Comparison

Earned vs Safeinest

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

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About

Earned

Features
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Every unlock begins with a commitment. Earned helps you break the scroll-first habit. Before you open the apps you love, you do something that matters — wash the dishes, read, work out, study — and only then earn a limited window of screen time. HOW IT WORKS 1. DECLARE A TASK Choose from dozens of built-in tasks across chores, wellness, learning, creativity, and more — or create your own with Earned Pro. 2. SET A TIMER Pick how long you'll focus. The timer cannot be paused or skipped. Your selected apps stay locked until time is up. 3. EARN YOUR APPS When the timer ends, you unlock a scroll window — screen time you've actually earned. When it's over, apps lock again until your next task. WHY EARNED IS DIFFERENT • Commitment-first — scrolling is the reward, not the default • No pause, no override — the timer runs until it's done • Real tasks, real streaks — build momentum day after day • Uses Apple's Screen Time APIs — locking happens on your device • Widgets & Live Activities — see your timer and progress at a glance FREE INCLUDES • Lock up to 3 apps • 1 app folder • Full task library • Streak tracking • Scroll window after each completed task EARNED PRO • Unlimited app locking • Unlimited app folders • Custom tasks & durations • Schedule tasks ahead of time • Full insights & streak history • Custom scroll window length PRIVACY Earned uses Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls frameworks to lock and unlock apps on your device. We do not sell your data. Screen Time usage data stays on your device. SUBSCRIPTIONS Earned Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://malachipatrick718.github.io/earned/privacy/

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Safeinest

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Keep your kids safe, focused, and balanced without spying on them. Safeinest gives you calm, reliable parental controls managed from your own phone: screen time limits, instant app blocking, safe zones, family calls, and an SOS button. And it tells you plainly what an iPhone allows. INSTANT CONTROL AND FOCUS • Block now: pause your child's apps in one tap, and unblock just as fast. • One-tap focus modes for Homework, Dinner, or Sleep. • Timed blocks: pause apps for 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 5 hours. They come back on their own. • Always-allowed apps like Phone and Maps keep working through every block. SMART LIMITS AND ROUTINES • Bedtime lock: apps rest overnight, on the child's own clock, even with no internet. • School hours: distracting apps pause during lessons, on the days you choose. • Daily limits by kind of app ("Social media: 1 hour a day") or for one named app. • Extra time on request: your child asks for more minutes and says why; one tap approves it. • Earn-time tasks: turn chores and homework into rewards. A finished task earns bonus minutes, with your approval. LOCATION AND SAFE BOUNDARIES • Live location, off by default and switched on per child, with a 24-hour trail on real streets. • Safe zones: an alert when they arrive at school or leave home. • No-go areas: an alert the moment they enter a place you marked. • "Tell me if they don't arrive": an alert when a trip takes too long. FAMILY CALLS AND SOS • Voice calls inside Safeinest, no phone number needed, that ring through on a locked phone. • Family chat that keeps working when everything else is paused, so your child can always reach you. • Family SOS: one button on your child's phone alerts every parent phone with their live location. HONEST ABOUT MESSAGES • Apple lets no app read a child's messages on an iPhone, so Safeinest raises no message alerts there, and we say so rather than pretend. Every feature, and what works on which phone, is listed at safeinest.com. EASY TO MANAGE, HONEST BY DESIGN • Setup health: see at a glance that permissions, notifications, and Screen Time are on and working. • Tamper alerts: you are told if Screen Time is switched off, if a phone is disconnected, or if it goes quiet. • No removal lock on an iPhone today; if the app is deleted, you are told the phone has gone quiet. • One parent app for every child in the family. • Apple Watch: block, unblock, and check on your child from your wrist. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • On an iPhone, limits run through Apple's own Screen Time (Family Controls) framework. Your child's app choices stay private on their device. • Safeinest never reads your child's messages on an iPhone, never tracks browsing, and never collects photos. • No ads, no tracking pixels, no selling of family data. Messages and location are encrypted; calls are end-to-end encrypted and never recorded. • Delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app. • Speaks 14 languages, with a light and a dark look. GET STARTED IN 3 STEPS 1. Download Safeinest and create your parent account. 2. Install the free Safeinest Connect app on your child's phone and scan the pairing code. 3. Set your family rules. Safeinest needs Screen Time (Family Controls) permission on a child's iPhone to apply limits. Plans are monthly, priced in your own currency, with a free trial. Questions? https://safeinest.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://safeinest.com/privacy

Screenshots

Earned4 screens
Safeinest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Safeinest at none against Earned's 2. Safeinest also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Earned sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Safeinest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earned ships an update every 2 days, Safeinest every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Earned versus Safeinest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarnedSafeinest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalachi PatrickJETMEAWAY LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earned

Subscriptions2
  • Earned Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Earned Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
None

Safeinest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earned free?
Earned is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safeinest free?
Safeinest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Earned or Safeinest have ads?
Neither Earned nor Safeinest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earned or Safeinest?
Earned ships an update every 2 days, and Safeinest every 5 days. Most recently, Earned was updated on October 24, 2026 and Safeinest on October 25, 2026.

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