RotStop vs Crux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RotStop
Manage your screen time effectively with customizable schedules, limits, and health-focused prerequisites. Incorporates movement-based breaks to encourage physical activity. All data remains private on your device, with no accounts, purchases, or ads.
- Customizable screen time schedules
- Health prerequisite limits
- Movement-based breaks
- No accounts required
- No in-app purchases
- No advertisements
- Local data storage
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Control your screen time with schedules, limits, health prerequisites, and movement based breaks. No accounts, no purchases, no ads, no tracking — everything stays on your iPhone.
Crux
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Crux blocks the apps that steal your time — so you can actually focus. Set a session, pick the apps to block, and put your phone down. Crux uses Apple's Screen Time technology to enforce the block system-wide, even if you close the app. FOCUS SESSIONS Block any app for as long as you need. Crux holds the block until the session ends — no cheating. SCHEDULED SESSIONS Set recurring blocks in advance. Your protection runs automatically, even if you never open the app. NIGHT MODE Block apps during your sleep window. Wake up to how many times you reached for your phone, how long you were on it, and which apps kept you up. INSIGHTS See where your day actually went — hour by hour, and which apps took it. Crux marks the hours it protected for you, and tells you how today compares with your usual pace. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See what's coming without opening the app — your next session, tonight's sleep window, and a live countdown while a block is running. STREAKS & STATS See your focus streak and total time saved grow over time. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Crux reads your Screen Time data inside Apple's sandbox, and it never leaves your device. We never see which apps you use, or which ones you block. No gimmicks. No fake willpower tricks. Just a hard block on the apps that shouldn't have your attention. Privacy Policy: https://idanrach.github.io/crux-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://idanrach.github.io/crux-legal/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RotStop at none against Crux's 3. 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
Both are free to download. Crux sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. RotStop asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | RotStop | Crux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harkirat Bains | Idan Rachmani |
In-app purchases
RotStop
No in-app purchases
Crux
- Crux Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Crux Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Crux Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year









