Comparison

Quit vs Timeout

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€ข Real screen time tracking: Your actual usage via Apple Screen Time โ€” no manual logging, no estimates. โ€ข AI focus plans: A plan built on your real baseline, not a generic limit that's the same for everyone. โ€ข Weekly reduction: Your target drops gradually, so progress never depends on one perfect day. โ€ข Early warnings: Three checkpoints before the block, each with a genuine choice. โ€ข App blocking: Choose exactly which apps get limited. Everything else stays open. โ€ข Group challenges: Create a group, start a weekly challenge, follow a live leaderboard. โ€ข AI coach: Ask about your habits, your progress, your plan โ€” 5 questions a day. โ€ข 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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/

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Timeout

Features
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Timeout: Study Smarter, Scroll Less Stuck in a scrolling loop when you should be studying? Timeout breaks the cycle. Every 10-15 minutes, Timeout locks your screen and asks you 3 quick questions from your own flashcards. Get them right, and you're back in. No shortcuts, no snoozing, no excuses. It's a screen-time blocker that actually makes you learn something before it lets go. How it works: Add your own flashcards for any subject: school, language learning, exam prep, anything Timeout gently locks your phone at set intervals throughout the day Answer 3 random questions correctly to unlock and keep going Built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so it works system-wide, not just in one app Why it works: Passive blockers just annoy you until you turn them off. Timeout uses active recall, the same method top students use, so every interruption becomes a tiny study session instead of a wasted moment. Subscription required: Timeout requires an active Pro subscription to function. Choose the plan that fits you: Weekly Pro: โ‚ฌ1.99 / $1.99 per week Monthly Pro: โ‚ฌ4.99 / $4.99 per month Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://usetimeout.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://usetimeout.app/privacy

Screenshots

Quit4 screens
Timeout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Quit at 3 against Timeout's 1. Quit also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Quit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Timeout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quit ships an update weekly, Timeout every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Quit versus Timeout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuitTimeout
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size71 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus RauAlenka Sever

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quit

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

Timeout

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Quit free?
Quit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timeout free?
Timeout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quit or Timeout have ads?
Neither Quit nor Timeout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quit or Timeout?
Quit ships an update weekly, and Timeout every 5 days. Most recently, Quit was updated on October 7, 2026 and Timeout on October 5, 2026.

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