Comparison

TouchGrass Screen Time Control vs Muddy Buddies

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

Head to head
About

TouchGrass Screen Time Control

This app encourages you to reduce screen time by nurturing a virtual plant that grows based on your usage habits. Build focus streaks and commit to dedicated sessions where you can set personal stakes for accountability.

Highlights
  • Virtual plant growth based on screen time
  • Focus session commitment
  • Streak building
  • Accountability stakes
  • App blocking
Features
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Touch Grass helps you reduce screen time by growing a plant that reflects your habits. Stay off distracting apps, build streaks, and commit to focus sessions where you put something on the line to stay accountable.

About

Muddy Buddies

Document your pottery journey from start to finish, build a comprehensive glaze library, and connect with a community of fellow artists. Track progress, share your creations, and learn from your process.

Highlights
  • Log pottery pieces by stage
  • Stage-by-stage process journal
  • Build a personal glaze library
  • Document glaze layers precisely
  • Share work with the community
  • Studio calendar for events
Features
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Muddy Buddies was built around a simple belief: pottery is better with intention. Whether you're tracking your progress, building a glaze library from scratch, or sharing your work with fellow potters, this is the place to document your practice and grow alongside a community that gets it. FIND YOUR POTTERY COMMUNITY - Share your work and see what fellow potters are making, wherever they throw - Leave hearts and comments on each other's pieces, the small moments of encouragement that keep people coming back to the wheel - Start a studio and invite your people with a six-character code, a link, or a QR code to scan - Studio calendar to coordinate open sessions, classes, and community events TRACK YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY - Log pieces through every stage: Greenware, Bisque Firing, Bisque Fired, Glazing, Glaze Firing, Glaze Fired, Finished, Archived - Keep a stage-by-stage process journal with throwing notes, dimensions, bisque notes, and finishing details - Document what worked, what didn't, and build on it next time - See your whole collection in one place and watch yourself improve over time MASTER YOUR GLAZES - Build a personal glaze library with brand, application method, and notes - Record exact glaze layers: location, method, coats, dip time, and notes like "top half only" - Learn from your own history and see exactly how you achieved that perfect surface CAPTURE AND SHARE - Photo uploads for every stage of each piece - Share finished work to Instagram, Messages, and beyond - Your process, documented and yours forever Pottery has always been about more than making objects. It's about growth, the satisfaction of getting better at something hard, and the community that forms around people who care about the craft. Muddy Buddies is built to honor that. Made by a potter, for potters.

Screenshots

TouchGrass Screen Time Control4 screens
Muddy Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Muddy Buddies at none against TouchGrass Screen Time Control's 6. Muddy Buddies also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.4). TouchGrass Screen Time Control's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. TouchGrass Screen Time Control sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Muddy Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TouchGrass Screen Time Control against 5.0 for Muddy Buddies. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchGrass Screen Time Control ships an update daily, Muddy Buddies every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TouchGrass Screen Time Control versus Muddy Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchGrass Screen Time ControlMuddy Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSEPH SAMUEL GRZYBBlairwright Labs, LLC

Customer experience

TouchGrass Screen Time Control

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muddy Buddies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TouchGrass Screen Time Control

One-time6
  • 20 Seeds$0.99
  • 100 Seeds$4.99
  • 200 Seeds$9.99
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  • 500 Seeds$24.99
  • 1,000 Seeds$49.99
  • 2,000 Seeds$99.99
None

Muddy Buddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchGrass Screen Time Control free?
TouchGrass Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Muddy Buddies free?
Muddy Buddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TouchGrass Screen Time Control or Muddy Buddies?
TouchGrass Screen Time Control and Muddy Buddies are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do TouchGrass Screen Time Control or Muddy Buddies have ads?
Neither TouchGrass Screen Time Control nor Muddy Buddies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchGrass Screen Time Control or Muddy Buddies?
TouchGrass Screen Time Control ships an update daily, and Muddy Buddies every 2 months. Most recently, TouchGrass Screen Time Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Muddy Buddies on October 24, 2026.

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