Comparison

Screen Time Control vs FocusQuest

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

This app transforms your to-do list into screen time. Complete tasks to earn logs, which you can then use to extend your allowed usage of distracting apps. When your screen time runs out, those apps are blocked until you earn more time by being productive.

Highlights
  • Task and habit creation with custom rewards
  • Screen time management with app blocking
  • Interactive flame companion with mood states
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable screen time limits and app selection
  • Private by design, no cloud sync or tracking
Features
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Stop doomscrolling. Earn your screen time instead. Burn turns your to-do list into screen time. Get things done, earn logs, and feed them to Burn, a little flame who lives on your phone. Scroll too much and Burn's fuel runs out, and so do your distracting apps. No willpower required. Just a flame worth keeping lit. HOW IT WORKS • Start each day with a screen time budget you choose • Scrolling the apps you pick burns through it, minute by minute • Hit zero and those apps lock • Finish tasks to earn logs • Feed logs to Burn: every log buys 10 more minutes GET STUFF DONE • Give every task its own log reward, so big jobs pay more • Daily, weekday, or custom repeating tasks for your habits • Plan Today, Tomorrow, and the days ahead • Sort tasks into color-coded categories • Shake to undo if you tap too soon A FLAME WORTH KEEPING LIT • Burn reacts to your day: happy when you're on track, worried when time runs low, out cold when it's gone • Tap, pet, and drag logs in to feed him • Dozes off at night with a sleepy face • Keep Burn lit at midnight to build your streak YOU'RE IN CONTROL • Choose exactly which apps and categories burn fuel • Everything else stays open • Set your own daily budget • No account, no sign-in, no ads. BURN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • 13 flame colors, each with a matching app icon • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a task list you can check off without opening the app • Live Activity: watch your fuel count down in the Dynamic Island • Low fuel warnings before your apps lock • Screen Time Insights: see which apps ate your time, by day, week, and month Burn uses Apple's Screen Time to track and limit only the apps you choose. What you do in them never leaves your device.

About

FocusQuest

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FocusQuest turns focus into a game you actually want to play — it locks the apps pulling you away from your work, then rewards you for staying the course. REAL LOCKS, NOT SUGGESTIONS Choose the apps that distract you, start a focus or study timer, and FocusQuest locks them — no snoozing, no five-second workaround. When time's up, a real lock-screen alarm makes sure you notice. YOUR OWN RULES Set fixed windows — say, 10pm to 7am — where distracting apps stay locked automatically, timer or not. Or go further with Always Blocked, for the apps you'd rather cut out of your life completely. A CHECK THAT MEANS SOMETHING No hollow "are you still there?" prompts. A quick movement challenge confirms you're actually present — not just tapping a button on autopilot. PROGRESS YOU CAN FEEL Earn XP, level up, build a streak worth protecting, and clear daily quests that make consistency feel like momentum, not chores. BETTER WITH FRIENDS See how you stack up, cheer on their wins, send a wave — staying focused is easier when it's not just you. DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR INTO YOUR DAY Dynamic Island & Live Activity keep your timer visible at a glance. Siri Shortcuts start and stop sessions hands-free. Spotlight surfaces your quests instantly. SharePlay lets you focus together on a call. Download FocusQuest and make breaking distraction the habit that actually sticks.

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
FocusQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusQuest at none against Screen Time Control's 1. FocusQuest also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Screen Time Control's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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. Screen Time Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time Control ships an update every 3 weeks, FocusQuest every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Screen Time Control versus FocusQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlFocusQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent NguyenLars Thom

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Screen Time Control

One-time1
  • Burn+$9.99
None

FocusQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusQuest free?
FocusQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Time Control or FocusQuest have ads?
Neither Screen Time Control nor FocusQuest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time Control or FocusQuest?
Screen Time Control ships an update every 3 weeks, and FocusQuest every 2 days. Most recently, Screen Time Control was updated on October 11, 2026 and FocusQuest on October 2, 2026.

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