Blob vs MathGate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blob
This app introduces friction to prevent impulsive app usage, helping you reduce mindless scrolling and reclaim your time. It offers customizable challenges to unlock apps, encouraging intentional use and breaking autopilot habits.
- Reduce mindless scrolling
- Break impulsive app habits
- Reclaim focus time
- Protect time-consuming apps
- Track time saved and streaks
- Harder math gates for unlocking
- Temporary app unlocks
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Grow a little world by spending less time on your phone. Blob turns time away from your phone into growth for a companion and a home you make your own. Read another chapter, enjoy a conversation, or get on with your day. Your time away gives you something to come back to. TIME OFF YOUR PHONE, VISIBLE PROGRESS Earn XP from phone-free time during waking hours and watch your companion evolve through 30 levels. No timer to start or app to keep open. KEEP APPS BLOCKED, GROW FASTER Earn a separate bonus of 30 XP per waking hour while your selected apps stay protected. Temporary unlocks and protection pauses pause the bonus; XP already earned stays yours. FOUR PATHS TO DISCOVER Choose and hatch a companion from one of four worlds: Woodland, Celestial, Tidal, or Ember. Watch them evolve into new forms and unlock belongings to decorate their world as they grow. A HOBBY AND A WORLD OF FINDS Give your companion a name and choose gardening, foraging, or collecting. Earn discoveries through time away, then return to see what they’ve found. Collect keepsakes and arrange their home your way. A PAUSE BEFORE YOU SCROLL Add protection to distracting apps. Solve a math challenge for temporary access, or leave the app blocked and keep your time. Adjust challenge settings and schedules to suit your habits. KEEP YOUR PROGRESS CLOSE Bring your companion to your Home Screen with widgets. See your daily activity, weekly trends, and streaks as you build a healthier relationship with your phone. Prefer a simpler dashboard? Switch to Blob Minimal in Settings while keeping your app protection and saved progress. Phone-free growth requires Screen Time access. Progress updates when Screen Time data is available; estimates are labeled in the app. Growth pauses during your chosen sleep hours. Full access requires an in-app purchase. Available plans, prices, and any trial terms are shown before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://spammusubitech.github.io/prof-blob/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spammusubitech.github.io/prof-blob/terms/
MathGate
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Pick the apps that eat your day. MathGate puts a math problem in front of them. Tap one and you get a question instead of a feed. Solve it and the app opens for as long as you chose. Close it and walk away, and MathGate counts that as a win. YOU SET THE GATE Set anywhere from 1 to 10 problems per session. Choose how long an unlock lasts: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. Pick your subjects: fractions, long division, algebra, percentages, geometry. HOW THE PROBLEMS WORK You get three tries. Miss the first and you get a hint. Miss again and MathGate shows you the answer. One skip per session, so waiting out the timer is not a free pass. WHAT IT TRACKS Day streak and best streak, with one grace day a month so a single slip does not wipe the board. Problems solved today and your accuracy. A running count of the times you hit the gate and chose to walk away instead. Optional evening reminder to keep the streak alive, and a Sunday recap of the distracted opens you dodged that week. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign up, no server, no analytics. MathGate cannot see which apps you picked. MATHGATE PRO MathGate runs on a MathGate Pro subscription, offered after setup: $2.99 per week, or $29.99 per year with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Prices vary by region and are shown in the app before you buy. If you bought the earlier one-time Pro unlock, you keep Pro. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. If you start a free trial, you are charged when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://didyu.app/apps/mathgate/terms Privacy Policy: https://didyu.app/apps/mathgate/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blob at weekly against MathGate's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Blob sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and MathGate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blob ships an update weekly, MathGate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blob | MathGate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 635 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Spam Musubi Technologies | Loud Unicorn |
In-app purchases
Blob
- Blob Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Annual Extreme Discount$6.991 Year
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- Monthly$8.991 Month
- Annual Discount$9.991 Year
- Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Blob Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Annual$39.991 Year
- Blob Lifetime$15.99
- Blob Lifetime$24.99
MathGate
- MathGate Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- MathGate Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- MathGate Pro$2.99









