Comparison

MonkeyLock vs Proofit

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

Head to head
About

MonkeyLock

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by requiring physical activity or brain games to earn screen time. It locks distracting apps until you complete tasks like push-ups or walking, making screen time a reward for movement.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through workouts
  • Unlock apps with physical activity
  • Camera-tracked exercise detection
  • Integrates with Apple Health steps
  • Brain game challenges for credits
  • Habit tracking and gamification
Features
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Your phone locks the apps you choose. Your body opens them. Pick the apps that eat your day. When your minutes run out, MonkeyLock locks them — really locks them, using Apple's Screen Time system. To open them again, you move: push-ups, squats, sit-ups, lunges, jump rope. Your camera counts the reps on device. Every rep buys minutes back. That's the whole idea. No willpower required, because willpower is the thing that keeps failing. FREE TO USE The wall works free. Block as many apps as you like, earn as many minutes as you like, keep your streak, keep your history. There is no trial timer and nothing expires. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps to put behind the wall • When your balance hits zero, they lock • Do the reps — your camera counts them, nothing is recorded or uploaded • Minutes go back in the bank and your apps open • Brain games and Apple Health steps earn a little on the side THE WALL IS HONEST ABOUT ITSELF An app you add to the wall goes on instantly. Taking one off waits until the next morning. That delay is deliberate: it means the wall does not move at the exact moment you most want it to. And when you genuinely need in — an airport, a wedding, a message that will not wait — Break Glass gives you five minutes for a ten-second hold. Three a day. No reps, no cost, nothing owed tomorrow. A blocker that only ever says no is a blocker people delete. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Everything happens on your device. No account, no sign-up, no servers. • Camera frames are processed live and thrown away. Nothing is saved or sent. • No ads. No tracking. WHAT YOU GET FOR SHOWING UP Ranks, streaks with a couple of mercy days, and a Sunday page that shows the week you actually had — how many days the wall held, and what changed. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Screen Time permission is needed for blocking to work; MonkeyLock asks for it during setup and explains why.

About

Proofit

Features
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Proofit locks the apps you can't stop scrolling until you've sent photo proof from your gym. Open Instagram. Open TikTok. Open YouTube. Proofit holds the door until you walk into the weight room and snap a quick proof. Hit the gym, unlock the apps, keep your streak alive. WHY IT WORKS - A daily mission, no decision fatigue. - AI-checked photo proof from your registered gym. - A streak you'll actually fight to protect. - A friend you can loop in if you flake. PROOFIT PRO (SEPARATE IN-APP PURCHASE) - Real Screen Time app locks until proof is verified - Daily gym proof missions - Wrong-gym mission swaps - Streak armor for missed days - Accountability witnesses - Badges, share cards, and proof history Proofit Pro requires a separate in-app purchase. Plans: Weekly $7.99/wk, Annual $49.99/yr with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. PRIVACY We collect only what Proofit needs to verify workouts, run streaks, manage optional witnesses, and keep subscriptions in sync. No ads. No tracking. No data sale. No address-book access. Delete your account at any time from Settings > Delete account. Support: https://tryproofit.app/support Privacy: https://tryproofit.app/legal/privacy Terms: https://tryproofit.app/legal/terms

Screenshots

MonkeyLock4 screens
Proofit4 screens

Verdict

The call

MonkeyLock and Proofit are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MonkeyLock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $64.99 per year and Proofit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MonkeyLock ships an update every 10 days, Proofit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MonkeyLock versus Proofit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkeyLockProofit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYAN DAVID BURNSBader Asad

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MonkeyLock

Subscriptions1
  • MonkeyLock Pro Annual7 Days trial$64.991 Year
2 purchases

Proofit

Subscriptions2
  • Proofit Pro · Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Proofit Pro · Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MonkeyLock free?
MonkeyLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Proofit free?
Proofit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MonkeyLock or Proofit have ads?
Neither MonkeyLock nor Proofit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MonkeyLock or Proofit?
MonkeyLock ships an update every 10 days, and Proofit every 2 weeks. Most recently, MonkeyLock was updated on October 6, 2026 and Proofit on October 8, 2026.

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