Comparison

Muki vs Split Note Timer

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

Head to head
About

Muki

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Muki keeps your most distracting apps locked until you've earned the scroll, one step at a time. We all know the feeling: you reach for your phone for a second and resurface twenty minutes later, none the better for it. Muki gently flips that habit on its head. Instead of one more screen-time limit you'll swipe past, it ties the apps you lose hours to directly to how much you've moved today. Set a daily step goal. Pick the apps that eat your hours. Muki blocks them whenever you fall behind the pace you should be walking by now, and unlocks them the moment you catch up. No countdown to battle, no willpower required. Walk a little, and the scroll is yours. HOW IT WORKS - Choose your daily step goal. - Choose which apps to block. - Muki reads your steps from the Health app and unlocks your apps in proportion to your progress through the day. - Behind pace? Your apps are shielded by a friendly (if slightly disappointed) dog. Catch up and they open right back up. WHY IT WORKS Muki turns the urge to scroll into a reason to walk. Instead of fighting a timer, you earn your screen time by living a little more. The pace rises steadily through the day, so there's always a small, doable next step rather than a wall you bounce off at midnight. The further behind you are, the more Muki nudges. Gently, with the face of a dog who just wants a walk. It is not about shame or hard cutoffs. It is about making the healthy choice the easy one, and turning the moment you grab your phone into a quick reason to stand up and move. FEATURES - Time-proportional unlocking: your apps re-lock and re-open automatically as the day goes on. - A morning grace period, so your first coffee isn't held hostage. - A 15-minute override for when you genuinely need an app right now. - A friendly notification when a break is over, so you're never left guessing. - Streaks, a weekly recap, and small celebrations when you hit your goal. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdowns for your current break. - Meet the mascots: Muki the poodle, or switch to Sisi the pomeranian in Settings. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who wants to spend less time doomscrolling and more time on their feet. - People who've tried screen-time limits and swiped right past them. - Walkers, steppers, and anyone nudging toward a daily movement habit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Muki runs entirely on your iPhone. Your step data and the apps you choose never leave your device, and Muki collects nothing. There is no account, no sign-up, and no tracking. Blocking uses Apple's own Screen Time technology to manage your own apps. It is not parental controls, and not device management. HEALTH DATA With your permission, Muki reads your daily step count from the Health app for one purpose only: to measure your progress toward your step goal and unlock your apps accordingly. Muki never writes to the Health app. Your health and step data is never sold, never used for advertising, and never shared with third parties. It stays on your iPhone. Walk a little. Scroll a lot.

About

Split Note Timer

Features
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Split Note Timer keeps notes and countdown timers together on one screen. Write workout routines, recipe steps, study plans, or task notes, then start the timer you need with one tap. Use timer presets, custom durations, keep-screen-on mode, and completion alerts. Your notes and settings are stored on your device.

Screenshots

Muki4 screens
Split Note Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Muki at none against Split Note Timer's shown. Split Note Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Muki versus Split Note Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMukiSplit Note Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinwheel Labs LtdMyungHoon Park

In-app purchases

None

Muki

No in-app purchases

None

Split Note Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muki free?
Muki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Split Note Timer free?
Split Note Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Muki or Split Note Timer have ads?
Split Note Timer shows ads; Muki does not.

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