Comparison

Pourquoi.app vs Screen Time Log

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

Head to head
About

Pourquoi.app

Features
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pourquoi.app helps you take back the time your phone takes from you. No blocker, no streak to keep up. Just a question at the right moment, so that opening your phone becomes a choice again. HOW IT WORKS • At the right moment, pourquoi.app asks a simple question: why are you opening your phone? • You answer in a second, from six reasons. Or you don't answer at all. You stay free. • You get clear stats on how you used your phone over the last 7 days. WHAT POURQUOI.APP DOES NOT DO • No blocking: you open what you want, when you want. • No gamification: no streaks, no badges, no scores. • No guilt: every time you put the phone down counts, and nobody lectures you. WHY IT WORKS One second of distance is often enough to turn a reflex into a choice. No pressure, no judgement. Just clarity about your own time. YOUR WEEKLY RECAP Once a week, on the day and at the time you choose, pourquoi.app offers a calm recap: the time you spent, your most frequent reasons, what changed. A snapshot of your week, not a performance. Included with Premium. PREMIUM 7-day Premium trial through the App Store, on monthly or yearly. You can cancel before the 7 days end. The free version keeps unlimited questions and stats for the last 7 days. Premium unlocks full insights, every time period, the weekly recap and the link with Screen Time. On iPhone, Premium is shared through Apple Family Sharing. pourquoi.app: take back time for what actually matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pourquoi.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://pourquoi.app/en/privacy

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Screen Time Log

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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Log your screen time by hand — and finally notice it. ScreenTimeLog is a manual screen time diary: after a scroll session you open the app, log the minutes, tag the category, and note how you felt. No automatic tracking, no blocking, no judgment — just the honest act of writing it down. That act is the whole point. Automatic trackers count minutes you never look at. Writing "45 min Ā· Social Ā· felt drained" with your own thumb is a mindfulness practice — and it is the moment your habits start to change. Because every entry carries a mood, ScreenTimeLog can show you the one chart no automatic report has: whether your heavy phone days actually feel worse. WHAT YOU GET • Open the app and see today at a glance — 2h 14m logged, 3 entries, and a day streak you will not want to break • A donut of where the day really went — Social, Streaming, Games, Productivity, Reading — so "I was busy" becomes "I scrolled for 90 minutes" • A mood on every entry, from Drained to Refreshed, feeding a scatter chart of mood vs screen time with a plain-language verdict on your pattern • Daily limits per category with a live bar that turns amber at 80% and red when you blow past it • Detox goals like "Screen-free dinner" or "No phone first hour", with weekly targets and screen-free streaks • A gentle reminder at the hour you choose, so the diary actually gets written every evening PERFECT FOR • Anyone who has seen the built-in weekly screen time report, winced for ten seconds, and changed nothing • People running a digital detox or 7-day social media detox who want a written record, not another blocker • Journalers who want phone habits and mood in one private place • Anyone who suspects doomscrolling drags their mood down — and wants proof either way WHY NOT JUST USE THE BUILT-IN REPORT? Because passive numbers do not change behavior. The OS tells you a total on Sunday; a diary makes you face each session the day it happens. And no automatic report knows how you felt, lets you set a "Screen-free dinner" goal, or shows whether your worst-mood days are your heaviest-scroll days. Manual is not a limitation here — it is the method. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your diary stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics on your entries. What you log is nobody's business but yours. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) ScreenTimeLog Pro unlocks unlimited category limits, unlimited detox goals, the full Insights tab — trends, category breakdown, and mood-vs-screen-time correlation — plus CSV export of your entire log. Pro is available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Tonight, before bed, log today's minutes. That one honest entry is where less screen time starts. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Pourquoi.app4 screens
Screen Time Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Screen Time Log at none against Pourquoi.app's 6. Screen Time Log also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Pourquoi.app's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pourquoi.app sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Screen Time Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pourquoi.app ships an update every 10 days, Screen Time Log every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Pourquoi.app versus Screen Time Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPourquoi.appScreen Time Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas CarrionLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pourquoi.app

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Family$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly Family$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$49.99
  • Lifetime Family$89.99
None

Screen Time Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pourquoi.app free?
Pourquoi.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Log free?
Screen Time Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pourquoi.app or Screen Time Log have ads?
Neither Pourquoi.app nor Screen Time Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pourquoi.app or Screen Time Log?
Pourquoi.app ships an update every 10 days, and Screen Time Log every 4 months. Most recently, Pourquoi.app was updated on October 16, 2026 and Screen Time Log on October 11, 2026.

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