Comparison

ZoneBlock vs Location Reminders

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

Head to head
About

ZoneBlock

Features
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LOCATION-BASED APP BLOCKING ZoneBlock automatically blocks distracting apps and websites when you enter specific locations. Create zones at work, school, gym, or anywhere you need to stay focused. WEBSITE BLOCKING Block distracting websites across all browsers and apps. Add individual domains or choose from preset categories: - Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok) - Video Streaming (YouTube, Netflix, Twitch) - News Sites - Shopping Sites - Gaming Sites SMART ZONE MANAGEMENT - Set custom radius for each zone (50m to 5km) - Choose between Block mode or Allow Only mode - View detailed zone information and history - Edit zones only when disabled for safety - 3-hour delay for zone changes (or instant for $0.99) STRAIGHT MODE Quick-access blocking without location requirements. Perfect for spontaneous focus sessions. - Select apps and websites to block - One-tap activation from home screen - 3-hour delay before turning off (free) - Instant turn-off available for $0.99 DRIVING MODE Automatically blocks apps while driving to keep you safe on the road. Uses motion detection to activate. MEETING MODE Block distractions during calendar events. Integrates with your calendar for automatic activation. PREMIUM FEATURES - Unlimited zones (free users get 3) - Advanced analytics and charts - Smart suggestions based on usage - Achievement system - Priority support PRIVACY FIRST - All blocking happens on your device - No data collection or tracking - Screen Time API for secure app blocking - Local DNS filtering for website blocking Perfect for: - Students staying focused during study sessions - Professionals blocking distractions at work - Parents managing screen time - Anyone building better digital habits Download ZoneBlock and take control of your digital life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Location Reminders

Create reminders by simply typing a sentence, and get alerted based on your location. Organize tasks and view your upcoming week at a glance. Offers a dark theme for comfortable use.

Highlights
  • Natural language reminder creation
  • Location-based alerts
  • Day-grouped task feed
  • Weekly schedule view
  • Dark mode support
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Location reminders that fire when you arrive or leave — and land on your Lock Screen the moment they matter. Paloma turns a plain sentence into a reminder. Type "pick up flowers when I leave work" and she reads the place, the time and the trigger straight out of it. No forms, no menus, no date wheel. WHAT PALOMA DOES Geofence alerts, set to your radius. Get nudged the moment you leave home or arrive somewhere new, with a trigger radius you set yourself — from a tight 25 meters out to 500 — so a reminder fires where you meant it and not a street early. Lock Screen widgets. Your next task on the glass as a circle, a rectangle or a single line. A Live Activity counts a timed reminder down in the Dynamic Island. Home Screen widgets. Two sizes, and you can tick anything off without opening the app. Just type it, like you'd say it. "Bins out every Tuesday." "Dentist on the 20th." "Text mum when I get home." Paloma reads the place, the date and the repeat out of the sentence as you write it. Or say it. Tap the mic and speak the reminder instead. Recognition runs on your device, so the audio never leaves your phone. It speaks Spanish. Type or talk in Spanish and the parser handles it natively — dates, places and repeats included. Not a translated menu; the sentence reader itself is bilingual. Repeats you set once. "Every Tuesday", "every other Friday", "the first of the month". Change one later by tapping the repeat chip — no retyping. A heads-up before the thing itself. "Remind me 30 minutes before" gives you the warning as well as the reminder, and it carries across a whole repeating series. Your day, sorted in seconds. Everything lands in one calm, day-grouped feed. Nothing to file, nothing to drag anywhere. Paloma noticed. Put the bins out three Tuesdays running and she offers to make it repeat, so you can stop typing it. The Sunday sweep. Whatever has been sitting a while, dealt with in a couple of minutes once a week. Your year. Every day you finished, on one screen, with your current streak and your best one. On your Mac too. A real Mac app with its own window, sidebar and search — and Option-Space opens the capture bar from any app. The rest of the phone. Spotlight finds your reminders, Shortcuts and Siri can add them, and a Control Center button gets you to a new one straight from the Lock Screen. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Reminders sync through your own iCloud account. Speech recognition happens on device. There is no Paloma server holding your day, because there is no Paloma account to make. Built for people who think in sentences, not settings screens. Say where and when; Paloma handles the rest. PALOMA PRO Paloma is a subscription app. Paloma Pro includes everything: unlimited reminders, geofence alerts, widgets, voice capture and the Mac app. - Yearly: $49.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial - Monthly: $14.99 per month - Weekly: $7.99 per week Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions on your device. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a Paloma Pro subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://getpaloma.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getpaloma.app/privacy

Screenshots

ZoneBlock4 screens
Location Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Location Reminders at weekly against ZoneBlock's fortnightly. On price, ads, 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. ZoneBlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Location Reminders sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZoneBlock ships an update fortnightly, Location Reminders weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ZoneBlock versus Location Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoneBlockLocation Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavlo HurkovskyiTatiana Trindade Varela de Enriquez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ZoneBlock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Location Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ZoneBlock free?
ZoneBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Location Reminders free?
Location Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZoneBlock or Location Reminders have ads?
Neither ZoneBlock nor Location Reminders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZoneBlock or Location Reminders?
ZoneBlock ships an update fortnightly, and Location Reminders weekly. Most recently, ZoneBlock was updated on October 10, 2026 and Location Reminders on October 3, 2026.

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