App Lock Timer vs Bracketly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
App Lock Timer
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App Block Timer Block distracting apps and websites for the time you choose. Make room for studying, work, reading, and creative projects. Need to focus now? Start a timer from 5 minutes to 24 hours. Want to build a routine? Set a start time for each day of the week, and blocking will begin automatically. γKey Featuresγ β Weekly automatic blocking Set a start time for each day. The free version offers 60-minute locks. With Pro, choose from 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, or 300 minutes. β Lock now or choose a time Start a lock immediately or schedule one for a time that works for you. β Block apps, categories, and websites Choose the social media, video, gaming, and other distractions you want to limit. β Stay with your commitment Once a lock starts, it continues until its scheduled end, making it harder to give in to distractions on impulse. β Add to Calendar Add your weekly lock times to Apple Calendar as recurring events. γGreat for anyone who wants toγ γ»Stop opening social media out of habit γ»Make time to focus on work or study γ»Keep up a study routine γ»Use their phone more intentionally Start with five focused minutes today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://note.com/kazu_bigbridge/n/n87bfa4b49533
Bracketly
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Need a printable tournament bracket for a ping-pong night, a gaming tournament, a chess club or an office pool? Bracketly turns a list of names into a clean single-elimination bracket PDF in seconds β no spreadsheet, no drawing lines by hand. Type a title, paste or type your players one per line (or as a comma-separated list), choose whether to shuffle the seeds, and create. Print it, share it, or post it on the wall. β’ 2 TO 32 PLAYERS β any number in between. Bracketly sizes the bracket to 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 slots and shows how many byes you'll get before you create it. β’ CLASSIC SEEDING β top seeds are placed apart (1 vs last, 2 vs second-to-last), and byes go to the top seeds and advance automatically to round two. β’ SHUFFLE OR KEEP YOUR ORDER β randomize the draw, or keep your list order as the seed order. β’ LABELED ROUNDS β round headers (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final) and a Champion slot at the end. β’ PDF AND IMAGE β a landscape US Letter PDF for printing, plus an image for group chats and screens. Honest scope: single elimination only β no double elimination, round robin or consolation brackets. The bracket is a printable sheet: you fill in the winners by hand as matches finish; scores are not tracked in the app. Everything is made on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed. Try it free β 3 brackets. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited brackets. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bracketly at 16.0 against App Lock Timer's 26.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. App Lock Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Bracketly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
App Lock Timer ships an update every 4 days, Bracketly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | App Lock Timer | Bracketly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazutoshi Ohashi | Jhomar Maravillas |
In-app purchases
App Lock Timer
- Nuclear Focus Pro$4.991 Month
Bracketly
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99
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