Comparison

Uglify Screen Time vs HoldON

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

HoldON

Features
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Your thumb opens the app before you've decided to. HoldOn catches that automatic reach and creates a moment to choose before the scroll starts. BREAK THE AUTOPILOT Choose the apps and websites that pull you in most. The next time you try to open one, HoldOn interrupts the automatic pattern and asks you to make the decision consciously. No hard lock. No guilt. Just a moment between impulse and action. HOLD TO WAKE HoldOn's signature intervention makes continuing an active choice. Press and hold for 8 seconds while HoldOn brings your attention back to the decision. Change your mind? Just let go. If you still want the app, finish the hold and continue intentionally. CHOOSE HOW MUCH TIME YOU ACTUALLY NEED If you decide to continue, choose a session from 1 to 10 minutes. When that time ends, HoldOn protects the app again. Need more time? You can choose again. The goal isn't to stop you from using your phone. It's to stop 10 intentional minutes from becoming 45 unconscious ones. OTHER WAYS TO PAUSE Different moments call for different interventions: • Hold to Wake — actively hold before continuing • Breathing — slow down with a guided breathing pause • Reflection — notice the urge before reacting • Intention Check — reconnect with why you're opening the app Choose the experience that works best for you. SEE YOUR PROGRESS HoldOn helps you see what happens when you interrupt autopilot: • Conscious decisions • Attempts interrupted • Time reclaimed • Current and longest streaks • Weekly progress Over time, the goal is simple: less automatic scrolling, more intentional use. YOU'RE ALWAYS IN CONTROL HoldOn creates friction without taking away your freedom. You always have a way to stop protection, change your settings, or consciously continue. Your attention is your life. Take it back. HoldOn is free to try. Premium unlocks the full intervention library and Insights. Privacy Policy: https://www.getholdon.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Uglify Screen Time4 screens
HoldON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HoldON at monthly against Uglify Screen Time's every 2 months. 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

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 and HoldON sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uglify Screen Time ships an update every 2 months, HoldON monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Uglify Screen Time versus HoldON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUglify Screen TimeHoldON
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.217.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMAKSIM HORBIKAURonald Radhames Santana Franco

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Uglify Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Uglify Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Uglify Pro Annual$29.991 Year
3 purchases

HoldON

Subscriptions3
  • HoldON Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual — Win-Back$29.991 Year
  • HoldON Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Uglify Screen Time free?
Uglify Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoldON free?
HoldON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Uglify Screen Time or HoldON have ads?
Neither Uglify Screen Time nor HoldON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Uglify Screen Time or HoldON?
Uglify Screen Time ships an update every 2 months, and HoldON monthly. Most recently, Uglify Screen Time was updated on October 19, 2026 and HoldON on October 8, 2026.

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