Comparison

Block Times vs WiredIN

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

Head to head
About

Block Times

Features
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Build focus into your day with Block Times, a simple way to schedule when distracting apps are unavailable. Choose the apps and categories that pull your attention away, add a Block Time to your calendar, and let Block Times apply your choices automatically. Set a one-off block or repeat it every week, including overnight. HOW IT WORKS 1. Select the apps or categories you want to control. 2. Choose a start and finish time on the calendar. 3. Turn on Block Weekly for a regular routine and add optional start and finish reminders. 4. Let Block Times protect that part of your day. Apps become available again when their scheduled blocks end. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE • Choose different apps for different Block Times, with one-off, weekly and overnight schedules. • Skip individual dates or stop future repeats while keeping your history. • See today's block count and your next block in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. • Review scheduled Block Time by day and your daily average over the previous seven complete days. • Get start and finish reminders, follow your control streak and keep historical App Access records from earlier versions. START FREE Free users can schedule one app block each day. Block Times Premium supports unlimited daily app blocks, with monthly, yearly and lifetime purchase options. Block Times is designed for personal self-management. It uses Apple's Screen Time controls to block the apps you select on your own device. Terms of Use: https://www.blocktimes.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.blocktimes.app/privacy-policy

About

WiredIN

This app helps you regain focus by blocking distracting applications and websites. It offers customizable focus sessions, location-based blocking, and social accountability features to combat phone addiction and improve productivity.

Highlights
  • App and website blocking
  • Location-based focus zones
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Night Shield for bedtime blocking
  • Social focus sessions with friends
  • Ambient soundscapes for focus
  • Focus statistics and streaks
Features
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Stop doomscrolling, your way. Block an app completely, limit it, make yourself earn it, or shrink it down to just the parts you need. Free to use. Most blockers give you one switch: on or off. Real life doesn't work like that. You need Maps at work, messages at night, and nothing at all during an exam. WiredIN gives you four ways to take back your time, and lets you pick how hard each app gets locked. FOUR WAYS TO STOP THE SCROLL Block: shut out the apps and websites that pull you away, from a gentle nudge to Extreme, where quitting early is genuinely hard. Limit: give an app a daily budget, in minutes or in opens. Five opens a day hits differently than thirty minutes. Earn it: each open costs a breath, a quick check-in about why you're reaching for it, or something small you learn first. Most reaches end right there. Shrink it: open a stripped-down version of your social apps. Messages stay. The endless feed doesn't. IT RUNS ITSELF The moment you most need a blocker is the moment you're least likely to open one. So WiredIN doesn't wait for you. Routines: a study block every weekday, a Night Shield for the 1am scroll, on the days and hours you choose. Focus Zones: pin the library, your office or your desk. Walk in and your apps lock. Walk out and they come back. One tap from anywhere: widgets and a Control Center button start a session without opening the app. WHO IT'S FOR Students who open a textbook and end up on their phone 40 minutes later Builders and deep workers who need hours, not minutes Night scrollers who meant to sleep an hour ago Anyone who has deleted an app, redownloaded it, and deleted it again STAY WITH IT Focus Rooms: lock in alongside friends in real time Streaks and weekly challenges that turn focus into a habit Stats that show where your time went and which blocks held FREE, FOR GOOD Every focus mode, one Focus Zone, two routines at once, one app limit, three focus recipes and your last 7 days of stats. WIREDIN PRO, $0.99 A MONTH OR $3.99 ONCE Unlimited zones, routines, limits and recipes, the Earn It and Shrink It styles, and every stats range with insights on when you focus best. PRIVATE BY DESIGN WiredIN is built on Apple's Screen Time, so blocked apps are stopped by iOS itself and blocked websites are filtered in every browser. The apps you choose never leave your iPhone: iOS gives WiredIN an unreadable token, not a list of what you use. Your location is checked on your phone and never sent or stored. Nothing on your Home Screen is ever moved or removed. Your phone should work for you. Get your hours back. WiredIN Pro is $0.99 a month with a 7 day free trial through Apple, or $3.99 once for life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings. Terms: https://hiteshvj.github.io/wiredin-legal/terms/ Privacy: https://hiteshvj.github.io/wiredin-legal/privacy/

Screenshots

Block Times4 screens
WiredIN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WiredIN at none against Block Times's shown. WiredIN also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Block Times sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WiredIN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Times ships an update every 5 weeks, WiredIN every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Block Times versus WiredIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock TimesWiredIN
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGP Tech Vision LimitedHitesh Vijay

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Block Times

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$1.997 Days
3 purchases

WiredIN

Subscriptions2
  • WiredIN Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • WiredIN Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • WiredIN Pro Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Block Times free?
Block Times is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WiredIN free?
WiredIN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Times or WiredIN have ads?
Block Times shows ads; WiredIN does not.
Which is updated more often, Block Times or WiredIN?
Block Times ships an update every 5 weeks, and WiredIN every 2 weeks. Most recently, Block Times was updated on October 24, 2026 and WiredIN on October 25, 2026.

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