Screen Time Control vs Cronos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Time Control
This app helps you break phone addiction by earning screen time through habit completion. Build streaks, use focus timers, and complete challenges to unlock your phone usage. It offers smart app blocking and on-device AI for photo verification.
- Earn screen time through habit completion
- Smart app blocking with iOS Screen Time integration
- Focus timers (Pomodoro, Deep Work)
- Habit tracking across 8 categories
- Photo quests with on-device AI verification
- Pushup challenges with pose detection
- Live Activities and widgets
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Spudy turns phone addiction into earned screen time. Every habit completed unlocks your scroll — beat doomscrolling, dopamine spikes, and brainrot by building real streaks. App blocker meets habit tracker meets screen time control, all in one place. Spudy Premium is required to access all features. Start with a 3-day free trial. HOW IT WORKS Choose which apps to block. Complete habits, focus sessions, photo quests, and pushup challenges to earn Spudy Coins. Spend those coins to unlock minutes on your blocked apps. The more you invest in yourself, the more time you earn. SMART APP BLOCKING Select which apps to block using iOS Screen Time controls. When your time is up, apps stay locked until you earn more coins through real achievements. No more mindless scrolling. FOCUS TIMERS Stay in flow with Pomodoro (25/5 minutes, 4 cycles), Deep Work (no limit), or custom durations. Complete sessions to earn coins and keep your streak alive. HABITS IN 8 CATEGORIES Health, Study, Work, Creativity, Mindfulness, Reading, Sleep, and custom habits. Build your own with emoji, reminders, and category. PHOTO QUESTS Prove you're living life offline: touch grass, drink water, eat healthy, hang out with friends, do your skincare, stretch, write gratitude, take a cold shower, or take your vitamins. On-device AI verifies your photo — no cloud, no servers. PUSHUP CHALLENGES Do real pushups tracked with on-device pose detection. Each pushup earns 1 minute of screen time. Your body moves, your phone unlocks. SPUDY MASCOT An animated mascot reacts to your habits: celebrates when you complete, joins you during focus. Your progress has a face. LIVE ACTIVITIES & WIDGETS See your active focus session and daily streak from the Dynamic Island, lock screen, or widgets. Spudy present without opening the app. REAL STATS 90-day heatmap, "locked in" days, accuracy on scheduled habits, consistency score, and weekly patterns. Measure your progress without disguises. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE No cloud sync, no account, no ads. Everything stays on your iPhone. Less doomscroll, more life. Earn your scroll today. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS All features above are part of Spudy Premium, an auto-renewing subscription. Plans available: • Monthly: $4.99 / month • Yearly: $39.99 / year (includes a 3-day free trial) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected plan. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a Spudy Premium subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.spudy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.spudy.app/privacy
Cronos
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Cronos — Convierte tu vida en un juego. 4 pilares. Hábitos diarios. Una mejor versión de ti. Cronos es mucho más que una app de hábitos. Es un sistema de desarrollo personal diseñado para ayudarte a construir disciplina, mejorar tu bienestar y transformar tu día a día. Cada día recibirás 4 hábitos personalizados basados en los pilares de CRONOS: psicología, bienestar emocional, fitness y nutrición, con el apoyo de la inteligencia artificial y una metodología desarrollada por profesionales. TU VIDA. TUS RUTINAS. TUS REGLAS. Hábitos diarios: pequeños retos que generan grandes cambios. Habit Tracker: crea tus propias rutinas de mañana, noche, trabajo o estudio. Avatares personalizados: descubre tu avatar según tus aptitudes y desbloquea nuevos personajes. Rachas y recompensas: gana experiencia, supera desafíos y haz visible tu progreso. Inteligencia artificial: una experiencia que se adapta a ti, a tus objetivos y a tu ritmo. No se trata de cambiar tu vida en un día. Se trata de mejorar cada día. Convierte tus objetivos en hábitos, tus hábitos en rutinas y tus rutinas en una nueva forma de vivir. Deja de depender de la motivación. Empieza a construir constancia. Cronos — Tu tiempo. Tu progreso. Tu evolución. Tu siguiente nivel empieza hoy. ————————————————————— CRONOS PREMIUM — SUSCRIPCIÓN Cronos ofrece una suscripción auto-renovable (con planes mensual y anual) que desbloquea todas las funciones premium: retos diarios completos, asistente con IA, progreso acelerado y contenido exclusivo. El precio y la duración de cada plan se muestran claramente en la app antes de confirmar la compra. El pago se cargará a tu cuenta de Apple ID al confirmar la compra. La suscripción se renueva automáticamente por el mismo periodo y precio salvo que la desactives al menos 24 horas antes del final del periodo en curso. Tu cuenta se cargará por la renovación dentro de las 24 horas previas al final del periodo actual. Puedes gestionar o cancelar tu suscripción en cualquier momento desde los Ajustes de tu Apple ID después de la compra. Condiciones de uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Política de privacidad: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/6c181262-e727-46fa-8965-8a726a643138 Aviso: Cronos ofrece contenido de bienestar con fines informativos y educativos. No sustituye el consejo de un profesional sanitario.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Screen Time Control at every 9 days against Cronos's monthly. Cronos's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Screen Time Control sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Cronos sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Screen Time Control ships an update every 9 days, Cronos monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Time Control | Cronos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Cristobal Gonzalez Martin | MARC I. AGUILAR CAPARROS |
In-app purchases
Screen Time Control
- Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Exclusive 6-Month Offer$14.996 Months
- Premium$29.991 Year
- Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium$39.991 Year
Cronos
- Cronos Mensual$3.991 Month
- Anual Oferta$11.991 Year
- Cronos Anual$22.991 Year








