Comparison

Quit vs Spiral

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

Head to head
About

Quit

Features
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Quit helps you stop doomscrolling and take back your screen time — with an AI plan that lowers your daily limit week by week, instead of blocking you when it's already too late. Most of us spend four hours a day on our phones. Very little of it is time we chose. Quit shows you the real number, then gives you a plan to bring it down. HOW QUIT WORKS Quit reads your actual usage through Apple Screen Time and builds a personalised plan around it. Your daily limit doesn't stay fixed — it drops a little each week, so you're always moving toward your goal without hitting a wall you can't clear. And before you reach that limit, Quit warns you. At 50%, 70% and 90% you get a checkpoint with a real choice: stop now, or keep going. Most people stop at a warning. The hard block is the last resort, not the first. FEATURES • Real screen time tracking: Your actual usage via Apple Screen Time — no manual logging, no estimates. • AI focus plans: A plan built on your real baseline, not a generic limit that's the same for everyone. • Weekly reduction: Your target drops gradually, so progress never depends on one perfect day. • Early warnings: Three checkpoints before the block, each with a genuine choice. • App blocking: Choose exactly which apps get limited. Everything else stays open. • Group challenges: Create a group, start a weekly challenge, follow a live leaderboard. • AI coach: Ask about your habits, your progress, your plan — 5 questions a day. • Streaks, XP and stats: See how far you've come and how many hours you've saved. WHAT YOU GET BACK Hours. The first thing most people notice isn't the number going down — it's the evenings that suddenly have room in them again. Time for a book, a run, a conversation that isn't interrupted. Quit shows you exactly how much time you've reclaimed, every day. WHAT MAKES QUIT DIFFERENT Other screen time apps give you a wall. You hit your limit, you're locked out, and the rest of the day feels written off — so you disable the block and start over tomorrow. Quit gives you a number that moves. A limit that lowers itself, warnings before the block, and friends who can see whether you stuck to it. If you've deleted Instagram three times and reinstalled it three times, the problem was never your willpower. It was the tool. TRY IT FREE Premium includes AI plans, the AI coach, group challenges and your full history. 3 days free — cancel anytime in Settings. Available in 10 languages. Terms of Use: https://henry2010rau-coder.github.io/quit-terms/ Privacy Policy: https://henry2010rau-coder.github.io/quit-privacy/

About

Spiral

This app helps you break free from excessive scrolling by setting flexible screen time limits. It uses zones to manage app usage throughout your day and enforces limits with a real lock, not just reminders. Build streaks and maintain privacy with this effective tool.

Highlights
  • Flexible daily zones for app usage
  • Customizable app limits
  • Heads-up notifications before limits are reached
  • Enforced app locking
  • Streak building for consistent usage
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Smart screen time limits that actually work. You meant to check one thing. Forty minutes later, you're still scrolling. That's the spiral, and willpower alone rarely breaks it. Spiral does it for you. Most screen time apps fail for the same reasons: they block everything all for hours, they're trivial to bypass, or they nag you with reminders you swipe away. Spiral is built differently, it works with you not against to help limit your doomscrolling. Set zones across your day Instead of rigid all-day blocks, Spiral works in zones. Give yourself a 30-minute budget for social apps in the morning. Hard-block everything after 10pm. Leave the afternoon free. Your limits flex around your real life - work, downtime, sleep - instead of fighting it. Pick the apps that pull you in Choose exactly which apps to limit - Instagram, TikTok, X, whatever you find most distracting. Everything else stays untouched. Get a heads-up before you hit the wall Spiral warns you with notifications as you approach your limit, so nothing comes out of nowhere. You stay aware of your time without having to think about it. A real lock, not a speed bump When you hit your limit, Spiral's shield steps in and actually locks the app until your zone ends. No "are you sure?" that you tap straight through. No five-minute snooze that turns into an hour. A limit that holds. Build a streak worth keeping Every day you keep Spiral active builds your streak. The longer it grows, the more you have to lose by turning it off, a simple, powerful reason to stick with it. See how long you can keep Spiral active. Private by design Spiral runs entirely on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your app usage never leaves your phone. No VPN. No proxy. No servers collecting your data. No account required. What you do on your phone stays on your phone. Why Spiral works when others didn't – Zones that match your day instead of blocking everything – Enforcement that actually holds at your limit – 60-second setup, no complicated shortcuts or profiles – Built natively on Apple Screen Time - no hacky workarounds – Designed to step in, not to shame you If you've tried screen time apps before and given up, Spiral is the one built to hold you to it. Download Spiral and break the cycle. Terms of Use: https://spiralapp.io/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://spiralapp.io/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Quit4 screens
Spiral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Quit at 3 against Spiral's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Quit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Spiral sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Quit versus Spiral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuitSpiral
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus RauHarry O'Brien

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quit

Subscriptions2
  • Quit Premium Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Quit Premium Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
4 purchases

Spiral

Subscriptions3
  • Spiral Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Spiral Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Spiral Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Restore Streak$0.99

Questions

Is Quit free?
Quit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiral free?
Spiral is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quit or Spiral have ads?
Neither Quit nor Spiral shows ads.

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