Comparison

App Lock Timer vs Block Apps

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

Head to head
About

App Lock Timer

Features
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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. 【Key Features】 ■ 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. ■ Lock now or choose a time Start a lock immediately or schedule one for a time that works for you. ■ Block apps, categories, and websites Choose the social media, video, gaming, and other distractions you want to limit. ■ Stay with your commitment Once a lock starts, it continues until its scheduled end, making it harder to give in to distractions on impulse. ■ Add to Calendar Add your weekly lock times to Apple Calendar as recurring events. 【Great for anyone who wants to】 ・Stop opening social media out of habit ・Make time to focus on work or study ・Keep up a study routine ・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

About

Block Apps

Features
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**Cran closes the apps that eat your time. And it doesn't reopen them just because you insist.** Pick the apps, say when they should close: a time window, or a daily usage limit. Cran handles the rest, without you opening anything. **The block holds** Rules apply on their own, including after a restart or an iOS update. Nothing to refresh by hand. **Reopening costs fifteen minutes** No “ignore” button, no “five more minutes”, no end time you can quietly move. Unlocking a rule starts a delay you cannot shorten. That's what separates a decision from an impulse — and it's the whole difference with a block you switch off in two taps. **You are never trapped** Deleting Cran immediately frees every app. “Free everything” is two taps away inside the app. Cran constrains you; it never locks you in. **One purchase, not a subscription** Seven days of the full app, then $14.99 once. Cran costs nothing to run: everything happens on your iPhone, with no account, no server and no data to resell. Nothing would justify billing you every year. **What Cran cannot know** iOS only hands it anonymous tokens: Cran has no idea which apps you block. It cannot read them, and cannot send them anywhere. No data leaves the device. **Before you install** - An adult can always revoke Screen Time access in iOS Settings. No app, including this one, can prevent that — it's an iOS limit, and you deserve to read it here rather than discover it after paying. - Website blocking works in Safari. Other browsers are blocked as apps.

Screenshots

App Lock Timer3 screens
Block Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Block Apps at 18.0 against App Lock Timer's 26.5. 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. App Lock Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Block Apps sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
App Lock Timer versus Block Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Lock TimerBlock Apps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazutoshi OhashiAlain Fovet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

App Lock Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Nuclear Focus Pro$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Block Apps

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Cran Complete$12.99

Questions

Is App Lock Timer free?
App Lock Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Apps free?
Block Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do App Lock Timer or Block Apps have ads?
Neither App Lock Timer nor Block Apps shows ads.

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