Comparison

Sabbath vs Echo

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

Head to head
About

Sabbath

This app encourages users to disconnect from their phones one day a week, fostering a digital detox. It's designed for individuals and families to engage in offline activities together. The practice is inspired by an ancient tradition.

Highlights
  • Weekly digital detox
  • App blocking for one day
  • Family and friend participation
  • Modern take on ancient practice
  • Promotes offline activities
Features
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A modern app for a ancient practice. Put your phone down one day a week. Do it with your family and friends. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sabbath-screentime.netlify.app/privacy/

About

Echo

Features
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Echo transforms your memories of movies, books, albums, video games, live shows, and exhibitions into personal, collectible cards. ​Did a piece of art leave a mark on you? Record what you felt, add a rating, a photo, or a voice memo, and let Echo create a clean, beautiful, and emotionally resonant card. Over time, your gallery becomes a living cultural memory—not just a checklist of what you watched, read, or listened to, but a tangible trace of what those works triggered inside you. ​With Echo, you can: ​• Capture a cultural memory in just a few seconds; • Create a beautifully standardized card for every work; • Associate an emotion, a date, and a category with each entry; • Browse your movies, books, albums, video games, live shows, and exhibitions in a highly visual gallery; • Enrich each card with specific details, photos, or personal notes; • Rediscover your cultural journey as an intimate, curated collection. ​Echo is neither a simple diary nor a cold, sterile database. It is a quiet, dedicated space to preserve the unique intersection of a piece of art, a moment in time, and a human emotion. ​Built for movie buffs, avid readers, music lovers, gamers, museum-goers, theater enthusiasts—and anyone who wants to remember exactly how art made them feel.

Screenshots

Sabbath4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo at none against Sabbath's 2. On price, ads, device support 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. Sabbath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Echo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sabbath versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSabbathEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDig Wells, Inc.COMMAND+F

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sabbath

Subscriptions2
  • Sabbath Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Sabbath Plus Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sabbath free?
Sabbath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sabbath or Echo have ads?
Neither Sabbath nor Echo shows ads.

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