Comparison

MineTime vs FoxTime

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

Head to head
About

MineTime

Features
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MineTime is a Minecraft parental control app for parents who want real Minecraft screen time controls on Mac. Use the iPhone or iPad app as your parent dashboard to manage your child’s Mac, set Minecraft time limits, schedule downtime, give bonus time, and block Minecraft on Mac when needed. MineTime is built for Minecraft Java Edition on macOS. It helps families manage Minecraft playtime with simple parental controls designed specifically for parents who need a practical way to limit Minecraft on Mac. With MineTime you can: • Set daily Minecraft time limits • Create different limits for each day of the week • Block Minecraft completely on your child’s Mac • Schedule downtime hours • Add bonus time in one tap • Check today’s playtime • Manage multiple child devices • Pair a child’s Mac with a simple code • Protect parent settings with a PIN How MineTime works: 1. Install MineTime on your child’s Mac (download it from our web-site https://minetime.app 2. Sign in to the mobile app with your parent account. 3. Pair the Mac using the code shown in MineTime. 4. Set Minecraft parental controls from your phone. Once paired, MineTime lets you manage Minecraft screen time from anywhere. Update time limits, change downtime, add extra time for rewards or weekends, and manage each child separately from one parent account. MineTime is especially useful for parents looking for: • Minecraft parental control • Minecraft screen time • Minecraft time limits • How to block Minecraft on Mac • Minecraft Java Edition parental controls • Mac parental controls for Minecraft Important: • MineTime is for Minecraft Java Edition on macOS. • The mobile app is the parent console. Limit enforcement happens through the MineTime app installed on the child’s Mac. • Requires MineTime on the child’s Mac running macOS 12 or later. MineTime is an independent app and is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.

About

FoxTime

Features
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Meet FoxTime — the friendly way to balance screen time. A cheerful fox watches over your child's phone and turns "time's up" from a daily battle that finally makes sense to them. TAP TO PLAY No nagging, no surprises. When it's time to play, your child taps Play and a countdown begins — they see exactly how many minutes are left, ticking down on the clock. When it runs out, apps rest until tomorrow. Empowering, not punishing. A FOX THEY'LL LOVE The fox lives in a little world that changes with the real weather and the time of day — sunny mornings, starry bedtimes. Your child picks their favorite fox and watches it curl up to sleep at night. Limits feel gentle instead of scary, so there are fewer tantrums and calmer evenings. YOU'RE IN CONTROL Set everything up in a few minutes, from your own phone or right on your child's: • Daily time limit with the friendly Play timer • Rest schedules for bedtime, school and dinner • One-tap pause whenever you need quiet • Homework mode — block everything except study apps • Vacation mode — rules off for the day • App groups and website filtering IT STAYS ON, AND STAYS HONEST FoxTime tells you if Screen Time access gets switched off or the app selection is lost, and lets you Ping your child's phone to confirm it's still protected — so blocking never fails silently behind your back. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Built entirely on Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls). No ads. No data selling. No account to create. What's on your child's phone stays on your child's phone. Download FoxTime and make screen time calm again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MineTime3 screens
FoxTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MineTime at 15.1 against FoxTime's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MineTime ships an update every 5 weeks, FoxTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
MineTime versus FoxTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMineTimeFoxTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalia ShuvaevaVladimir Rodzaevskiy

In-app purchases

None

MineTime

No in-app purchases

None

FoxTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MineTime free?
MineTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoxTime free?
FoxTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MineTime or FoxTime have ads?
Neither MineTime nor FoxTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MineTime or FoxTime?
MineTime ships an update every 5 weeks, and FoxTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, MineTime was updated on October 24, 2026 and FoxTime on October 21, 2026.

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