Comparison

Frost Lock vs Screen Time Limit

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

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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] โ€ข Lock: block the apps you choose for a set amount of time. โ€ข Deep Freeze: prevents early unlocking in the app until the timer runs out. โ€ข Limits: give an app a daily time budget. When it runs out, that app stays locked until midnight. โ€ข Routines: lock your apps automatically on the days and times you set. โ€ข 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. โ€ข Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ โ€ข Privacy Policy: https://ninemomo.github.io/FrostLock/ โ€ข Email: ninemomo.public@gmail.com

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Screen Time Limit

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Block distracting apps and get your hours back โ€” with a pause that actually changes the habit. Most app blockers put up a wall, so you find a way around it. Focus gives you a breath and an honest question instead. Most people put the phone down right there. THREE WAYS TO BLOCK, ONE QUESTION EACH: WHEN DO MY APPS COME BACK? SPRINT โ€” NO EARLY EXIT Pick a length, start the countdown and your chosen apps are blocked until the timer runs out. Once a Sprint starts it cannot be ended early, not even from inside Focus. That's the point. Use a preset or set your own length. RHYTHM โ€” RECURRING FOCUS WINDOWS Block apps on a schedule: weekday mornings, every evening, weekends, whatever your week looks like. Add multiple windows, switch them on and off, and run windows overnight for better sleep. ALLOWANCE โ€” A DAILY TIME LIMIT Give yourself a daily budget of minutes. Spend it however you like; when it's gone the apps close until tomorrow, when the budget resets. See how many minutes are left today at a glance. MINDFUL UNLOCK โ€” A BREATH, NOT A WALL Reach for a blocked app and Focus offers ten seconds of breathing first. Then it asks what you need the app for: someone needs you, it's for work, looking something up, boredom, or just habit. Boredom and habit get a gentle second look before you go in. If you still open it, it's only for a few minutes, then the app goes back behind the shield on its own. FOCUS STREAKS Every day you hold your limits counts. Keep apps blocked for an hour, or finish the day inside your Allowance, and your streak grows. Follow your run on a 12-week heatmap and unlock milestones: 3 Day Spark, One Week Strong, Fortnight Focus, Month of Clarity and Hundred Days. INSIGHTS See your real screen time, your daily breakdown and the apps you use most, alongside the time you held, focused days and blocked attempts. Mindful Unlock shows how often you put the phone back down, and what you reach for it out of. BLOCK ANY APP OR CATEGORY Choose individual apps or whole categories: social media, video, games, shopping, news and more. Block Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X or anything else that pulls you away. Each mode keeps its own list. LOCKED DOWN, ON YOUR SIDE Protect your blocks with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, so changing a limit takes a real decision, not a reflex. Auto-Lock keeps Focus itself locked when you step away. GENTLE REMINDERS Get a notification when a session ends and when your streak is at risk. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Focus is built on Apple's Screen Time framework. Your screen time is calculated on your device and never handed to us. Light and dark appearance, built for iPhone and iPad. A Plus subscription unlocks every mode, unlimited apps and Sprints of any length. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://stechza.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://stechza.org/terms

Screenshots

Frost Lock4 screens
Screen Time Limit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screen Time Limit at none against Frost Lock's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Frost Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Screen Time Limit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frost Lock ships an update every 9 days, Screen Time Limit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Frost Lock versus Screen Time Limit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrost LockScreen Time Limit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyeon mo GuMuhammad Zikaria

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Frost Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Plus (Yearly)$9.991 Year
4 purchases

Screen Time Limit

Subscriptions3
  • Subscriptions$3.997 Days
  • Subscriptions$9.991 Month
  • Subscriptions$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Subscriptions$49.99

Questions

Is Frost Lock free?
Frost Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frost Lock or Screen Time Limit have ads?
Frost Lock shows ads; Screen Time Limit does not.
Which is updated more often, Frost Lock or Screen Time Limit?
Frost Lock ships an update every 9 days, and Screen Time Limit fortnightly. Most recently, Frost Lock was updated on November 5, 2026 and Screen Time Limit on November 6, 2026.

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