Comparison

Autoscripts vs Strict App Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Autoscripts

Features
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Autoscripts is a local-first userscript manager for supported mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. Create or import .user.js scripts, review permissions before enabling them, run scripts only on matching websites, block sensitive sites, inspect source, manage updates, and back up your library as ZIP files. Scripts, settings, storage values, blacklist rules, and backups stay under your control. Autoscripts does not provide developer-operated script hosting, analytics, ads, accounts, subscriptions, or tracking.

About

Strict App Blocker

This app helps you regain control of your screen time by setting daily limits or blocking specific applications during designated hours. Features include a countdown timer, a strict "hard mode" for complete blocking, and a grayscale option to discourage usage. It offers a ten-day training period to build new habits.

Highlights
  • Daily time limits for apps
  • Scheduled app blocking (Hard Mode)
  • Grayscale mode for usage deterrence
  • Strict training mode to lock settings
  • Sixty-day usage history
  • No account required, data stays on device
Features
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Set a daily time limit on the apps that eat your day, or shut them off completely between the hours you choose. When the time is gone, it's gone. Free. No account, no subscription, no trial that runs out. DAILY BUDGET Pick your worst apps and give them a limit. The timer counts down while you use them and resets each morning. Open a blocked app and you see how long is left, not a wall with no explanation. HARD MODE Schedule a window and the apps simply don't open. 9 to 5. 11pm to 7am. Whatever you need. No countdown, no bargaining. GREYSCALE Turn the screen black and white the moment you open something you're trying to cut down on. It sounds like a gimmick. It works better than it should. STRICT TRAINING Ten days to get used to it, then you can lock the settings so the version of you at 1am can't undo what you decided at 10am. WHY IT'S FREE Every other blocker wants forty dollars a year to help you use your phone less. This one doesn't. There's a tip jar in Settings if you want to, and that's the whole business model. No account means there's nothing to leak, and your data never leaves your phone. Dark mode, a sixty day history of the days you left your rules alone, and Otto, who tells you where you're at without nagging.

Screenshots

Autoscripts3 screens
Strict App Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Strict App Blocker at Free against Autoscripts's $0.29. Strict App Blocker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). Autoscripts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Strict App Blocker is free to download; Autoscripts costs $0.29 up front. Strict App Blocker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Autoscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autoscripts ships an update every 2 months, Strict App Blocker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Autoscripts versus Strict App Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutoscriptsStrict App Blocker
Price$0.29Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinCasebuddy Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Autoscripts

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Strict App Blocker

One-time4
  • A small tip$1.99
  • A good tip$4.99
  • A generous tip$9.99
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  • A very generous tip$19.99

Questions

Is Autoscripts free?
Autoscripts costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strict App Blocker free?
Strict App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Autoscripts or Strict App Blocker have ads?
Neither Autoscripts nor Strict App Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autoscripts or Strict App Blocker?
Autoscripts ships an update every 2 months, and Strict App Blocker every 3 days. Most recently, Autoscripts was updated on October 20, 2026 and Strict App Blocker on October 10, 2026.

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