Comparison

Vagus Bloom vs Workout Locker

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

Head to head
About

Vagus Bloom

Features
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Vagus Bloom helps you build a calmer, more resilient nervous system to enhance stress management and overall wellness through daily vagus nerve practices. The vagus nerve — the longest nerve in your body — connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and gut. It regulates your stress response, heart rate, digestion, and inflammation. When it's working well, you recover from stress faster and feel more grounded. When it's not, everything runs a little hot. Vagus Bloom gives you the tools to train this nerve, one practice at a time. DAILY CHECK-IN Start each day by noticing how your body feels. A quick 30-second check-in assesses your nervous system state and recommends the right practice for where you are today. GUIDED PRACTICES Breathing exercises, ear-based vagal stimulation, vocal techniques, cold exposure, and movement practices — each targeting a specific branch of the vagus nerve. Choose your duration, follow the guided timer, and build your practice over days and weeks. VAGAL STATE TRACKING See your nervous system trends over time. The vagal state graph shows where you've been and how your baseline is shifting as you practice consistently. INFORMATIVE ARTICLES In-depth articles covering vagus nerve science, polyvagal theory, recent research, and practical technique guides. 5-DAY VAGUS LAUNCH New to vagus nerve practices? The guided 5-day curriculum introduces one technique per day, building your foundation step by step. TRAINING GOALS After the 5-DAY-VAGUS LAUNCH, set your own training goal: 7, 14, 30, 60, or 90 days. The app adapts your weekly practice themes based on your check-in data — calming practices when you're running hot, activating practices when you're running flat. NERVOUS SYSTEM GARDEN (Premium) A living garden that grows with your practice. 22 unique plants unlock as you hit milestones. Fourteen carefully curated scenes to arrange your garden in. Plants have a glow, they wilt when neglected, and recover when you return. Your progress, visualised as something beautiful. CAT VIDEO REWARDS (Premium) 38 collectible cat videos appear as surprise rewards after practices and check-ins. Discover named videos across 7 series, build your collection, and find them all. LATEST RESEARCH A curated news feed pulling the latest vagus nerve research from PubMed, Nature, Frontiers, and other sources. Stay current with the science. Vagus Bloom is built on research and vibes, and designed to respect your time. Most practices take 1-5 minutes. The check-in takes 30 seconds. Consistency matters more than duration. Free features: Check-in, all practices, articles, graph, training goals, news feed. Premium (Catmium): Garden, cat videos

About

Workout Locker

This app helps you build better habits by blocking distracting apps until you complete physical exercises. It uses AI and your phone's camera to verify workouts, turning screen time into earned rewards through movement and gamified challenges.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Unlock phone with exercise
  • AI fitness tracking
  • Rep counting and verification
  • Gamified fitness challenges
  • Build healthy screen habits
  • Home workouts
Features
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Stop doomscrolling and earn your screen time with movement. This AI powered fitness app blocks distracting apps until you complete real exercises like squats, planks, pushups, and bodyweight workouts, helping you build better habits, self control, focus, and consistency every day. Workout Locker turns fitness, productivity, and digital wellbeing into one powerful daily challenge. Instead of losing hours to scrolling, social media, and procrastination, use movement to unlock your phone and earn screen time through real effort. Using your camera and AI motion tracking, the app checks your workout progress, counts your reps, and unlocks your device only after you complete your chosen exercise goals. It’s a workout app, app blocker, screen time control app, and anti procrastination app all in one. FEATURES • Block distracting apps and social media • Unlock your phone with exercise and movement • AI powered fitness tracking with camera verification • Push up counter app, squat tracker, planks, and more • Gamified fitness challenges and workout rewards • Build healthy screen habits and mindful phone use • Daily workout motivation and fitness accountability • Home workout app with no equipment workouts • Bodyweight fitness app designed for busy schedules • 5 minute workout routines and quick movement sessions • Digital detox and dopamine detox support • Fitness gamification to improve discipline and consistency • Workout tracker, focus tracker, and daily momentum insights • Personalized challenges, reminders, and customization options Whether you want to reduce screen time, stop doomscrolling, improve focus, or stay active throughout the day, Workout Locker helps transform your phone from a distraction into motivation. HOW IT WORKS Choose which apps to block Select exercises like pushups, squats, planks, or movement goals Complete your workout challenge The AI checks your movement using the camera Earn unlocks and screen time rewards No more endless scrolling. No more opening social media automatically. No more procrastination loops. Workout Locker helps you replace passive screen habits with movement, intentional action, and healthy routines. PERFECT FOR • People trying to stop scrolling and reduce phone addiction • Students who need better focus and self control • Anyone building healthier habits and discipline • Users wanting a social media blocker with real accountability • Busy people who need quick workouts during the day • Fitness beginners starting with short bodyweight challenges • Anyone wanting a digital detox app that actually works USE WORKOUT LOCKER AS A: • Fitness app • Workout motivation app • App locker for iPhone • App blocker free alternative • Social media blocker • Focus lock app • Habit building app • Fitness challenge app • Digital wellbeing app • Exercise accountability app • Phone lock app • Productivity and self improvement app From pushups before Instagram to squats before TikTok, Workout Locker helps you earn your unlocks through real movement. Terms of use: https://workoutlocker.app/terms.html Privacy: https://workoutlocker.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Vagus Bloom4 screens
Workout Locker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vagus Bloom at 15.1 against Workout Locker's 18.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vagus Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Workout Locker sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Vagus Bloom versus Workout Locker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVagus BloomWorkout Locker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (175 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—175 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB149 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHarri VuoriKidslox inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vagus Bloom

One-time1
  • catmium$1.99
20 purchases

Workout Locker

Subscriptions20
  • Workout Locker$1.997 Days
  • Workout Locker$3.997 Days
  • Workout Locker$5.991 Month
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  • Workout Locker$7.991 Month
  • Workout Locker$8.991 Month
  • Workout Locker$9.997 Days
  • Workout Locker$10.997 Days
  • Workout Locker$11.997 Days
  • Workout Locker$14.991 Month
  • Workout Locker$23.991 Year
  • 1 Year Pro$24.991 Year
  • 1 Year Basic$29.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$29.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year Pro$49.991 Year
  • Workout Locker3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$49.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$79.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$89.991 Year
  • Workout Locker$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Vagus Bloom free?
Vagus Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workout Locker free?
Workout Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vagus Bloom or Workout Locker have ads?
Neither Vagus Bloom nor Workout Locker shows ads.

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