Comparison

StoicLock vs Stoic

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

Head to head
About

StoicLock

This app offers a unique approach to digital detox by integrating Stoic philosophy with app blocking. Instead of just timers, it uses philosophical exercises and reflections to help users build attention and discipline when they reach for distracting apps.

Highlights
  • Stoic philosophical interventions
  • Customizable app blocking
  • Daily philosophical prompts
  • Progress tracking based on virtues
  • Pomodoro and deep focus timers
  • Lock screen widgets and Live Activities
Features
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You checked your phone 150 times yesterday. Marcus Aurelius ran an empire and wrote: "Confine yourself to the present." StoicLock gives you the philosophy — and the architecture — to do it. Start your 7-day free trial. No card required. THE PRACTICE OF ATTENTION Other apps block your phone. StoicLock transforms why you reach for it. Every time you open a blocked app, a Stoic intervention begins — breathing, virtue reflection, mortality visualization, or a philosophical challenge from 2,000 years of Stoic teaching. One question: who are you choosing to be right now? Not a timer. A practice. THE SIX STOIC EXERCISES RESPIRATIO — Box breathing (4-4-4-4) calms the dopamine impulse in 48 seconds before you decide whether to continue. QUATTUOR VIRTUTES — Reflect on the four Stoic virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance. Which do you need now? PROPOSITUM — Write your intention in Latin before you scroll. Not a rule. An oath. MEMENTO MORI — Your life as a grid. 80 years × 52 weeks = 4,160 dots. Lived weeks are dark. The current week glows gold. Is this app worth three of your remaining days? PROVOCATIO — Complete Marcus Aurelius quotes, identify philosophers, sort virtues. 2,000 years of wisdom in a 30-second challenge. SAPIENTIA STOICA — A Stoic quote with source and theme. Reflect on 2,000 years of wisdom before you continue. Free for all users. Every exercise is randomized. Every urge becomes a different practice. YOUR STOIC ARCHETYPE A quiz reveals your archetype — Sage, Soldier, or Emperor — and personalizes your practice with its own philosophical framing and progression path. THE PHILOSOPHER'S JOURNAL Daily prompts from Marcus Aurelius and Seneca. Rate your four virtues. Track gratitude. Record voice notes. 210+ curated quotes from six Stoic philosophers, each with source and theme. A new quote on your Home Screen every day. Morning practice. Evening examination. The rituals the Stoics never skipped. FOCUS LIKE A PHILOSOPHER Pomodoro and Deep Focus timers with a sundial interface. Block distracting apps during sessions. Schedule blocking automatically — morning, midday, evening — the schedule holds whether you feel like it or not. WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES Stoic quotes on your Lock Screen. Discipline streak as a widget. Live Activities show focus sessions in real time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. DESIGNED FOR ADHD StoicLock does not rely on willpower. Interventions trigger automatically when you open a blocked app. Nothing to remember, configure, or maintain. The system works for you. Scheduled blocks hold structure — even when your attention does not. YOUR PROGRESS Track your level from Aspirant to Sage. Earn drachma through discipline, not dopamine. Monitor virtue averages and streaks. Your metrics are virtue records, not screen time statistics. ROOTED IN SCIENCE Stoicism is the direct historical source of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. StoicLock's approach combines ancient practice with clinically validated methods. Available in 7 languages. PRIVACY Apple FamilyControls. Your app list never leaves your device. No VPN. No traffic routing. Encrypted on-device by Apple. STOICLOCK PRO Unlock the full Stoic toolkit: — Unlimited app and website blocking with custom schedules — All six Stoic interventions (Respiratio, Virtutes, Propositum, Memento Mori, Provocatio, Sapientia Stoica) — Philosopher's Journal with daily prompts and voice notes — Memento Mori life grid with mortality counter — Widgets, Live Activities, and daily quote rotation — Full progress tracking, virtue analytics, and streaks Free trial included. Annual, weekly, and lifetime plans available. Auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before period ends. Payment charged to Apple ID. Manage subscriptions in Account Settings. Privacy: http://stoiclock.vercel.app/privacy Terms: http://stoiclock.vercel.app/terms

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Stoic

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Stoic is a screen time blocker that makes you earn it. Your distracting apps stay locked until the work is done. A focused minute buys a minute of scrolling. A finished task frees the apps for the day. Nothing is free, and that is the point. THE WINTER ARC Pick 30 days, 60, or everything left until New Year's Eve. Every habit you keep, every session you finish and every page you read counts toward one arc. Your home screen shows the day you are on and how much of it you have held. Walk into January already changed. APPS LOCKED UNTIL EARNED Two groups. One opens when you finish your daily tasks. The other only opens with focus credits you earned yourself. Powered by Apple's Screen Time, so it holds even when you don't want it to. INSTAGRAM WITHOUT THE ALGORITHM Ghost Feed opens Instagram with only the people you follow, newest first. No Reels, no Explore, no ads, no suggested accounts. You set the clock, and when it ends, it ends. FOCUS THAT PAYS A Pomodoro timer that banks credits while you work. Quick Block for when you need everything gone now. A streak that counts the days you held and a journal where you call each day honestly: held, or slipped. YOUR DAY, SET ONCE No phone for the first hour. Screens off by ten. You set the rules one time and Stoic holds you to them every morning. Tasks, habits and alarms in one place, with wake-up challenges you have to actually do. READ BOOKS, NOT FEEDS Ten of the best books on discipline, cut down to the handful of ideas that matter. Track your own books page by page. BUILT TO BE KEPT Painted rooms, not spreadsheets. A card that tells you what your focus is worth. The whole app in winter. Nothing you do in Stoic leaves your phone. Your habits, your notes, your Instagram login and your Screen Time data stay on the device. Stoic+ is a subscription. Terms of Use: https://stoik.framer.website/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://stoik.framer.website/privacy-policy

Screenshots

StoicLock4 screens
Stoic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stoic at none against StoicLock's shown. StoicLock's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StoicLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Stoic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StoicLock ships an update weekly, Stoic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StoicLock versus Stoic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStoicLockStoic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB156 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRamin AfandiyevYael Brosh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StoicLock

Subscriptions2
  • StoicLock Pro — Weekly$3.997 Days
  • StoicLock Pro — Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • StoicLock Pro — Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Stoic

Subscriptions2
  • Stoik+$12.991 Month
  • Stoic+3 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stoik+ Lifetime$180.99

Questions

Is StoicLock free?
StoicLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stoic free?
Stoic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StoicLock or Stoic have ads?
StoicLock shows ads; Stoic does not.
Which is updated more often, StoicLock or Stoic?
StoicLock ships an update weekly, and Stoic every 6 days. Most recently, StoicLock was updated on October 2, 2026 and Stoic on October 16, 2026.

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