Comparison

Parkbench vs GladeFocus Screen Time Control

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

Head to head
About

Parkbench

This app helps you reduce screen time by blocking distracting apps and websites. Instead of opening them, you'll see a calming park scene that grows with your focus. Set schedules and time limits to protect your quiet hours.

Highlights
  • Block apps and websites
  • Visual focus timer with growing park
  • Customizable schedules
  • Time limits for apps
  • NFC tag integration
  • Privacy-focused design
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Parkbench helps you spend less time staring at your screen, and more time on the life happening around you. Bench an app and it goes quiet. Instead of a feed, you get a calm park that slowly fills with wildlife. Focus becomes something you can see. HOW IT WORKS - Bench any app or website in a tap. Try to open it and a park visitor meets you instead. - Tap one of your own NFC tags to start a bench on the spot. - Set schedules for the hours you want protected, like bedtime or the work day. - Add limits that bench an app once you have spent enough time in it today. A PARK THAT GROWS WITH YOU Every stretch of focus brings visitors to your bench: birds, foxes, and more friends that appear with the seasons, the weather, and the time of day. Your quiet hours become a field guide worth returning to and collecting. STAYS PRIVATE Parkbench blocks through Apple Screen Time, which is privacy-walled by design, so it cannot see which apps you open. There are no ads and no trackers, and on a free account your app activity never leaves your iPhone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GladeFocus Screen Time Control

This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites. Earn virtual currency by completing focus sessions to grow a personalized digital garden and compete on a global leaderboard. Achieve milestones and unlock special trees to enhance your virtual landscape.

Highlights
  • Fully locked app and website blocking
  • Gamified focus sessions with Acorn rewards
  • Grow and customize a digital garden
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Scheduled, recurring, and Pomodoro sessions
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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GladeFocus turns "I'll stop scrolling in a minute" into focus you can actually see grow. Start a session, and GladeFocus blocks your distracting apps and websites until your time is up. Every minute you stay focused earns Acorns and grows a garden that's entirely your own. Finish sessions, plant seeds, watch your trees mature, and climb the monthly leaderboard. Your focus is the only thing that grows it. FULLY LOCKED BLOCKING - Blocks distracting apps with no easy way to bypass - Blocks distracting websites in every browser, not just one - Blocking holds even if you try to wriggle out mid-session - Build blocklists once and reuse them for any session GROW YOUR GLADE - Every focused minute earns Acorns - Spend Acorns in the Seed Shop and plant your garden - Trees grow as you keep focusing, then harvest for more Acorns - Hit focus milestones to earn golden keepsake trees CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD - See how your focused time stacks up against the community - Monthly rankings that reset so there's always a fresh start - Compete with friends globally for rewards BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS - Schedule future sessions, recurring sessions, and pomodoro sessions - A session history so you can see your streaks and your slips - Your Glade: watch your focused time add up over the days - Clean, distraction-free design that gets out of your way SYNCS EVERYWHERE GladeFocus shares one account across iPhone, Mac, and Chrome. Your blocklists, sessions, garden, and history follow you across every device. GLADE PRO Upgrade to Glade Pro for unlimited blocklists and advanced session types (scheduled, recurring, and pomodoro). Pro is an auto-renewable subscription billed through your Apple ID. Everything else in the app, including all blocking and free session types, works without Pro. Sign in with Apple. No ads, no third-party tracking. Ready to actually get the thing done? Plant your focus. Start a session. Terms of Service: https://gladefocus.com/terms

Screenshots

Parkbench4 screens
GladeFocus Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Parkbench at every 5 days against GladeFocus Screen Time Control's every 3 weeks. Parkbench also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). GladeFocus Screen Time Control's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Parkbench sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and GladeFocus Screen Time Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GladeFocus Screen Time Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parkbench has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parkbench ships an update every 5 days, GladeFocus Screen Time Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Parkbench versus GladeFocus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParkbenchGladeFocus Screen Time Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGADForge LLCWILLIAM LIU

Customer experience

Parkbench

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GladeFocus Screen Time Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Parkbench

Subscriptions2
  • Parkbench Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Parkbench Premium7 Days trial$27.991 Year
One-time1
  • Parkbench Premium, Lifetime$84.99
3 purchases

GladeFocus Screen Time Control

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$10.001 Month
  • Glade Pro Yearly (Special Offer)$40.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$60.001 Year

Questions

Is Parkbench free?
Parkbench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GladeFocus Screen Time Control free?
GladeFocus Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Parkbench or GladeFocus Screen Time Control?
GladeFocus Screen Time Control is rated higher. Parkbench averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while GladeFocus Screen Time Control averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Parkbench or GladeFocus Screen Time Control have ads?
Neither Parkbench nor GladeFocus Screen Time Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parkbench or GladeFocus Screen Time Control?
Parkbench ships an update every 5 days, and GladeFocus Screen Time Control every 3 weeks. Most recently, Parkbench was updated on October 31, 2026 and GladeFocus Screen Time Control on November 5, 2026.

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