Comparison

Limit screen time, apps locker vs Dimly

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

Head to head
About

Limit screen time, apps locker

Earn screen time for your favorite apps by engaging in physical activity. Track steps from Apple Health or perform on-device camera-recognized workouts like squats and push-ups to build your minute balance. Manage app usage and stay focused with customizable sessions.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through physical activity
  • Integrates with Apple Health for step tracking
  • On-device camera recognition for workouts
  • Customizable rates for earning minutes
  • App and category management
  • Focus sessions for productivity
  • Detailed statistics on activity and balance
Features
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Move more. Use your favorite apps — mindfully. ScreenBlocker turns your real-world activity into screen time for the apps you choose. Walk, do squats or push-ups, and watch your minutes grow. FEATURES • Minute Balance — a clear system to track earned and spent time • Apple Health Steps — today’s steps are automatically converted into minutes • Workouts — squats and push-ups tracked with on-device camera recognition • Custom Rates — set how many steps or reps equal one minute • App Control — choose apps and categories to manage • Focus Sessions — stay productive when your phone distracts you • Statistics — track activity, balance, and focus over time • Pause Monitoring — temporarily disable restrictions when needed PRIVACY No registration required. Your data stays on your device and is only used to enable core functionality. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vadimnarbutovich.github.io/screenblockerapp/privacy-en.html

About

Dimly

Features
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Your phone is too bright. Not the screen, the pull. Dimly turns it down. Pick the apps, categories and websites that take your hours. When you open one, Dimly's shield appears instead, with a note you wrote to yourself. The app stays closed until your time is up. DIM IN ONE TAP Choose 5, 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or any length up to 8 hours, and start. Ending early is always possible, but Dimly asks first and shows how far you got, because the moment you want out is exactly when one tap is too easy. PLANS THAT RUN ON THEIR OWN Set the hours when the pull is strongest: weekday mornings, deep work, after dinner, in bed. Plans switch on and off by themselves on the days you pick, even when Dimly is closed, and can run past midnight. STRICT MODE Turn it on and, while a session or plan is running, no app can be deleted from your device, Dimly included. No easy way out. WEBSITES TOO Type any address and it is blocked in Safari and other browsers whenever Dimly is dimming. HOURS BACK, EVERY WEEK History shows the time you protected, the sessions you saw through and every time you reached for something paused, so you can watch the pull fade week by week. SEE WHERE THE TIME GOES Screen Time reports show your daily total, pickups, notifications and the apps that took the most, right inside Dimly. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR WORDS Change the shield's title, message, icon and colors, so the note you see is the one that works on you. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Widgets show what is paused today, a Control Center control starts a session from anywhere, and on iPhone a Live Activity counts down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an End button. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Dimly works through Apple's Screen Time. The apps you pick stay on your device and Dimly never learns which ones they are. No account needed. iCloud sync of plans and history is optional and off by default. SUBSCRIPTION Dimly Plus unlocks sessions, plans, websites, strict mode and the custom shield. It is available as an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly; a free trial is available to new subscribers on the yearly plan) or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. The price is shown in the app before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. The Lifetime purchase is a single payment and never renews. Privacy Policy: https://dimlyfocus.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://dimlyfocus.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Dimly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Limit screen time, apps locker and Dimly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Limit screen time, apps locker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Dimly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Limit screen time, apps locker versus Dimly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimit screen time, apps lockerDimly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVadzim NarbutovichYaysoft LTD

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Limit screen time, apps locker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScreenBlocker Pro Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Dimly

Subscriptions2
  • Dimly Plus Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Dimly Plus Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dimly Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Limit screen time, apps locker free?
Limit screen time, apps locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dimly free?
Dimly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Limit screen time, apps locker or Dimly have ads?
Neither Limit screen time, apps locker nor Dimly shows ads.

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