Comparison

ZenForge vs AppTimeLock

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

Head to head
About

ZenForge

This minimalist app uses a gamified Pomodoro technique to help you focus. Flip your phone face down to start a session and craft a virtual sword while you work. Enjoy ambient sounds and haptic feedback to enhance your concentration.

Highlights
  • Flip phone to start timer
  • Collect 62 unique swords
  • Ambient white noise sounds
  • Haptic feedback for focus breaks
  • Minimalist, gamified design
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Escape the noise and forge your time into steel. ZenForge is a minimalist, gamified Pomodoro timer designed with Zen philosophy and the aesthetics of a blacksmith's forge. Simply flip your phone face down to disconnect from distractions. While you focus on your work or study, a secret forge within your device begins crafting a legendary sword. [Key Features] • Flip to Focus: Put your phone face down to start your timer. Break phone addiction naturally. • Gamified Productivity: Every successful focus session grants you a beautifully crafted sword. Collect all 62 unique blades. • Ambient White Noise: High-quality sounds like "Heavy Rain" and "Hidden Forge" wash away distractions. • Haptic Feedback: Fail your focus session early, and feel the bone-shaking haptic of a blade shattering. • Indie Developed: We hate subscriptions. A single, one-time purchase unlocks lifetime premium access and all future swords.

About

AppTimeLock

Features
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Your app gets 30 minutes. Then it locks. Pick the app you open without thinking and choose how long it gets. When the time runs out, the app locks for a while, then the minutes start again. No account to make. Your settings stay on your iPhone or iPad. FOUR WAYS TO LOCK AN APP Time limit. Give the app 5 to 240 minutes. When they run out, it locks for 15 minutes to 12 hours, as you choose. Make me wait. The app stays within reach, but every open starts with a wait, and Close is the easy button. Wait it out and you get a Pass: 5 minutes in the app. The first wait of the day is 10 seconds, and each Pass makes the next one longer. Write one sentence about why you're doing this, and it shows while you wait. Always locked. The app stays closed until you change it. On a schedule. The app locks during the hours you pick, on the days you pick. STRICT MODE With Strict Mode on, you can't remove a lock, loosen one or turn Strict Mode off until a timer runs out. You set the timer, from 5 minutes to 4 hours, and get a notification when it's done. SEE IT WORKING The main screen counts the times a lock stopped you today. Under that are your streak and the hours your apps were locked this week. Progress shows a bar for each day of the week. Every 7 days in a row earns a streak freeze, which covers a missed day. A recap arrives on Sunday evening, and you can turn it off. You can share a card with your numbers. It never names your apps. PRIVATE No sign-up and no email. Apple's Screen Time hides your app choices from us, so we never see which apps you lock. We count anonymous events, like how many people finish setup, and nothing that identifies you. FREE AND PRO Free: one app with Time limit or Make me wait, your streak, this week's stats, the share card and 1 streak freeze. Pro: as many apps as you want, whole groups such as Social in one go, Always locked, On a schedule, Strict Mode, Passes of 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes, Gentle, Standard or Firm waits, every past week of stats and up to 3 streak freezes. Pro is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial if you haven't had one before, and the app can remind you the day before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel them in Settings. Terms of Use: https://apptimelock.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://apptimelock.com/privacy

Screenshots

ZenForge3 screens
AppTimeLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ZenForge at 15.0 against AppTimeLock's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ZenForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AppTimeLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ZenForge versus AppTimeLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenForgeAppTimeLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祥孟 李Muhammad Farhan Almasyhur

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ZenForge

One-time1
  • Artisan Seal (Lifetime)$3.99
3 purchases

AppTimeLock

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ZenForge free?
ZenForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AppTimeLock free?
AppTimeLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZenForge or AppTimeLock have ads?
Neither ZenForge nor AppTimeLock shows ads.

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