Comparison

Tinted App Lock vs StillAcre

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

Head to head
About

Tinted App Lock

This app introduces a physical barrier to app usage, requiring an NFC card tap to unlock selected distracting applications. It aims to combat excessive phone use by adding friction to access, with features like unlock cooldowns and emergency unlocks.

Highlights
  • Physical NFC card unlock
  • Custom blocklists for apps and websites
  • Unlock cooldown timer
  • Monthly emergency unlocks
  • Friction-based distraction prevention
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Most app blockers rely on passcodes or willpower. Tinted uses a physical key card to add friction and make distractions harder to bypass. ------------------------------- Need a card? Visit: tinted.world ------------------------------- You select the apps that drain your time (TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, etc). You lock them down. The ONLY way to unlock them is to physically tap your Tinted NFC card to the top of your iPhone. Leave the card in your car, give it to a parent, or lock it in another room. If you don't have the card in your hand, you don't get your apps. FEATURES: • Unlock Cooldown: Select how long you must wait before unlocking. • Emergency Unlocks: Everyone gets 3 emergency unlocks per month. Only use them if truly needed. • Custom Blocklists: Choose exactly which apps and websites to lock down. You have goals you want to hit. Stop letting your phone win.

About

StillAcre

This app combines an app blocker and focus timer with a cozy farming game. Reclaim time from your phone to grow a virtual world, harvest crops, and build structures. Focus sessions directly contribute to your in-game progress and rewards.

Highlights
  • App blocking for distractions
  • Focus timer with flexible durations
  • Farming game simulation
  • Grove growth based on focus time
  • Live Activity countdown
  • Private on-device Screen Time insights
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Put your phone down. Stop scrolling. Grow your world. StillAcre combines an app blocker, focus timer, and cozy farming game into one peaceful experience. Choose the apps you want to block, set your Focus time, and step away. Every focused minute helps your world grow. Crops become ready to harvest. Buildings take shape. Animals mature. New rewards wait for your return. The more time you reclaim from your phone, the more life you bring to StillAcre. Begin with a guided introduction to the world and its core features. After the introduction, an active StillAcre subscription is required to unlock the full app and continue using StillAcre. UNLOCK STILLACRE An active StillAcre subscription unlocks: • Focus sessions that block your chosen distractions • Flexible timers for quick resets or deeper work • A Live Activity countdown on your Lock Screen • Grove progress powered by every focused minute • Crops, animals, buildings, decorating, and rewards • A growing valley and cottage to make your own • Private, on-device Screen Time insights FOCUS THAT FEELS REWARDING StillAcre turns time away from distracting apps into visible progress. Start a Focus session, put down your phone, and return to a world that has grown because you chose to focus. There are no streaks to protect and no pressure to be perfect. Every focused minute counts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN StillAcre uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs to block the apps you choose. App selection happens through Apple’s private picker. StillAcre receives private selection tokens, not the names of the apps you select. Screen Time insights remain inside Apple’s protected Screen Time report. Your complete grove and Screen Time choices stay on your device. Local play needs no account; Friends and Focus Rooms are optional. StillAcre has no in-app ads. Advertising measurement across companies requires your tracking permission. See our Privacy Policy for details. STILLACRE SUBSCRIPTION StillAcre is available through monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. An active subscription is required to unlock the app after the guided introduction and to continue using StillAcre. Your exact local price, billing period, and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through Apple Account Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.stillacre.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.stillacre.app/terms/

Screenshots

Tinted App Lock4 screens
StillAcre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinted App Lock at none against StillAcre's 10. StillAcre's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (58 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StillAcre sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Tinted App Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StillAcre holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StillAcre has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tinted App Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, StillAcre every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tinted App Lock versus StillAcre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinted App LockStillAcre
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.8% of reviews
Number of ratings158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB445 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnton SudatAldur LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tinted App Lock

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

StillAcre

Subscriptions7
  • StillAcre Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Stillacre Plus Monthly3 variants$5.991 Month
  • Stillacre Plus Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Stillacre Plus Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • StillAcre Annual$19.991 Year
  • StillAcre Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Stillacre Plus Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • StillAcre Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Tinted App Lock free?
Tinted App Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StillAcre free?
StillAcre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tinted App Lock or StillAcre?
StillAcre is rated higher. Tinted App Lock averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while StillAcre averages 4.4 from 58 ratings.
Do Tinted App Lock or StillAcre have ads?
Neither Tinted App Lock nor StillAcre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tinted App Lock or StillAcre?
Tinted App Lock ships an update every 2 weeks, and StillAcre every 6 days. Most recently, Tinted App Lock was updated on October 31, 2026 and StillAcre on November 7, 2026.

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