Comparison

Rebound vs Lights Out

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

Head to head
About

Rebound

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Your phone isn't the problem. The dopamine is. Every scroll trains your brain to crave more stimulation and tolerate less boredom, until sitting with your own thoughts feels impossible. That is not a discipline problem. It is dependence, and Rebound is the first app built to treat it like one: reduce the source, replace the reward, and track your recovery on one honest metric. MEET YOUR BATTERY Your Battery is a live reading of your dopamine baseline. It fills as your brain recovers and drains when you feed the loop, moving through four bands: Fried, Foggy, Clear, and Dialed. No streaks to lose. No guilt graphs. Just where your head is right now, and a clear path back up. BLOCK THE APPS THAT DRAIN YOU All-day rules: keep TikTok, Instagram, or any app behind a shield around the clock Schedules: lock apps during mornings, work hours, or whenever you slip most Block Now: start an instant session with one tap, 5 minutes to 8 hours Hard Mode: full commitment, no early exit, no edits, uninstall friction until the window ends EVERY OPEN HAS A PRICE When you tap a blocked app, Rebound does not just say no. It intervenes: Take a breath. A short guided pause interrupts the impulse. Face the question: is this how you want to spend your time? Decide with the cost in front of you. Opening drains your Battery. Walking away earns it back. Put the phone down and Rebound notices: "You walked away from TikTok this afternoon. +6." That is the addiction loop running in reverse. KNOW WHERE YOUR ATTENTION GOES Insights: screen time, pickups, and notifications, with your most draining apps ranked Focus Check: a 30 second self-check that verifies your Battery against how you actually feel Time Reclaimed: every hour you win back from your old baseline, counted since day one PRIVATE BY DESIGN Rebound runs on Apple's Screen Time framework. Everything stays on your iPhone: no account, no sign-up, no server. We cannot see which apps you use or what you do in them, and neither can anyone else. SUBSCRIPTION All features require a subscription. Yearly: $39.99 per year, with a 7 day free trial Weekly: $4.99 per week Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Rebound is a self-help tool, not medical treatment. If you are struggling, talk to a professional. Terms of Use: https://www.reboundfocus.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.reboundfocus.com/privacy Support: https://www.reboundfocus.com/support

About

Lights Out

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Work ends. Your evening begins. Lights Out is an iPhone app blocker built for the end of your workday. Choose your nightly cutoff and morning return. Lights Out uses Apple’s Screen Time controls to shield apps and websites between those times, so your evening has a clear boundary. SET IT ONCE β€’ Choose when work ends and when access returns. β€’ Let protection start and finish automatically. β€’ Get an optional reminder 15 minutes before your cutoff. β€’ See your schedule in widgets and optional Lock Screen status. LEAVE ONE THOUGHT FOR TOMORROW Save a short note about what you want to pick up tomorrow. Find it again in the morning, instead of carrying unfinished work into your evening. A BOUNDARY YOU CAN COMMIT TO Solo sessions have no in-app early-unlock button. Schedule changes that reduce protected time wait at least 24 hours and do not weaken an active overnight session. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No app account, advertising, or analytics SDK. Your schedule and Tomorrow Queue note stay on your device and are shared with Lights Out’s own extensions. Scheduled protection works offline after setup; purchases and restoration use Apple’s services. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Lights Out Complete is an auto-renewable annual subscription. There is no free tier. Eligible customers can try it free for 7 days. Your local price and trial eligibility appear before purchase. Restore Purchases is available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, or when your free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Apple Account settings. SCREEN TIME PERMISSION Requires Screen Time permission on a compatible iPhone. The device owner can revoke this permission in Settings. Some system and emergency surfaces remain available according to iOS behavior. Privacy: https://lights-out.ali-ali.workers.dev/privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ YOUR WEEK, YOUR BOUNDARY Keep the same boundary every day or choose different times for your weekend evenings. Protection status and repair help keep your schedule ready. Help includes support, subscription management and purchase restoration.

Screenshots

Rebound4 screens
Lights Out3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lights Out at none against Rebound's shown. Lights Out also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Rebound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lights Out sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rebound ships an update every 2 weeks, Lights Out daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Rebound versus Lights Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReboundLights Out
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark FaragAbdulkadir Ali Ali

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rebound

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Lights Out

Subscriptions1
  • Lights Out Complete$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Rebound free?
Rebound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lights Out free?
Lights Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rebound or Lights Out have ads?
Rebound shows ads; Lights Out does not.
Which is updated more often, Rebound or Lights Out?
Rebound ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lights Out daily. Most recently, Rebound was updated on November 13, 2026 and Lights Out on November 10, 2026.

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