Comparison

DoomGuard vs AppBlocker

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

Head to head
About

DoomGuard

Features
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You open THAT APP for a second. Forty minutes later, you're still there. DoomGuard is the screen time app that catches you mid-scroll โ€” not before, not after, but while a quick check is turning into a spiral. Like a friend who says "hey, you're doing it again" at exactly the right moment. No hard blocks. No app bans. Just a nudge, in a voice you actually picked. YOUR RHYTHM, YOUR RULES Forget "45 minutes a day." Open your apps as often as you like โ€” DoomGuard nudges you by frequency, not a daily cap. Every reopen counts on its own, so the 15th check of the day gets caught too. iOS Screen Time just adds up your whole day and pings you once. We watch the session you're actually in. CHOOSE YOUR PERSONA Pick the voice that gets through to you. Standard stays steady and clear. Roast calls you out. Cyberpunk glitches you back to reality. Zen brings you back to center. YOUR SCHEDULE, YOUR APPS Go Premium for stricter evenings and lighter weekends. Guard unlimited apps, set Morning / Afternoon / Evening windows, split weekdays from weekends, and see detailed session insights. TAKE A REAL BREAK Put your phone down for 10 minutes and we treat your next scroll as a fresh start โ€” no instant nudge. We call it Rollover. We're not punishing you for stepping away. DoomGuard is for self-aware people who use social media for work, inspiration, and connection โ€” but know when it's tipping into a doomscrolling spiral. Terms of Use: https://doomguardapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://doomguardapp.com/privacy

About

AppBlocker

Features
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PEAK turns a focus session into a commitment your phone helps you defend. Pick what distracts you. Pick how long you want to work. Then lock in. For the length of the session PEAK uses Apple's Screen Time to shield the apps and websites you chose, so the decision to focus gets made once instead of every ninety seconds. LOCK THEM OUT Choose apps, categories and websites through Apple's own picker. PEAK never learns which ones you picked. Screen Time hands the app an opaque token and nothing else. STRICT MODE Strict mode holds the session closed. Quitting early takes a deliberate confirmation rather than a reflex tap, so a dull moment does not cost you the block. PRESETS THAT FIT THE WORK SPRINT runs 25 minutes on and 5 off. DEEP WORK runs 50 and 10. LOCK IN runs 90 and 15. Build your own when none of those match the task. A DAILY TARGET Set a target in minutes and watch the day fill in. Progress keeps your completed sessions, your streak and an honest record of where the hours went. ROUTINES Schedule recurring sessions by weekday and time. The morning block starts itself. HOLD TO COMMIT Starting a session takes a press and hold rather than a tap. Small friction, deliberately placed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sessions, presets and routines stay on your device. There is no account, no login and no cloud sync, and your Screen Time selection never leaves your phone. PEAK PRO PEAK is a subscription app. Full access needs PEAK Pro, an auto-renewing subscription available as a weekly or a yearly plan. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://peak-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://peak-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

DoomGuard4 screens
AppBlocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

DoomGuard and AppBlocker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DoomGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AppBlocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DoomGuard versus AppBlocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoomGuardAppBlocker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPARTICULAS EPICAS, LDAAugustin Villetard

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DoomGuard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Access7 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

AppBlocker

Subscriptions2
  • PEAK Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • PEAK Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is DoomGuard free?
DoomGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AppBlocker free?
AppBlocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DoomGuard or AppBlocker have ads?
Neither DoomGuard nor AppBlocker shows ads.

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