HoldOn vs Flex 40
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HoldOn
This app intervenes when you open distracting applications, offering a variety of rotating messages to help you break the cycle of mindless scrolling. It tracks your usage, identifies your scroll type, and provides weekly reports without locking your device.
- Rotating nudges to prevent habituation
- Identifies user's scroll type
- Weekly usage reports
- Pause nudges for specific periods
- Tracks app opens and resistance instances
- No device locking or timers
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Willpower doesn't work against an algorithm built by thousands of engineers. So Hold On doesn't ask for willpower. Every time you open Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or Snapchat, Hold On steps in with a nudge - a different nudge based on the moment Most screen time apps show you the same block screen so often you stop reading it after day three. Hold On has 500+ nudges that rotate so it never gets old, and never gets ignored. HOW IT WORKS Open a distracting app → Hold On shows up first, always. Read the nudge (funny, sharp, sometimes a little mean, never preachy). Decide: close the app, or continue in. Keep scrolling? Hold On comes back — every 5 minutes or so, not just once. So you are never left to Doomscroll FIND YOUR SCROLL TYPE After a week of app usage we find out your scroll type — The Night Owl, The Weekend Goblin, The Alarm Clock, and more. Share it with friends YOUR WEEKLY REPORT See exactly how much time went to which apps, how many times you opened them, and how many times you actually resisted. No shame, just the numbers. GOING SOMEWHERE? Pause nudges for a day, a weekend, or however long you need. So you dont need to uninstall the app all together, just Pause the nudges FREE VS PRO - Free: track and get nudged on 1 app. - Pro: unlimited apps, full nudge variety, full weekly reports. Hold On doesn't lock your phone or set a timer counting down to a fight with yourself. It just makes sure you never open distracting apps on autopilot again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://hold-on-web.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://hold-on-web.vercel.app/privacy
Flex 40
This app helps individuals track irregular work hours, including overtime, comp time, and extra shifts. It organizes pay, deductions, and provides detailed reports to compare against actual paychecks. Ideal for professions with non-standard schedules.
- Track all work hours
- Manage overtime and double time
- Monitor comp time balance
- Custom tags and color-coding
- Add deductions and notes
- Generate pay period reports
- Export data to CSV/Excel/PDF
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Beyond 9 to 5: Track Hours, Overtime, Comp Time and Estimated Pay, use multiple profiles Your work does not always fit neatly into a regular schedule. Flex 40 helps you track overtime, call-outs, extra shifts, comp time, and irregular hours while keeping your pay organized in one place. Set it up around the way you actually work, then let Flex 40 handle the numbers. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHOSE WORK DOES NOT STOP AT 40 HOURS A regular timesheet is easy. Everything outside the regular schedule gets complicated. Late calls. Extra shifts. Court appearances. Holdovers. Night work. Overtime. Double time. Comp time. Flex 40 was built to keep track of all of it. It is a good fit for people working in public safety, healthcare, utilities, transportation, government, construction, and other jobs where schedules and pay are not always simple. MORE THAN A TIME TRACKER Flex 40 keeps your time, overtime, comp time, pay, and deductions connected so you can see what your hours are actually worth. • Track every hour you work • See regular, overtime, and double time • Keep track of your comp time balance • Create custom tags & visual calendar color-coding • Add pre-tax and post-tax deductions matching your paystub • Support for Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly pay schedules • Organize call-outs, extra shifts, mileage, and notes • Keep a history of your hours and earnings • Compare your estimate with your actual paycheck OVERTIME, KEPT ORGANIZED Your time is separated so the same hours are not counted twice. • Regular time at your standard rate • Daily or weekly overtime based on your setup • Double time with your own rules and thresholds • Tagged overtime for hours that should always count as overtime • Paid leave kept separate from hours actually worked, so vacation, sick time, and holidays never push you over an overtime threshold COMP TIME If your job lets you take comp time instead of overtime pay, Flex 40 tracks it. See how much you have earned, how much you have used, and what is still available. Set your accrual rate and comp time limit so the balance reflects the rules that apply to you. REPORTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE Flex 40 turns your time into clear pay period reports showing regular hours, overtime, double time, expected earnings, deductions, and estimated take-home pay. You can review how Flex 40 reached a number instead of being shown a total. When you need your records outside the app, export them cleanly to CSV, Excel, or formatted PDF reports & invoices. CHECK YOUR PAYCHECK Enter what you were actually paid and compare it with what Flex 40 expected. If something looks off, you have the hours and numbers to help figure out why. Flex 40 does not replace payroll. It gives you your own records, so you have something to compare payroll against. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME AND MONEY ARE GOING Look beyond a single paycheck. See your year-to-date earnings, overtime income, deductions, average paycheck, work patterns, and estimated income for the rest of the year. YOUR PAY IS YOUR BUSINESS No account. No cloud storage. No sign-up. Your hours, pay rates, deductions, tax information, and paycheck history stay on your device. Flex 40 was built this way on purpose. PAY ONCE Use Flex 40 to track your time for free. Flex 40 Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks advanced pay, overtime, reporting, and paycheck tools. No subscription, no annual renewal, and no recurring charge. Flex 40 is a personal record-keeping tool. Pay and tax figures are estimates for your own reference. Flex 40 does not replace your employer's official payroll records or provide accounting, legal, or tax advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flex 40 at every 9 days against HoldOn's every 2 months. Flex 40 also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. HoldOn sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Flex 40 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HoldOn against 5.0 for Flex 40. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flex 40 has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
HoldOn ships an update every 2 months, Flex 40 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HoldOn | Flex 40 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pardhasaradhi Tirumalasetti | ShuffleUp LLC |
Customer experience
HoldOn
Flex 40
In-app purchases
HoldOn
- Hold On Pro$3.991 Month
Flex 40
- Flex 40 Pro$9.99








