Comparison

Takeover vs Current

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

Head to head
About

Takeover

Regain control of your phone usage with a focus session that locks distracting apps. Track tasks, habits, health, and finances, all contributing to a daily score that reflects your productivity.

Highlights
  • App blocking with lock screen
  • Floating timer
  • Task management with subtasks
  • Habit tracking with streaks
  • Health and finance tracking
  • Daily Takeover Score
Features
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Takeover is a screen time control app and app blocker. Pick the apps that eat your day, and Tako, a small 3D robot, locks them at bedtime, during work or study, while you focus, or once today's limit is used up. Open a locked app and Tako asks first: do you really need it right now? BLOCK APPS ON YOUR SCHEDULE • Routines lock your chosen apps at set times: bedtime, work hours, study time, a slow morning. • App limits give a group of apps a daily time budget, like 30 minutes of social media. When it runs out, those apps stay locked until midnight. • Focus sessions lock everything you chose, from 15 minutes to two hours, with one tap. A PAUSE BEFORE THE SCROLL • A locked app shows Tako's block screen instead of your feed. • Unlock on your terms: a short breathing pause for a few minutes of access, a walk of a few hundred steps, or strict mode with no unlocks at all. • Optional Tako Gate: a Shortcuts automation can send a blocked app straight to Takeover's check-in. SEE YOUR SCREEN TIME • Today's screen time, your week and your most-used apps, shown privately by iOS. • Tako counts the opens you resisted and the minutes you stayed focused. • Set a daily goal and see how many hours a week it gives back. ONE SCREEN, ONE ROBOT Everything sits on one home screen around Tako: Apps, Routines, Limits, Focus and Stats. No feeds, no badges, no clutter. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up. • No ads. • Your goals, routines and stats stay on your phone. iOS doesn't even tell Takeover which apps you picked: the Screen Time framework keeps that private. HOW IT WORKS Takeover uses Apple's Screen Time framework (Family Controls) to block apps on your own iPhone. iOS asks for your permission once. You can change or remove the apps Takeover guards at any time. It is made for managing your own screen time, not for parental control. SUBSCRIPTION Takeover is a premium app: choose a subscription to use it. Eligible new subscribers start with a free trial. The plan, trial length and price are shown before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Promo and offer codes can be redeemed in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takeover.cloud/privacy.html

About

Current

Features
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Current helps you build a daily plan that can move with you. Give tasks a time, keep fixed commitments in place, and adjust the rest when your day changes. Plan on the timeline Start or restart your day at the time you choose. Move and resize tasks directly, fit flexible work around fixed commitments, and undo individual changes. Set your own day boundaries for late nights and shift work. Capture now, schedule when ready Save tasks in To-do without choosing a time or duration. Organize them by category, complete them there, or review and edit them before adding them to a day. Use your To-dos and task history to fill an empty day or a gap. Keep your task close Follow a countdown, complete a task, or pause and resume from its Lock Screen Live Activity. Optional task-end alarms require iOS 26 and permission. Three pauses per day are free. Tasks remain unfinished until you mark them complete. Discover Currents Build a streak through daily visits, reach milestones and earn activity achievements. Open packs to discover cards and unlock themes for the app and free Home Screen widgets. Planning and day-review Live Activities help you return when eligible, with optional artwork for completed days. Choose how you connect Use the local planner without an account. Sign in for collection backup and recovery without Pro, or to send private feedback and join approved idea discussions. Planner cloud sync is a separate Pro feature. Usage analytics can be controlled in Data & Privacy settings. Current Pro adds extra To-do lists, recurring tasks beyond the free allowance, unlimited and scheduled templates, calendar sync, buffer time, custom reminder timing, planner cloud sync and unlimited pauses. One recurring definition and two saved templates are available free. Requires iOS 18 or later. Liquid Glass and task-end alarms require iOS 26. The app supports English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese. Privacy Policy: https://www.currentplanner.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.currentplanner.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Takeover4 screens
Current4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Current at 18.0 against Takeover's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Takeover sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Current sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Takeover versus Current: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeoverCurrent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed Hamza CakmakMarjorie Allo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Takeover

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Current

Subscriptions2
  • Current Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Current Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Current Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Takeover free?
Takeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Current free?
Current is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Takeover or Current have ads?
Neither Takeover nor Current shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Takeover or Current?
Takeover ships an update weekly, and Current weekly. Most recently, Takeover was updated on October 31, 2026 and Current on November 5, 2026.

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