Comparison

WakeZen vs Screen Time Control

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

Head to head
About

WakeZen

This smart alarm app transforms your wake-up experience by requiring you to complete a mission before silencing. Choose from math problems, shaking your phone, or taking a photo to ensure you get out of bed with purpose and build a stronger morning routine.

Highlights
  • Mission-based alarms
  • Math, Shake, and Photo challenges
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Fast and simple alarm setup
  • Clean, focused design
  • Build stronger morning habits
Features
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Wake up with purpose, not with snooze. WakeZen is a smart alarm app that helps you get out of bed by turning every alarm into a mission. Instead of silencing your alarm and falling back asleep, WakeZen makes you solve, shake, or snap your way into the day. It is built for people who want a cleaner, stronger, and more intentional morning routine. How WakeZen works Set your alarm, choose your mission, and when it is time to wake up, complete the challenge to finish your wake-up flow. Choose your mission Math Mission Solve quick math problems to wake up your mind. Shake Mission Shake your phone with intention to get your body moving. Photo Mission Take a photo to prove you actually got out of bed. Why users love WakeZen Smart mission-based alarms Math, Shake, and Photo wake-up challenges Fast and simple alarm setup Progress tracking and streaks Clean, focused design built for daily use Build stronger mornings WakeZen helps you stay consistent by tracking your completed wake-ups, protecting your streak, and turning small wins into better habits over time. Whether you are trying to stop oversleeping, improve your routine, or start the day with more discipline, WakeZen gives you a better way to wake up. Set your next alarm. Choose your mission. Wake up with purpose. Privacy Policy : https://wakezen.app/privacy-policy.html Temrs of Use : https://wakezen.app/terms-of-use.html

About

Screen Time Control

Features
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Ever open an app without meaning to? Mute makes the apps you choose unavailable during the hours you choose. Not willpower. A wall. THREE WAYS TO STOP - Schedule: block apps during set hours, like 10 PM to 7 AM, or weekday mornings. Pick the days. - Daily limit: "one hour a day." When you use it up, that app stays closed until midnight. - Focus timer: any length from 15 minutes up, in 5-minute steps. Leave it open-ended with ∞. The countdown lives on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. Ending early takes one breath first. BLOCKED MEANS QUIET Mute uses Apple's Screen Time framework. While an app is blocked, it can't be opened, and its notifications stop arriving. Nothing on your lock screen pulling you back in. Websites in Safari can be blocked by domain, too. LOCKOUT (MUTE PRO) Turn on Lockout, and a rule or session can't be switched off, edited, or deleted until it ends. Not from inside the app, not by deleting Mute, not by changing the clock. For the moment you genuinely need out, there's one emergency pass a week. TIME TAKEN BACK, AND YOUR STREAK When a session ends, Mute shows the time you took back. Keep your rules running day after day and your streak grows; Mute lets you know at milestones like 3, 7, and 30 days. Home also shows how much time went to which apps today. THE TERRARIUM A terrarium is a small garden sealed in glass: moss, a few tiny plants, a world you can hold in one hand. Your home screen in Mute holds one. As you take back time and your streak reaches milestones, you earn new terrariums and choose which one to display. No pep talks. A quiet, growing scene. YOUR USAGE STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Mute never sends records of which apps you use, when, or for how long to our servers. The apps you block are stored as tokens issued by Apple, and we can't turn them back into app names. No account, no email address. Delete everything from Settings whenever you like. IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU - An hour of scrolling before bed you didn't plan - Opening social media between tasks without deciding to - Losing your focus every time a notification lands - Setting a Screen Time limit, then tapping "Ignore Limit" FREE AND MUTE PRO Free includes two rules and the focus timer without limits. Pro removes the rule limit and unlocks Lockout. GOOD TO KNOW - Requires iOS 26.5 or later and Screen Time access. - Mute Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (annual or weekly). Prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, and the subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage it in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. - Terms of Use: https://blossom-railway-09b.notion.site/Term-of-Use-3d137c58801d80788f90dddd1e760888 - Privacy Policy: https://blossom-railway-09b.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3d137c58801d80ac910ce254e0843bf6

Screenshots

WakeZen4 screens
Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

WakeZen and Screen Time Control are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. WakeZen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WakeZen versus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWakeZenScreen Time Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALILOU DIgital LTDYUTO OKURA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WakeZen

Subscriptions2
  • WakeZen Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • WakeZen Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is WakeZen free?
WakeZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WakeZen or Screen Time Control have ads?
Neither WakeZen nor Screen Time Control shows ads.

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