Comparison

Unlinkd vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

Unlinkd

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Take back your time without relying on willpower. Unlinkd helps you spend less time on distracting apps by turning your intentions into limits that actually hold. Block apps when you have used enough, during the hours that matter, or when you arrive somewhere you want to stay focused. Choose how hard each limit should be to bypass, track how your day is going, and make every exception a conscious decision. LESS SCROLLING. MORE CONTROL. Set daily limits or schedules for the apps and categories that take more of your time than you want. Choose the level of resistance that fits the moment: • Open: light friction when you just need a reminder • Pause: makes you stop before continuing • Commit: built for limits you do not want to negotiate with yourself • Locked: when the decision has already been made You choose the rule. Unlinkd helps you keep it. BLOCK BY TIME, USAGE OR LOCATION Different moments need different boundaries. Limit social media after 30 minutes. Block distracting apps during work or study hours. Keep games out of bedtime. Or activate a limit automatically when you arrive at the office, library, gym or anywhere else. Location-based limits are processed on your device. SEE HOW YOUR DAY IS REALLY GOING Your Balance Score turns your screen-time choices into one simple number from 0 to 100. Stay within your limits and your score improves throughout the day. Go beyond them and you immediately see the impact. No complicated dashboards. Just a clear signal of whether your phone is getting more of your day than you intended. MAKE EXCEPTIONS INTENTIONAL Sometimes you genuinely need access. Weekly passes let you temporarily bypass a block when it matters, but add enough friction to stop an automatic impulse from becoming another hour of scrolling. You can even choose your own pass budget with Unlinkd Pro, including zero. START IN MINUTES Use ready-made setups for social media, work, sleep and study, or build your own. Create reusable app groups once and use them across multiple limits. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Unlinkd uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks. Your app activity and location stay on your device. Unlinkd does not need to know which specific apps you use or how long you spend inside them. Sync keeps your limits and app groups available across your devices without syncing your usage history. START FOR FREE Use Unlinkd for free with: • Up to 3 limits • Up to 2 app groups • Daily limits and schedules • The Unlinkd block screen • Weekly passes • Today’s Balance Score No expiration. UNLOCK UNLINKD PRO Upgrade when you want more control: • Unlimited limits • Unlimited app groups • Commit and Locked resistance levels • Custom weekly pass budget, including zero • Full Balance Score history • 7-day trends • Location-based limits Unlinkd Pro is available monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the yearly plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Terms of Use: https://unlinkd.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://unlinkd.app/privacy

About

Anchor

Effortlessly capture thoughts, notes, photos, and documents with a quick capture bar. This app automatically organizes your information and makes it searchable via Siri or Spotlight, acting as a private digital second brain. It intelligently connects related memories and offers widgets for easy access.

Highlights
  • One-tap capture bar
  • Searchable screenshots and photos
  • Automatic information extraction
  • Siri and Spotlight integration
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Anchor is a quiet second brain for your iPhone. Capture anything in one motion — a thought, a voice note, a photo, a screenshot or a scanned document — and Anchor files it for you. Then just ask Siri or search Spotlight, and it’s there. REMEMBER ANYTHING, IN ONE MOTION • A capture bar that’s always one tap away: type, dictate, snap or paste • Screenshots and photos become searchable — text is read on device • Scan warranties, receipts and whiteboards into memories FILED FOR YOU • People, places, dates and to-dos are pulled out automatically • With Apple Intelligence, Anchor writes clear titles and summaries, privately on device • Works on every supported iPhone — built-in extraction needs no special hardware JUST ASK SIRI • “Remember something in Anchor” • “Search Anchor” — the Wi‑Fi password, a door code, a book tip • Every memory is indexed in Spotlight, so you can find it without opening the app WAITING ON YOU • Anchor spots what you need to do and keeps it in view • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy • A Control Center control and Action button support for one-press capture • Capture from Apple Watch with your voice SEE HOW IT CONNECTS • A living graph links the people and topics in your life, so one memory leads to the next • Resurfaced: one memory worth seeing again, every day PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No tracking. Intelligence runs on your iPhone and sync stays in your private iCloud. ANCHOR PRO Try Anchor free with up to 15 memories. Anchor Pro unlocks unlimited memories — weekly, monthly or yearly. New subscribers can start with a free trial or an introductory price. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Unlinkd4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Unlinkd and Anchor 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. Unlinkd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Anchor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Unlinkd versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnlinkdAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThalys Vianamatthew newman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Unlinkd

Subscriptions2
  • Unlinkd Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Unlinkd Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Anchor

Subscriptions3
  • Anchor Pro Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Anchor Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Anchor Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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