Daze vs Mirror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daze
This app helps you understand your screen time habits and reallocate that time towards meaningful activities. It allows you to set budgets for distracting apps, protect focused work sessions, and track progress towards personal goals. Reclaim your time and live more intentionally.
- Visualize screen time impact over a year
- Set daily budgets for distracting apps
- Block apps when budget is reached
- Initiate 'Make Time' sessions for focus
- Create personal goals for reclaimed time
- Mindful pause before returning to limited apps
- Record meaningful moments in Hall of Fame
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Daze helps you see what your screen time could become and make time for what actually matters. Most screen time apps tell you how long you've been on your phone. Daze helps put that time into perspective, protect it, and put it toward the life you want. SEE YOUR TIME DIFFERENTLY See what your current screen habits could add up to over a year, projected in hours, days, and estimated time value based on the usage and hourly value you provide. GIVE DISTRACTIONS A BUDGET Set daily budgets for distracting apps with your Time Wallet. When you reach your limit, Daze blocks the app and gives you a moment to reconsider. MAKE TIME FOR WHAT MATTERS Start a Make Time session to protect time from distracting apps while you work, exercise, read, pray, spend time with family, or simply be present. PUT YOUR TIME TOWARD YOUR FUTURE Create personal goals around what matters to you and turn reclaimed time into real progress. PAUSE BEFORE THE SCROLL When you try to return to a limited app, Daze creates a mindful pause. A moment to decide whether opening it is really worth your time. REMEMBER WHAT YOUR TIME BECAME Your Hall of Fame is a personal place to record the moments that happened because you chose your life over another scroll. Your time isn't gone yet. Less scrolling. More living. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mirror
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Mirror is an app blocker that helps you stop doomscrolling and cut your screen time, without deleting your apps. It puts a pause before the apps that pull you in, then blocks them at bedtime, during work and once your limit is up. Most app blockers are easy to switch off the moment you want to scroll. Mirror is built for that moment: a friend can hold the key to your rules, so loosening one takes their code. A PAUSE BEFORE THE SCROLL Choose the apps that eat your time. When you open one, Mirror asks you to take a breath first. Close it and get on with your day, or continue for the few minutes you decided on. In a study of 280 people, a short pause like this cut how often they opened those apps by 57%. BLOCK APPS ON YOUR TERMS • Daily limits for each app, or block an app outright • Bedtime that blocks apps so you sleep, and work hours that protect your focus • Schedules of your own, for study, gym or family time • A daily screen time goal that blocks your apps once you reach it • Quick Block for an hour of deep focus, with a countdown on the Lock Screen • Works with Focus: hold your apps whenever a Focus is on HARD TO UNDO IN A WEAK MOMENT • A friend's key: someone you trust sets a code, and loosening a rule needs it • No Take-Backs: a rule can't be loosened while it's holding • Lock In: commit to your rules for 3, 7 or 14 days SEE YOUR REAL SCREEN TIME • Today's screen time, pickups and busiest hours, from Screen Time • Your day set against a usual day, hour by hour • A streak of days your rules held, and a weekly review • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen Less doomscrolling, less social media, more sleep. Use Mirror for a dopamine detox, a social media break or a full digital detox, and keep the apps you need. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Mirror uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your activity, history and answers stay on your iPhone. No account, no servers, no tracking, no analytics. Requires an iPhone and Screen Time access. MIRROR PREMIUM Mirror needs a Mirror Premium subscription after setup: yearly (with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers), monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. If a subscription ends, Mirror switches your rules off; you never have to pay to have an app unblocked. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Mirror Terms: https://ikiprotich.github.io/Mirror-files/mirror-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://ikiprotich.github.io/Mirror-files/mirror-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mirror at 17.4 against Daze's 26.4. 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. Daze sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Mirror sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Daze | Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Liu | Ian Kiprotich |
In-app purchases
Daze
- Daze Pro$7.991 Month
- Daze Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Mirror
- Mirror Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Mirror Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Mirror Premium Lifetime$99.99









