Comparison

Screen Time vs Vaultlens

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time

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Stop the reflex before it becomes another lost hour. Unscroll is a Screen Time app blocker built for the moment when intention is weakest: the instant you reach for a distracting app, website, or category without really deciding to. Choose what pulls you in, start Focus, and create a deliberate pause between the urge and the scroll. The goal is not guilt or an unrealistic promise. It is practical friction that gives you another chance to choose. USE UNSCROLL TO β€’ Block social media, short-form video, news, games, and other distractions you select β€’ Run Focus sessions for work, study, sleep, reading, meals, or time with people β€’ Protect chosen apps, categories, and websites with Apple Screen Time β€’ Save reusable Routines so frequent sessions take fewer steps β€’ Build replacement Habits with selected days and reminder times β€’ Review protected time, completed sessions, streaks, and milestones in Journey β€’ Explore private Daily Insights and seven-day Screen Time views A SHIELD AT THE RIGHT MOMENT The standard Shield introduces a 10-second pause before you decide again. That small interruption can break an automatic loop without pretending that willpower is unlimited. When you want a stronger boundary, Hard Mode provides a full 60-second intervention, making an impulsive override less immediate. You remain in control of what you protect and when a session begins. FOCUS THAT FITS REAL LIFE Create a session for the next task or save a Routine you can return to. Use different protected selections for deep work, study, bedtime, mornings, creative time, or a quiet weekend. Set the duration that makes sense now. Unscroll is useful for a short reset as well as a longer block of uninterrupted attention. REPLACE THE LOOP, NOT JUST THE APP Blocking creates space; a replacement gives that space direction. Habits let you define a better next action, select the days it matters, choose a reminder time, and mark genuine progress. Read a page, take a walk, stretch, journal, drink water, or return to the work already in front of you. The choice is yours. SEE PROGRESS WITHOUT FALSE PROMISES Journey brings together completed sessions, protected time, streaks, and collectible milestones. Daily Insights and seven-day Screen Time views help you notice patterns in the activity Apple makes available. Reports can vary with Screen Time data availability, and Unscroll does not promise a particular reduction. It gives you tools to observe, decide, and practise a more intentional response. START IN THREE STEPS 1. Allow Screen Time access on your iPhone. 2. Pick the apps, categories, and websites you want to protect. 3. Choose a duration and begin Focus. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your protected selections and detailed Screen Time activity stay on your iPhone. Reports use Apple’s privacy-preserving Screen Time frameworks. Unscroll cannot see the private content inside the apps or websites you protect. Sign in with Apple is optional; the core experience does not require an account. Optional cloud backup is separate and under your control. BUILT FOR CONSISTENCY Use Unscroll before work, during study, at bedtime, or whenever a quick check tends to become an endless feed. Notifications can support selected Habit reminders, while the app remains useful if notifications are unavailable. Screen Time authorization and the protected items you choose can be reviewed through iPhone settings. UNSCROLL PRO Hard Mode and higher limits for Routines or Habits require Unscroll Pro. Subscription terms are displayed before purchase. Eligible App Store purchases can be restored from Settings. The app interface is available in 11 languages. Unscroll works with Apple Screen Time on iPhone. Availability and reporting depend on Screen Time authorization and iOS behavior. Privacy Policy: https://unscroll-app-ey1.pages.dev/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://unscroll-app-ey1.pages.dev/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Vaultlens

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See what's happening inside your Obsidian vaults β€” without opening Obsidian. Vaultlens is a fast, private inspector for the Obsidian vaults you keep in iCloud Drive. Point it at a vault folder and it reads the structure and metadata directly β€” giving you a health score, activity trends, link maps, and signals of AI-agent editing, all computed on your iPhone. Private by design. Vaultlens has no servers, no analytics, and makes no network connections whatsoever. Your notes never leave your device. Nothing is collected, tracked, or shared β€” because there's nothing to send it to. FREE β€’ Single-vault dashboard: file & folder counts, size, folder depth, file-type breakdown β€’ Most-recently-edited, last-scan time β€’ Activity heatmap (GitHub-style) β€’ iCloud sync status and .git / .obsidian detection β€’ Agent-activity summary and vault growth β€’ Link-map totals PRO β€’ Vault health score β€” a 0–100 read on freshness, conflicts, structure, and sync, with the full breakdown β€’ Multiple vaults + side-by-side comparison β€’ Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets β€’ Deep-scan link engine: word/line counts, tags, wikilink graph, orphans and broken links β€’ Agent signals: per-signal and edit-session breakdown, agent-vs-human classification, anomaly and conflict flags β€’ Shortcuts & Siri: vault summaries, rescans, and agent-config listing Works with whichever AI coding agent you use β€” Vaultlens detects AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, GitHub Copilot and Cursor configuration, and surfaces only the ones your vault actually uses. SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING Vaultlens Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription at Β£3.99 per month or Β£42.99 per year, or as Pro Lifetime, a one-time purchase of Β£99.99 that never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joe-heaton.github.io/vaultlens/privacy-policy.html Vaultlens is an independent, unofficial tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian (Dynalist Inc.).

Screenshots

Screen Time4 screens
Vaultlens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vaultlens at none against Screen Time's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Screen Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Vaultlens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time ships an update every 2 weeks, Vaultlens weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Screen Time versus Vaultlens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen TimeVaultlens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size136 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperILYAS TORUNJoseph Heaton

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Unscroll Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Unscroll Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Vaultlens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Screen Time free?
Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vaultlens free?
Vaultlens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Screen Time or Vaultlens have ads?
Neither Screen Time nor Vaultlens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time or Vaultlens?
Screen Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vaultlens weekly. Most recently, Screen Time was updated on October 5, 2026 and Vaultlens on October 17, 2026.

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