Comparison

Reset vs Buzzkill

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

Head to head
About

Reset

This app helps you regain control of your digital life by earning screen time through healthy behaviors. It acts as a behavioral operating system, rewarding effort with access to your device and providing insights into your reward system.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through effort
  • Track daily dopamine balance
  • Measure behavior's impact on reward system
  • Dopamine Age comparison
  • Recovery-based performance insights
  • Real-time feedback on dopamine and unlocked minutes
  • Pattern insights for focus drops
Features
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Modern apps are engineered to hijack your dopamine. Reset helps you take it back. Reset is a subscription service. The features described below require an active Reset Premium subscription. Track your daily dopamine balance, earn your screen time through effort, and measure how your behavior shapes your reward system over time. Core Mechanic Start every day at zero. Healthy behaviors build dopamine. Dopamine unlocks intentional screen time. No restrictions. No guilt. Just a system. What Makes Reset Different Reset isn't a habit tracker. It's a behavioral operating system. You don't quit your phone. You earn it. Key Features (Reset Premium) Earn Your Screen Time Turn effort into access. Exercise, deep work, and recovery unlock intentional screen time. Dopamine Age See how balanced your reward system is compared to your actual age. Updated weekly based on real behavior. Recovery-Based Performance Sleep, consistency, and late-night usage affect how efficiently you earn. Real-Time Feedback Track your dopamine score and unlocked minutes throughout the day. Pattern Insights Understand when your focus drops and why. Who It's For Built for people who want to: • Improve focus • Reduce reactive scrolling • Build discipline without burnout • Operate at a higher level Closing Your brain adapts to what you reward. Reset it. — — — Subscription Details Reset Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans are shown in-app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Buzzkill

This app helps reduce digital distraction by making selected applications appear less stimulating. It automates your device's color filter to grayscale when you open specific apps and restores color when you close them, all locally on your iPhone.

Highlights
  • App-specific grayscale automation
  • Uses Apple Shortcuts
  • No account required
  • No ads or analytics
  • Local automations
  • Setup guidance
Features
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Buzzkill helps you make selected apps feel less stimulating without blocking them or setting time limits. Choose the apps that pull you in, then Buzzkill walks you through installing two bundled Apple Shortcuts and creating matching open and close Personal Automations. When a selected app opens, the shortcut can turn your iPhone’s Color Filter to grayscale; when you leave it, a second shortcut can restore color. Everything stays on your iPhone. Buzzkill has no account, ads, analytics, app-usage tracking, or background uploads. It does not read your screen or content. You stay in control: the apps remain available, and Apple Shortcuts runs the local automations. Buzzkill is a setup companion that explains each step, checks the shortcut behavior, and helps you repair the grayscale setting if needed.

Screenshots

Reset4 screens
Buzzkill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buzzkill at none against Reset's 10. Buzzkill also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Reset's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Reset sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Buzzkill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buzzkill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reset has 218 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reset versus Buzzkill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResetBuzzkill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (218 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings218 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLife Development LLCMARCOS JAVIER KLINGLER

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Reset

Subscriptions9
  • Premium Access$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Premium Access2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$39.991 Year
  • Premium Access$49.991 Year
  • Premium Access$69.991 Year
None

Buzzkill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reset free?
Reset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buzzkill free?
Buzzkill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reset or Buzzkill?
Buzzkill is rated higher. Reset averages 4.6 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while Buzzkill averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reset or Buzzkill have ads?
Neither Reset nor Buzzkill shows ads.

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