Comparison

Eclipse vs Writ

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

Head to head
About

Eclipse

This app helps reduce phone usage by making your device less engaging. It offers scheduled grayscale mode and app blocking to minimize distractions and encourage focus during designated times.

Highlights
  • Scheduled grayscale mode
  • App blocking
  • Recurring focus blocks
  • Temporary snooze controls
  • Weekly usage insights
Features
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Eclipse is a screen time control and app blocker that works without relying on your willpower. Grayscale scheduling and intentional app blocking make your phone a harder place to lose yourself in. Less sensory reward, less easy access, fewer wasted hours. Your phone is engineered to hold your attention. Every color, notification, and scroll is designed to bring you back. Eclipse works against that. Features: • Scheduled grayscale during your focus hours • App blocking to cut social media and distraction • Recurring focus blocks for work, study, or evenings • Break controls when you need flexibility • Weekly screen time insights to track your habits Eclipse uses Screen Time permissions and requires a short one-time setup. Free trial available. Premium features including grayscale schedules, app blocking, and weekly insights require an auto-renewing subscription. It's design, not discipline.

About

Writ

Features
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Write the call down before you know how it ends. Writ checks back on the date you set, and shows you whether you were right. Most decisions vanish the moment you make them. The reasoning fades, the outcome gets rewritten in memory, and your gut never has to answer for anything. Writ keeps the record straight. WHAT MAKES WRIT DIFFERENT • Odds on every option, not just a mood. Give each option the probability you'd bet on, and your confidence comes from your top pick. • A tripwire. Name the warning sign that would tell you the call is going wrong, and Writ asks at review time whether it fired. • An honest score. Forecast sharpness shows whether your calls beat a coin flip, one review at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Log the decision: a plain statement of the call, the options you see, and how sure you are. 2. Set a review date. Writ reminds you when it arrives. 3. Answer honestly. What actually happened sits next to what you expected. 4. Watch your calibration sharpen, decision by decision. WHAT YOU CAN LOG • The situation and the options you considered, each with the odds you'd give it • Your confidence, the stakes, and the mood you decided in • A tripwire for every call • Tags, so Insights can compare your judgment across areas of life WHAT WRIT SHOWS YOU • Calibration: every dot is a call, your confidence against reality • Forecast sharpness: whether you beat a coin flip • The Forecaster Compass: bias and gut signal as one position • When you say 80%, does it happen 80% of the time? • Your top pick: how often your favorite option wins • By stakes and state of mind: where your judgment runs hot FREE TO START Your first five decisions are free, with full reviews, your running totals, the calibration chart, and the tag breakdown. Writ Pro removes the cap and unlocks the full insight set, PDF reports, and CSV export. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your journal lives on your iPhone, with optional iCloud sync for backup. Writ is an indie app, built by a single developer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://writ.ku-software.com/privacy

Screenshots

Eclipse4 screens
Writ4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eclipse and Writ are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Eclipse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Writ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eclipse versus Writ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipseWrit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEclipse SystemsOlcay Akgun

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Eclipse

Subscriptions2
  • Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Eclipse Pro: App Blocker Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Writ

Subscriptions2
  • Writ Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Writ Pro Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Writ Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writ free?
Writ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eclipse or Writ have ads?
Neither Eclipse nor Writ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eclipse or Writ?
Eclipse ships an update every 2 weeks, and Writ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Eclipse was updated on October 13, 2026 and Writ on September 26, 2026.

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