Pet Pause vs Suyo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side â with what reviewers say about each.
Pet Pause
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Pet Pause is a quiet Pomodoro timer for people who like working in focused blocks â and who could use a little company on their breaks. Start a focus session. While the timer counts down on your Dynamic Island and lock screen, the app stays out of your way. When the session ends, a small animal companion slides into view and stays with you through your break. That's the whole app. â FROM THE PET GATEKEEPER FAMILY â Pet Pause is the mobile companion to Pet Gatekeeper, the browser extension that lets cats and dogs wander across your screen between tabs. Same cozy cast â now on your iPhone, paired with a focus timer. If you came here from Cat Gatekeeper or Dog Gatekeeper, hi. â FEATURES â âĸ Customizable focus (1â90 min) and break (1â60 min) durations âĸ Live Activity on the Dynamic Island + lock screen â countdown ring + MM:SS, the same way Apple's Timer works âĸ End-of-session notifications â tap to jump straight into the next phase âĸ A small cast of cute pet companions, more on the way âĸ Light and dark themes, follows system automatically âĸ Bilingual: English and įŽäŊ䏿 â PRIVACY â Pet Pause does not collect anything. No analytics, no accounts, no ads, no third-party SDKs that phone home. Everything you set â your durations, your pet, your theme â stays on your iPhone. Read our full policy at: https://petgatekeeper.com/pet-pause/privacy â REQUIREMENTS â âĸ iOS 16.1+ (Live Activities) âĸ Dynamic Island countdown looks best on iPhone 14 Pro and later, but the lock-screen widget works on all supported devices â FEEDBACK â Found a bug or have an idea? Email support@petgatekeeper.com â every message gets read.
Suyo
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Suyo puts a sleepy cat on your distracting apps. Open a blocked app and you won't see the feed. You'll see your cat, fast asleep on it. Disturb her at your own risk. Built on Apple's Screen Time, Suyo actually blocks apps at the system level. No willpower required, no fake timers you can swipe away. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES Give Suyo Screen Time access and she shows your real top apps and daily average from day one. No guessing, just your own numbers. BLOCK APPS NOW Need a break? Pick your apps, pick 15, 25, 45 or 90 minutes, and hold the paw. Your cat naps on them immediately. Flip your phone into Clock mode for a full-screen countdown with a night sky or a sunny day, and get back to work. RULES THAT RUN THEMSELVES Set it once. Suyo handles the rest. âĸ Blocked hours: same time every day, like 22:00â07:00 âĸ Time limit: a daily budget, like 45 minutes of TikTok âĸ Open limit: a few opens a day, like 10 opens à 5 minutes DO NOT DISTURB Turn it on and you can't wake her early. No unblock button, no "just five more minutes." The block holds until it ends. Use it on the nights you don't trust yourself. COLLECT PAWS Every nap earns paws. Finish a block, watch them land, and keep your streak alive. MAKE IT YOURS Pick your cat and the room she naps in. CAT BREAK INSTEAD OF DOOMSCROLL Blocked and itching to scroll? Watch a short cat clip instead. Sleepy kittens, a loaf in a sunbeam, a very serious box inspection. A fresh clip every day, then back to work. SEE THE TIME YOU GOT BACK âĸ Time saved this week, day by day âĸ Screen time daily average, from Apple's own numbers âĸ Your streak and your best day Every time your cat stops you, the minutes land here. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Suyo can't see your messages, your browsing, or what's inside any app. Only which apps you picked and how long they stayed open. Turn access off anytime in iOS Settings. WHO IT'S FOR âĸ Anyone who opens Instagram "for a second" and loses an hour âĸ Students who need a phone-free study block âĸ Parents who want their evenings back âĸ People who tried every focus app and deleted them all ENGLISH AND JAPANESE Suyo speaks both. Switch languages inside the app, whatever your iPhone is set to. Most people spend 4â5 hours a day on their phone. Over a lifetime that's years. Suyo gives some of them back, one nap at a time. SUBSCRIPTION Suyo Premium unlocks Blocked hours, Time limits and Open limits. âĸ Yearly: $29.99 âĸ Weekly: $7.99 Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings âē Apple Account âē Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L2LEvHnjaKOZ3vPRN7HEEISwk1j2FA50yCSb6pg_BfA/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FPHkrptLIORiBm9PeuFulh_5-jIvXgi14SgRo-2YTG0/edit?tab=t.0 EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Requires iOS 17 or later and Screen Time permission. Suyo works on iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pet Pause at none against Suyo's 2. Pet Pause also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Suyo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Pet Pause asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pet Pause | Suyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | â | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No â better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod â better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 â better | 17.0 |
| Further details â not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | č¯įĻ éž | Evrim Demir |
In-app purchases
Pet Pause
No in-app purchases
Suyo
- Weekly Access Pro$7.997 Days
- Annual Access$29.991 Year









