MeditationLock vs COOLDOWN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeditationLock
This app helps you break free from phone addiction and doomscrolling. It blocks distracting applications until you complete a short meditation or breathing exercise, encouraging intentional use of your device.
- App blocker and lock tools
- Meditation-to-unlock system
- Custom app blocking schedules
- Guided resets
- Emergency unlock options
- Focus and mindfulness reminders
- Social media blocker
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MeditationLock is an app blocker designed to stop doomscrolling before it starts. Block distracting apps like TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit, YouTube, and more until you complete a short meditation or breathing exercise. Personalized reflections help keep you focused on your path. Unlike traditional screen time apps that are easy to ignore, MeditationLock creates a real interruption when you choose your phone unconsciously. When you try to open a blocked app, you pause, breathe, reset, and then choose intentionally. Built for people struggling with: • Phone addiction • Doomscrolling • Social media overuse • ADHD-style impulsive checking • Late night scrolling • Focus and productivity issues • Screen time control • Digital detox goals Features: • App blocker and app lock tools • Block apps using Apple Screen Time APIs • Meditation-to-unlock system • Custom app blocking schedules • One minute guided resets • Emergency unlock options • Focus and mindfulness reminders • Social media blocker functionality • Daily streak tracking • Simple minimalist design • No giant meditation library or endless setup All of the above features require an active subscription. MeditationLock combines the effectiveness of an app blocker with the focusing power of meditation. Perfect for creators, students, remote workers, parents, and anyone trying to spend less time scrolling and more time living. Take back control of your attention. One minute at a time. -- Note: MeditationLock requires an active subscription; no features are available without one. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS MeditationLock Premium includes auto-renewing subscriptions: Weekly Plan: $9.99/week and Annual Plan: $49.99/year. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://meditationlock.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
COOLDOWN
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A little room for you. COOLDOWN gives the things you want a place to wait. Save a product, choose a pause, and come back when you are ready to decide. SAVE WHAT CATCHES YOUR EYE Share a product link from a website or shopping app, or paste it into COOLDOWN. Review the name, photo, price and shop before saving. Edit any missing or incorrect details yourself; some websites limit what can be fetched. GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME Choose your own cooling period and watch the countdown in your collection or widgets. Optional reminders let you know when a pause ends. You can also opt into one gentle reminder after three days away. TAKE A SECOND LOOK Start with your original reason, rate how much you want it now, and reveal the photo when you choose. Buy it, let it go, or give it more time. Nothing makes a purchase or decision for you. EXPLORE MORE PERSPECTIVES WITH PLUS Try the Life helps you test the need behind a purchase with an editable activity and a reflection. One purpose, one choice brings alternatives together. Temptation memory and transparent pause suggestions help you notice patterns. Worth Keeping collects purchases you explicitly say you are happy with. Create a designed Unbought Receipt with separate currency totals and a redaction preview. THINK TOGETHER Plus includes private household sharing through iCloud. Choose which details to share and invite someone you trust. Their perspective stays separate from your own decision. YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR CHOICE Use COOLDOWN locally or turn on optional personal iCloud sync. Personal sync remains free. Sky-and-chrome widgets show your cooling collection and the next countdown. Start with five items free in total. Deleting or archiving does not reset that allowance. COOLDOWN Plus offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions for unlimited new items and the features above. Your saved items and decisions remain accessible when Plus ends. Prices are shown by Apple for your region. Manage or cancel in your App Store subscriptions. Privacy: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/privacy.html Terms: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/terms.html
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Verdict
MeditationLock and COOLDOWN are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. MeditationLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and COOLDOWN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MeditationLock | COOLDOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roy Brubaker | Max Williams Ehie Boko |
In-app purchases
MeditationLock
- MeditationLock Weekly$9.997 Days
- MeditationLock Annual$29.991 Year
- MeditationLock Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
COOLDOWN
- COOLDOWN Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- COOLDOWN Plus Yearly$11.991 Year









