Flashcard Blocker vs LearnLocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashcard Blocker
Transform idle screen time into vocabulary learning opportunities. This app blocks distracting apps, replacing your urge to scroll with educational flashcards. Learn new words passively throughout the day without dedicated study sessions.
- Smart app blocker for social media and video apps
- Vocabulary flashcards on every phone unlock
- Spaced repetition learning algorithm
- 1,080+ curated words or custom lists
- Streak tracking for daily learning habits
- Focus and Dumb Phone modes
- 100% offline and private
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LearnScreen combines vocabulary practice with limits on distracting apps. Choose a built-in word set or add your own words. Review them with flashcards and spaced repetition. Select the apps you want to limit, choose a blocking mode, and set the days and times when it applies. Use short reviews and time earned through practice to manage access to your selected apps. Learning and access options depend on the mode you choose. Start with words you want to remember and a schedule that fits your routine. Terms of Use: https://learnscreen.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://learnscreen.vercel.app/privacy.html
LearnLocker
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Your apps stay locked until you've done your studying. LearnLocker turns studying into the unlock key for your apps. Pick what gets shielded, choose your daily unlock gate, and earn access when you finish. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want locked 2. Set your unlock gate: Flashcards or Quiz 3. Finish today's studying for that gate 4. Your apps open, then re-lock when more study is due or your unlock window ends. Midnight always resets the lock. FLASHCARDS Import Anki decks or spreadsheets and review with spaced repetition. Clear today's reviews and new cards to unlock when Flashcards is your gate. Apps re-lock if reviews pile up, so you study again to get back in. Reviews stay on your device. AI QUIZZES Upload a PDF, Word doc, or photo. LearnLocker turns your notes into a quiz. Pass your unlock quizzes to open apps for a timed window when Quiz is your gate. When the window ends, pass them again to unlock. RE-LOCK Access is earned, not all-day. Flashcards re-lock when your review pile grows. Quizzes re-lock when your unlock window ends. A new day always starts locked. Study again to unlock. BUILT FOR FOCUS • One unlock gate at a time • Daily streaks and progress tracking • App shielding powered by Apple’s Screen Time frameworks • No accounts, no ads, no selling your data SUBSCRIPTION LearnLocker requires a subscription after onboarding. Monthly or yearly. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID through the App Store. Stay off your apps. Stay on your goals. Terms of Use (EULA): https://learnlocker.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://learnlocker.app/privacy
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Verdict
Flashcard Blocker and LearnLocker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Flashcard Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LearnLocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashcard Blocker | LearnLocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Grunin | Robert Maeda |
In-app purchases
Flashcard Blocker
- PRO - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PRO - annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- PRO - Lifetime$59.99
LearnLocker
- Learn Locker$9.991 Month
- Learn Locker7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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