Comparison

Screen Time Control vs Return

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

Features
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Take back your screen time with ScreenPup, a playful focus blocker that helps you spend less time inside the apps you open by accident. Start focus sessions, block distracting apps, set daily limits, schedule screen-free windows, and track your progress with real usage reports. ScreenPup is built for people who want fewer compulsive pickups, less doomscrolling, better sleep, and more time back in their day. What You Get - Focus sessions that block distracting apps while you work, study, or reset - App Lock to limit how often certain apps can be opened each day - Daily time limits for the apps that drain the most attention - Smart schedules for mornings, deep work, wind-down, and bedtime - Limited unlocks and breaks so you can stay flexible without losing control - Real screen time reports with weekly and monthly trends - Focus score, streaks, pickups, and top app insights - Personalized onboarding based on your habits and goals - Reminders and progress signals to help you stay consistent Private & Secure ScreenPup uses your device's Screen Time and usage permissions to power blocking, schedules, and reports. Your focus controls are designed to run on your phone, and ScreenPup does not need access to the specific content you view inside apps. *Note: All features described above require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.screenpup.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.screenpup.app/privacy

About

Return

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Return is a quiet, private way for Jehovah's Witnesses to remember a ministry conversation and return prepared. Capture a conversation in seconds — typed or spoken, in your own words. Return saves those words on your device first. On supported iPhone, on-device intelligence can then notice useful details such as a person, Scripture, topic, follow-up, or return visit time. Return shows you what it kept on the receipt, and you can change or remove any of it. A saved conversation is complete even with no details at all. When it is time to return, Return brings the right confirmed memory back into view before you knock, call, write, or meet: what you discussed, what you promised, and what comes next. Save contact information only when it was provided, choose the service yourself, and keep an unsupported link or handle readable and copyable rather than guessing. WHAT RETURN DOES • Capture while it is fresh. Write or speak naturally; no person, place, form, or connection is required before Save. • See what Return noticed. Details appear on the receipt as soon as you save, and stay editable afterwards. • Return prepared. Contextual preparation brings back the previous conversation, confirmed Scriptures and material, promised follow-up, and the return visit you planned. • Find the door again. Save an address or Apple Maps place, a precise pin, doorway photo, or landmark path. Essential distance and bearing still work without map tiles or a connection. • Keep relationship memory. Conversation history stays reachable even when a conversation is not attached to a person. • Designed for iPad. Browse your ministry notes in a multi-column Living Fieldbook, with keyboard shortcuts if you use a hardware keyboard. • Use it from Apple Watch. Capture, your next return visit, and the ministry timer stay close on your wrist. • Report plainly. Review ministry participation, optional hours and credit hours, and Bible studies before sharing a monthly report. • Private by default, not by setting. Return covers its content the moment it isn't active, and a doorway photo opens on its description until you tap to reveal it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Core records live on your device. Return has no account, developer notes server, analytics, ads, or third-party trackers. • Return uses Apple's Speech Recognition and requests on-device recognition to turn speech into text. iOS may disclose that speech data can be sent to Apple for speech recognition. Return has no server that receives your recording, and the recording is deleted after you review the note. • Return never creates a hidden profile about a person. Structured details come only from your words, are always shown to you, and stay editable. • You can record whether a person knows you keep a note, and review, export, or erase records when you choose. THE ESSENTIAL WORK STAYS FREE Capture, conversations, return visits, Bible studies, reporting, hours, timers, Apple Watch, widgets, essential maps and offline wayfinding, privacy controls, export and erase, and accessibility remain complete on device without a subscription. Return Supporter is an optional monthly or annual subscription for additional conveniences such as private iCloud sync, automatic backup, richer map presentation, reflective views, and more appearance choices. Fieldbook Light, Fieldbook Dark, Match System, and assisted reference lookup stay free. Supporter never locks your own records or the only path to a core action. Return is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by any religious organization. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://returnnotes.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://returnnotes.app/privacy

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
Return4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Return at none against Screen Time Control's shown. Return also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and device support (3 vs 1). Screen Time Control's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Return sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, Return daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Screen Time Control versus Return: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlReturn
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoleia Technologies (OPC) Private LimitedMARK DAVID CABUCO GAN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenPup Premium Monthly V23 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • ScreenPup Premium Yearly V23 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Return

Subscriptions2
  • Return Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Return Supporter7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Return free?
Return is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Time Control or Return have ads?
Screen Time Control shows ads; Return does not.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time Control or Return?
Screen Time Control ships an update every 4 days, and Return daily. Most recently, Screen Time Control was updated on October 12, 2026 and Return on October 5, 2026.

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