Comparison

Uglify Screen Time vs LockBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Uglify Screen Time

This app helps you regain control of your digital habits by making social media feeds less engaging. It limits your daily time on selected apps, progressively degrading their visual appeal until they become uninviting.

Highlights
  • Progressive visual degradation of apps
  • Daily time limits for selected apps
  • Works with major social media platforms
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen integration
  • Screen time analytics
  • Customizable time settings
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Your feed was built by thousands of engineers to be impossible to leave. Uglify makes it boring. Pick the apps to watch. You get 15 minutes a day in full color, shared across them. Once they're spent, those apps get worse in three steps: 1) Flat Gray. Color is gone. Your feed looks like a newspaper from 1987. 2) Dull Dimmed. The screen darkens, like watching through fog. 3) Nuclear. Colors invert. Genuinely unpleasant. That's the point. » Works with TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, Threads and Pinterest » Your minutes in the Dynamic Island or on the Lock Screen » Optional mute when the filters kick in » No streaks. No shame. No guilt. UGLIFY PRO »»» Choose your free time, when each level starts, and when your day resets »»» THE DAY: daily, weekly, and monthly screen time analytics »»» Per-app and per-session breakdowns You are not the problem. The platforms are. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LockBuddy

Features
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LockBuddy helps you protect your own Screen Time rules when willpower is not enough. Choose distracting apps, set daily limits, and let iPhone shield those apps when their time is up. For stronger accountability, add a trusted person as your Guardian and let them hold the local Guardian Code for sensitive changes. LockBuddy is built for adults who want fewer loopholes: - Per-app daily limits - Strict Lock for no-change days - Local Guardian Code for protected edits - Break passes for limited emergencies - Shareable unlock request messages - Shareable local event log - No account required - No backend required LockBuddy uses Apple's Screen Time frameworks. App selections are private system tokens, and your settings stay on your device.

Screenshots

Uglify Screen Time4 screens
LockBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockBuddy at none against Uglify Screen Time's 2. LockBuddy also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Uglify Screen Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LockBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Uglify Screen Time versus LockBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUglify Screen TimeLockBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAKSIM HORBIKAUKRISHNA PINNAMANENI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Uglify Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Uglify Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Uglify Pro Annual$29.991 Year
None

LockBuddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Uglify Screen Time free?
Uglify Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockBuddy free?
LockBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Uglify Screen Time or LockBuddy have ads?
Neither Uglify Screen Time nor LockBuddy shows ads.

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