Comparison

Push Up Screen Time Control vs QuietHead

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

Head to head
About

Push Up Screen Time Control

This app helps you reduce phone addiction by requiring physical exercise to unlock apps. Use your camera for AI-powered rep counting for push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks to earn screen time. Reclaim your focus and build discipline with this unique approach to digital well-being.

Highlights
  • Block chosen apps or categories
  • AI-powered rep counting via camera
  • Earn screen time through exercise
  • Customizable exercises and targets
  • Detailed stats and streak tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Addicted to your phone? Make every minute of screen time earned one rep at a time. Push Up blocks the apps you choose and makes you do real exercise to unlock them. AI-powered pose detection counts your reps through the camera no cheating, no shortcuts. Do push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks to earn minutes of access to your blocked apps. When your time runs out, get moving again. Stop doomscrolling. Start building discipline. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick which apps or app categories to block 2. A lock screen appears whenever you open a blocked app 3. Do push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks AI counts every rep 4. Each rep earns you screen time (15–120 seconds per rep) 5. Unlock your apps. When the timer expires, they re-lock automatically No escape routes. No skip buttons. Just reps. AI REP COUNTER NO CHEATING On-device machine learning detects your body position in real time. A skeleton overlay shows your tracked pose as you move. The app auto-detects your camera angle, works with front or back camera, and gives haptic feedback for every counted rep. Advanced users can fine-tune detection thresholds for perfect accuracy. 3 EXERCISES, FULL CUSTOMIZATION Choose from push-ups, squats, or jumping jacks. Each exercise has its own detection settings, daily rep target (5–100), and time-per-rep value. Set a warm-up countdown, calibrate detection sensitivity, or use test mode to perfect your setup before a real workout. REAL SCREEN TIME CONTROL Built on Apple's Screen Time API using FamilyControls. Block any app or entire category. Choose unlock durations of 5, 15, 30, or 45 minutes or spend all your banked time at once. Shields re-apply automatically in the background when your timer runs out. Toggle blocking on or off for individual apps anytime. TRACK YOUR STREAK A detailed stats dashboard shows your reps, time earned, and workout history. View weekly bar charts and line charts with period-over-period comparison. A streak calendar displays your workout intensity by day track your current streak, best streak, and average reps. Every workout is logged automatically. HOME DASHBOARD See daily progress at a glance reps done, time earned, apps blocked, and your active streak. An animated donut chart shows your exercise breakdown. Launch any workout with one tap. BUILT FOR FOCUS - Dark theme with bold orange accent - Haptic feedback on every interaction - Fully offline no account, no backend, no data leaves your device Push Up is the dopamine detox that actually works. Every scroll costs effort. Every rep builds a habit. Stop letting your phone control you take it back, one push-up at a time. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

QuietHead

Features
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Some quiet for your head. QuietHead is a calm place to empty your mind. Write down whatever you're carrying — a worry, an idea, a plan, a feeling — in one free-form space. No formatting, no folders, no pressure. Just let it out. Then release it. QuietHead's AI gently reads what you wrote and sorts it into clear collections — Forward Plans, Idea Signals, Emotional State — so everything has its place. QuietHead isn't a productivity app that pushes you to do more. It's a quiet space that holds your thoughts, notices the patterns, and lets you return to them whenever you're ready. WHAT YOU CAN DO — Dump freely. Write anything on your mind in a single, distraction-free space. — Let AI sort it. Your thoughts are organized into named collections automatically. — Come back anytime. Revisit any thought or collection whenever you need — nothing is ever lost. — See your patterns. The Space screen shows gentle weekly insights — what your mind keeps returning to. — Choose your atmosphere. Night Air, a deep calm dark, or Warm Paper, a soft warm light. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads, no trackers. We never sell your data. Your thoughts are yours, and you can delete everything at any time. QUIETHEAD PRO QuietHead is free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited dumps, unlimited collections, and weekly insights, available as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://emptyheadbackup-boop.github.io/legal/terms.html Privacy: https://emptyheadbackup-boop.github.io/legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Push Up Screen Time Control4 screens
QuietHead4 screens

Verdict

The call

Push Up Screen Time Control and QuietHead 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. Push Up Screen Time Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and QuietHead sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Push Up Screen Time Control versus QuietHead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush Up Screen Time ControlQuietHead
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiral KabariyaAnastasiia Martynovets

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Push Up Screen Time Control

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
2 purchases

QuietHead

Subscriptions2
  • QuietHead Pro — Weekly$4.997 Days
  • QuietHead Pro — Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

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

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