Comparison

Screen Time Control vs TimeConsole

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

TimeConsole

Features
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Press GO. Turn focused time into a record. TimeConsole is a console-style timer for study, workouts, reading, and other activities you want to continue. Choose a file, press GO to begin, and press STOP to review and save. See today's progress without adding more setup to the moment you want to start. FEATURES • Count-up and countdown modes • Daily targets for each file • Today, weekly, total-time, and streak summaries • 7-day activity chart • Session history • Local storage and no ads • 31 in-app languages The free version includes the complete timer, up to three files, the latest 14 history entries, and the 7-day chart. TimeConsole Pro unlocks unlimited files and history, CSV export, the 30-day chart, and the 18-week heatmap. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kazusa703.github.io/timeconsole-support/privacy.html Support: https://kazusa703.github.io/timeconsole-support/support.html

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
TimeConsole3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 and TimeConsole sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Screen Time Control versus TimeConsole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlTimeConsole
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent Nguyenatsuko imai

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Screen Time Control

One-time1
  • Burn+$9.99
3 purchases

TimeConsole

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeConsole free?
TimeConsole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Time Control or TimeConsole have ads?
Neither Screen Time Control nor TimeConsole shows ads.

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