Frost Lock vs AppTimeLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Frost Lock
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[DIGITAL DETOX] Spending more time on your phone than you meant to? Lock distracting apps, set daily limits, and make more time for what matters with Frost Lock. [HOW IT WORKS] โข Lock: block the apps you choose for a set amount of time. โข Deep Freeze: prevents early unlocking in the app until the timer runs out. โข Limits: give an app a daily time budget. When it runs out, that app stays locked until midnight. โข Routines: lock your apps automatically on the days and times you set. โข History: see time spent per app, time locked, and recorded attempts to open blocked apps. [PRIVACY] Frost Lock is built on Apple's Screen Time. App usage and lock history are processed on your device. No account is required. When you want to step away from distracting apps, Frost Lock is there. --- Frost Lock Plus Go ad free and create up to 10 routines and up to 10 daily limits, with more than one app per limit. Frost Lock Plus is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. โข Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ โข Privacy Policy: https://ninemomo.github.io/FrostLock/ โข Email: ninemomo.public@gmail.com
AppTimeLock
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The apps that pull you in are designed to. AppTimeLock puts you back in charge of where your time goes. A BUDGET, NOT JUST A WALL Give an app a daily limit. Use it, and when the budget runs out it locks for a cooldown โ then refills. Or block outright when you'd rather not open the door at all. Block a single app or a whole category in one go. PAUSE Not ready to block an app completely? Pause it. Every time you open it, you wait a few seconds first, and Close is always the easy choice. Still want in? Wait it out and you get a Pass: a short stretch in the app before the pause comes back. Each Pass that day makes the next wait a little longer. Add a reason in your own words to see while you wait, and set a daily Pass goal if you like. PROGRESS See your blocks working. Every day your blocks hold, with nothing removed or weakened and your Passes within your goal, adds to your streak. Your stats show opens stopped and hours protected this week, a recap arrives on Sunday evening (you can turn it off), and a share card shows your week in totals, never which apps you block. You earn a freeze every 7 streak days, and it covers a missed day automatically. STRICT MODE Most blockers fail at the moment you need them most. Strict Mode adds a waiting period before you can remove or weaken any block โ so a moment of weakness can't undo your whole day. SCHEDULES Block apps during work hours, bedtime, or any window you choose, on the days you choose. PRIVATE BY DESIGN AppTimeLock never learns which apps you pick, and nothing about your blocks ever leaves your device. No account, no tracking, no cloud. FREE AND PRO Free: one app with a Cooldown budget or Pause, this week's stats, your streak, the share card and 1 freeze. Pro: unlimited apps, whole-category blocking, always-on mode, schedules, Strict Mode, Pause on as many apps as you like, Pass lengths of 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes, Gentle, Standard or Firm waits, your full stats history, and up to 3 freezes. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Terms of Use: https://apptimelock.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://apptimelock.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AppTimeLock at none against Frost Lock's shown. Frost Lock's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Frost Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AppTimeLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Frost Lock ships an update every 9 days, AppTimeLock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frost Lock | AppTimeLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyeon mo Gu | Muhammad Farhan Almasyhur |
In-app purchases
Frost Lock
- Plus (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Plus (Yearly)$9.991 Year
AppTimeLock
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year









