shown. Eclipse also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). Unlock U's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Unlock U sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Eclipse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Unlock U against 5.0 for Eclipse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eclipse has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Unlock U ships an update weekly, Eclipse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unlock U | Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epiphyte Gens LLC | Eclipse Systems |
Customer experience
Unlock U
Eclipse
In-app purchases
Unlock U
- To-Do Lock Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- To-Do Lock Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- ToDo Lock Premium-Yearly Exit Offer1 Year trial$59.991 Year
Eclipse
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year









