Comparison

SwipeCure vs Screen Time Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SwipeCure

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A quiet companion for your screen time. See your habits, set goals, gently slow down the apps that pull you in. Description (4000 char): Swipecure shows you the truth of your screen habits — calmly, without judgement, and entirely on your device. WHAT IT DOES • Tracks your daily Quality Score from app usage • Shows productive vs neutral vs waste time at a glance • Slows down the apps you pick (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube…) • Lock-screen widget with your daily pickups • Weekly AI reflection on your patterns • Evening reminder you can answer in one line, without opening the app WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Most screen-time apps make you feel watched. Swipecure feels like a journal. Warm, serif, slow. No streaks weaponised against you. No data sent anywhere — everything lives on your phone. WHAT IT CAN'T DO iOS doesn't let any app target a single screen inside another (Reels and Shorts can't be blocked alone). Swipecure shields the whole app you choose, or specific web domains in Safari. PRIVACY No accounts. No servers. No analytics. Your screen-time data stays in your App Group on this device.

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Screen Time Tracker

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Bound helps you understand WHERE your phone time actually goes. Most screen time apps show you a total. Bound shows you the PATTERN. There's a crucial difference between the 2 hours you intentionally spent on email and navigation, and the 2.5 hours you spent unconsciously scrolling social media with no memory of deciding to pick up your phone. Bound separates these. Once you see the split, you can't unsee it. LOG EVERY PICKUP IN SECONDS Every time you reach for your phone, log it: intentional (a specific task) or unconscious (habit, boredom, reflex). Add the app, the duration, the trigger. After 7 days, a pattern emerges that you can't argue with. Most people discover that 60-70% of their daily pickups were unconscious - pure habit with no intent behind them. SET YOUR DAILY INTENTION Each morning, set your intention before you pick up your phone. Which apps are on your list? What are your boundaries for today? No Instagram before noon. Phone-free dinner. No bedtime scroll. The intention is a filter - every pickup runs through it. "Am I here because I chose to be?" PICKUP PATTERN ANALYSIS (Pro) See exactly when your worst habits hit, broken down by hour of day. Most people have a 7-10 PM peak - idle hands during TV time. Your data shows YOUR peak. The pattern is the insight. The insight is the leverage. Knowing that 23% of your unconscious pickups happen in the evening is the first step to owning the evening. APP-BY-APP BREAKDOWN (Pro) Which apps are stealing the most time? You probably think you check Instagram for 2 minutes per session. The data says: 7.4 minutes. 7 sessions per day. 52 minutes daily. The perception gap between how long you THINK you spend versus how long you ACTUALLY spend is the core of the screen time problem. Bound closes that gap with numbers you can't rationalize away. PHONE-FREE BLOCKS Set a 30, 60, or 90-minute phone-free block. Put the phone down. Walk, read, cook, talk, or just exist without it. When the timer ends, check in: how did the block go? What did you do instead? Over time, the block log becomes evidence that life is better without the screen. The first 5 minutes are the hardest. After that, you forget the phone exists. AI SCREEN COACH (Pro) Ask anything about your phone habits. Describe a pattern you can't break. Get personalized, evidence-based strategies grounded in YOUR specific data - not generic willpower advice. Powered by Grok AI. The AI understands habit loops, variable reward schedules, and behavioral psychology. It won't tell you screens are bad. It'll show you what YOUR data is costing you. WEEKLY REFLECTIONS (Pro) At the end of each week, see your trend. Is unconscious usage going down? Are phone-free blocks getting longer? Which day was your worst? The weekly reflection turns raw data into a clear picture of progress - or a clear signal to change the strategy. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS All data stored locally with optional iCloud sync. No ads. No data selling. No account required to start. FREE vs. PRO Free: daily intention setter, full pickup log, phone-free block timer, intentional vs. unconscious daily breakdown, block history, phone addiction psychology library Pro: hourly pickup pattern analysis, app-by-app time breakdown, weekly trend charts, weekly reflection prompts, AI Screen Coach --- "I tracked my unconscious phone use for one week: 21.7 hours. That's 47 days per year on my phone without choosing to be there. Bound showed me exactly when and why - and I reclaimed my evenings." Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SwipeCure4 screens
Screen Time Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwipeCure at none against Screen Time Tracker's 3. SwipeCure also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18). 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. Screen Time Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SwipeCure asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SwipeCure versus Screen Time Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipeCureScreen Time Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnes OzKarol Jaworski

In-app purchases

None

SwipeCure

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Screen Time Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Bound Pro$4.991 Month
  • Bound Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Bound Pro$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SwipeCure free?
SwipeCure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Time Tracker free?
Screen Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwipeCure or Screen Time Tracker have ads?
Neither SwipeCure nor Screen Time Tracker shows ads.

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