Buzz vs Prune Screen Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buzz
Collaborate with both humans and AI agents in shared workspaces. Every interaction is logged for a transparent audit trail, ensuring a unified identity model for all participants. Agents can actively participate in channels, not just communicate.
- Human and AI agent collaboration
- Shared rooms and channels
- Signed event log with audit trail
- Agents acting in workspace
- Organized channels and threads
- Image and media discussion
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.
Prune Screen Time
Manage your phone usage with a visual calendar interface. Schedule app and website blocking, set daily time limits, and create custom routines to focus on what matters.
- Visual calendar interface
- App and website blocking
- Customizable schedules
- Daily time limits
- Location-based blocking (Premium)
- Never Allowed app list (Premium)
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Plan your screen time like you plan your week. Prune brings the familiar feel of a calendar to managing your phone. Choose the apps and websites you want to manage, decide when your plans apply, and see your schedule laid out visually. Plan a focused afternoon, a quieter evening, or a routine that repeats throughout your week. With your plans in one clear view, it’s easy to see what happens when—and make changes as your life changes. Your days aren’t all the same. Your screen time plans can reflect that. START WITH FREE • Unlimited one-time plans. Create a plan for a study session, an afternoon of work, or time with family. • One recurring schedule. Set up a plan that repeats on the days and times you choose. • App and website blocking. Choose what to block while your plan is active. • Daily Limits. Set how much time you want to allow each day. • Open Limits. Set a daily allowance for opening selected apps. • A visual calendar. See your plans laid out across your week so you can understand your schedule at a glance. MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH PREMIUM • Multiple recurring schedules. Create separate routines for different parts of your week. • Location-based blocking. Choose locations where a plan turns on automatically. • Always-on plans. Keep a plan running indefinitely, with no schedule at all. • Never Allowed. Build a list of apps that stays blocked without needing a plan. COMING SOON: VINE Build a private circle with people you choose. Support for more than one Vine will be a Premium feature. Vine is not included in this release. Set the plan. Prune follows it. Make room for what matters. Prune is free to download and use with the features listed above. Premium features require a paid subscription. Privacy policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=bff3810f-4353-4670-aafd-fafef2c3c113 Terms & Conditions: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=aeeaabff-3abe-4cc3-8654-f63daca04fcb Questions? steven@prune.life
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prune Screen Time at 5.0 against Buzz's 4.1. Buzz's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Prune Screen Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Buzz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prune Screen Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Buzz ships an update every 3 days, Prune Screen Time fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buzz | Prune Screen Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Prune, LLC |
Customer experience
Buzz
Prune Screen Time
In-app purchases
Buzz
No in-app purchases
Prune Screen Time
- Weekly$9.997 Days
- Monthly$19.991 Month
- Prune Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year









