Comparison

Takeover vs EveryTimer

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

EveryTimer

Features
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Plan your life, easy and simple. Welcome to EveryTimer Pro! Stop struggling with complex planners. Beautifully structure your day with our intuitive visual timer. EveryTimer Pro is a minimalist productivity timer designed to help you organize your study, work, and daily routines effortlessly. By visualizing your focus time, it eliminates distractions and helps you dive straight into deep work. [Key Features] • Intuitive Visual Timer: See your session time at a glance and maximize your deep focus. • Easy & Simple Planning: No steep learning curves. Plan your day and time intuitively. • Task Grouping: Organize your tasks by group neatly and manage your to-do list with ease. • Instant Timer Templates: Save your favorite setups as templates and start them in just one tap. • Smart Analytics: Track your daily progress, review weekly achievements, and visualize your monthly growth to see how much you've accomplished. Take control of your time effortlessly with EveryTimer Pro! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Takeover4 screens
EveryTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Takeover at none against EveryTimer's shown. Takeover also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). EveryTimer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 EveryTimer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Takeover ships an update weekly, EveryTimer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Takeover versus EveryTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeoverEveryTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed Hamza CakmakJinyoung Song

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Takeover

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

EveryTimer

Subscriptions2
  • EveryTimer Pro Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • EveryTimer Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • EveryTimer Pro Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Takeover free?
Takeover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EveryTimer free?
EveryTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Takeover or EveryTimer have ads?
EveryTimer shows ads; Takeover does not.
Which is updated more often, Takeover or EveryTimer?
Takeover ships an update weekly, and EveryTimer every 4 months. Most recently, Takeover was updated on October 31, 2026 and EveryTimer on November 9, 2026.

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