Comparison

Mo Layer vs EarRest

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

Head to head
About

Mo Layer

Securely hide your private photos, videos, and important documents in an encrypted vault. Organize your sensitive memories with albums and favorites, and protect them with advanced disguise features. Optional iCloud sync ensures your data is safe and recoverable.

Highlights
  • Hide photos, videos, and files
  • Import from Photos, Camera, Files
  • Organize with albums and favorites
  • Encrypted iCloud sync
  • Discreet entry and decoy space
  • Unlimited storage (Pro)
Features
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Mo Layer is a private photo vault for iPhone. Keep personal photos, videos, and screenshots in a separate encrypted album, protected from casual browsing. Import from Photos, Camera, Files, or the share sheet, and organize private memories with albums and favorites. You can also protect IDs, contracts, and important documents. Use it to separate personal records from your public camera roll, keep sensitive screenshots away from shared albums, store copies of documents for quick reference, or build a calm archive for memories and files you do not want mixed with everyday media. Key features: • Protect photos, videos, and files on this device • Import from Photos, Camera, Files, and share extensions • Organize content with albums, recent imports, favorites, and trash recovery • Quickly find saved items by keeping related memories and documents together • Optional iCloud encrypted sync for device changes and recovery • Discreet file-cabinet entry and realistic decoy space for everyday situations • Unlimited storage, batch organization, advanced disguise, decoy passcodes, intrusion records, and advanced recovery require Pro, available as a separate purchase Privacy is central to Mo Layer. Your personal content stays protected on your device by default. When iCloud sync is enabled, synced content is encrypted before upload, and the developer does not hold your decryption key. Terms of Use: https://molayer.tech/en-US/content/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://molayer.tech/en-US/content/privacy-policy/ Official website: https://molayer.tech

About

EarRest

This app monitors your Bluetooth headphone usage and automatically reminds you to take breaks to protect your hearing. It tracks listening time, offers customizable break intervals, and provides historical data to help you build healthier habits.

Highlights
  • Automatic Bluetooth headphone tracking
  • Customizable break reminders
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Quiet Hours (Do Not Disturb)
  • Listening history
  • macOS companion app
Features
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Wearing headphones for hours without a break can quietly damage your hearing. EarRest watches your Bluetooth headphones in the background and reminds you to take them off and give your ears a rest — automatically. Just connect your AirPods or any Bluetooth headphones and EarRest starts timing. When you have been listening long enough, you get a gentle notification to take a break, and the next cycle starts on its own. No taps, no rituals — it simply works. Key Features: • Automatic Tracking: Detects when your Bluetooth headphones connect or disconnect and starts or stops the timer for you. • Break Reminders: Pick an interval (10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 minutes) and get notified when it is time to rest your ears. • Live Activity & Dynamic Island: See wearing time and break progress at a glance on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Home & Lock Screen Widgets: Keep your listening time visible with widgets in multiple sizes. • Quiet Hours: Set a do-not-disturb window (even across midnight) — reminders wait politely until it ends. • Listening History: Review how long you wear your headphones each day and build healthier habits. • Works on Mac Too: A lightweight menu bar app for macOS. • Privacy First: Everything runs locally on your device. No account, no tracking, no internet required. Your hearing does not get a second chance. Let EarRest help you enjoy music, podcasts, and calls — without overdoing it. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/earrest-terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/earrest-privacy

Screenshots

Mo Layer4 screens
EarRest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EarRest at every 3 days against Mo Layer's monthly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Mo Layer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and EarRest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mo Layer against 5.0 for EarRest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mo Layer ships an update monthly, EarRest every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Mo Layer versus EarRest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMo LayerEarRest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer晓枫 胡月梅 孙

Customer experience

Mo Layer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EarRest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mo Layer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$99.00
4 purchases

EarRest

Subscriptions2
  • EarRest Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • EarRest Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime (Limited Offer)$9.99
  • EarRest Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Mo Layer free?
Mo Layer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarRest free?
EarRest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mo Layer or EarRest?
Mo Layer and EarRest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mo Layer or EarRest have ads?
Neither Mo Layer nor EarRest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mo Layer or EarRest?
Mo Layer ships an update monthly, and EarRest every 3 days. Most recently, Mo Layer was updated on October 31, 2026 and EarRest on October 31, 2026.

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