Comparison

Purgd vs ScreenFox

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

Head to head
About

Purgd

This app helps declutter your mind by capturing thoughts via voice or text and automatically organizing them into actionable categories. It prioritizes tasks and offers a focused mode to help you concentrate on what matters most.

Highlights
  • Voice and text capture
  • Automatic task sorting
  • Prioritized 'Today' view
  • Focus mode with timer
  • Calendar awareness
  • Locked vault for sensitive data
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Your brain isn't broken. Your to-do app is. Dump whatever's in your head (by voice or text) and Purgd sorts it into Today, Next, Someday, Reference, or a locked Vault. Automatically. Then it shows you what matters and stays quiet until you ask. No 47-item list staring you down. Features • Voice capture in under 2 seconds. Hold, talk, release -- Purgd extracts the urgency, date, and project in one step. • Today shows three actions. Picked by urgency, due dates, and your patterns. Not a wall of tasks. • Focus mode with a timer. It reads the task out loud. Finish one, the next appears. • Calendar aware. Reads your events, never writes to them. Packed day? Smaller tasks. • Locked vault. Biometric unlock. Your personal context stays on your phone. • Fully offline. Optional Pro backup is encrypted with your passphrase. We cannot read it. Privacy • No tracking. No ads. No data sold. • Analytics off by default. You opt in, not out. • Local storage encrypted. Pro • Encrypted cloud backup (beta during launch -- contact support for new-device restore) • Custom categories • AI routing with offline fallback • Focus session insights and weekly review Free trial. Cancel anytime in Settings. Note on ADHD: Purgd is designed with ADHD brains in mind. It is not a medical tool and does not treat, diagnose, or cure any condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@purgd.app

About

ScreenFox

This app helps you earn your screen time by completing real-life tasks. Earn hearts by exercising, journaling, or taking quizzes, then spend them to unlock your favorite apps. It's designed to break mindless scrolling habits and make your phone a tool again.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time with real-life tasks
  • Track progress with camera, GPS, and step counter
  • Unlock chosen apps with earned hearts
  • Focus sessions to block distracting apps
  • Interactive character to motivate users
  • Variety of tasks: exercise, quizzes, quests, journaling
Features
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Do something good. Then scroll. ScreenFox makes you earn your screen time, together with Foxy, a little fox who needs your help. Do 10 push-ups. Go for a walk. Make your bed. Drink a glass of water. Finally touch some grass. • Real life earns Foxy hearts. • Hearts unlock TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games or any app you choose. Out of hearts? Your apps stay locked. You don't have to delete your apps. You just earn them. WHY WILLPOWER ISN'T ENOUGH Screen time limits? You tap "ignore". App blockers? You delete them. Deleting the apps? You download them again. It's not your fault. These apps are built by huge teams with one job: keeping you scrolling. That's not a fair fight. So ScreenFox changes the rules: Do something good → +1 heart Open a distracting app → −1 heart PROOF, NOT PROMISES Foxy doesn't just take your word for it. • Push-ups and squats are counted with your camera • Walks are measured with GPS and your step counter • Quests like making your bed are checked with a photo • Quizzes need 5 right answers All checks run on your iPhone. Your photos and routes never leave it. WAYS TO EARN A HEART • Focus: study, read, work or meditate while your apps stay blocked. Up to 3 hearts per session. • Quiz: math, geography, trivia • Exercise: push-ups, squats, a walk • Quests: make your bed, drink water, smile, tidy your desk, step outside, touch grass • Journal: mood check-in, gratitude journal WHAT CHANGES • Every app open becomes a choice, not a reflex • The thing you said you'd do happens first • Fewer late-night scrolls • Your phone becomes a tool again MEET FOXY Foxy lives in a little forest inside the app. Earn hearts and he's happy. Spend them all on scrolling and he gets tired and sad. And before you open a locked app, he'll ask: "Hmm, are you sure?" HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that steal your time 2. Pick a task: quiz, workout, walk, quest, journal or focus session 3. Prove it and earn a heart 4. Spend a heart to open an app for a few minutes Do something good. Earn a heart. Then scroll. Privacy: https://screen-fox.com/privacy Terms: https://screen-fox.com/terms Contact: support@screen-fox.com A basic set of features is accessible in the free plan of ScreenFox. An active ScreenFox subscription is required to access all features described above.

Screenshots

Purgd4 screens
ScreenFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Purgd at freemium against ScreenFox's subscription. Purgd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). ScreenFox's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Purgd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ScreenFox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Purgd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Purgd ships an update fortnightly, ScreenFox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Purgd versus ScreenFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurgdScreenFox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlyFission Consulting GroupDeyi Rao

Customer experience

Purgd

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScreenFox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Purgd

Subscriptions2
  • Purged Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Purgd Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
4 purchases

ScreenFox

Subscriptions4
  • ScreenFox Pro$2.997 Days
  • ScreenFox Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ScreenFox Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • ScreenFox Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Purgd free?
Purgd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenFox free?
ScreenFox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Purgd or ScreenFox?
Purgd is rated higher. Purgd averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ScreenFox averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Purgd or ScreenFox have ads?
Neither Purgd nor ScreenFox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purgd or ScreenFox?
Purgd ships an update fortnightly, and ScreenFox every 4 days. Most recently, Purgd was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScreenFox on November 10, 2026.

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