Comparison

PaceOut vs LimeTime

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

Head to head
About

PaceOut

Features
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PaceOut helps families make screen time calmer, clearer, and easier to manage together. Parents can create a Pace Plan with a daily allowance, broad paced areas, wrap-up warnings, bedtimes, and scheduled pauses. Children get a simple view of their own pace, with clear time remaining and gentle warnings before it is time to stop. When plans change, a child can ask for more time. Parents can review requests, add time, pause screen time, and send a short note from their own device. PaceOut keeps both sides informed without turning every screen-time decision into an argument. KEY FEATURES - Parent and child experiences designed for their different needs - Daily allowances and calm wrap-up warnings - Weekday and weekend bedtime plans - Broad pacing areas with exact Screen Time selections kept on the child device - Child requests for more time - Parent controls for pausing, adding time, and sending a note - Multi-child family overview and setup health - Pace history, scheduled pauses, notifications, widgets, Apple Watch surfaces, and Siri Shortcuts where available - In-app account deletion, purchase restoration, and subscription management PRIVACY BY DESIGN PaceOut uses Apple technologies including Family Controls, CloudKit, StoreKit, Sign in with Apple, and App Groups. Exact app and category selection tokens remain on the child device. PaceOut uses privacy-restricted, anonymous product analytics to improve the app, but does not use advertising, cross-app tracking, session replay, or analytics profiles. PaceOut Premium is an optional auto-renewable annual subscription. The current price, billing period, and any eligible introductory offer are shown by Apple before purchase. Subscriptions can be restored in PaceOut and managed from Apple Account settings. Screen Time controls require compatible Apple devices, Family Sharing or supported individual authorization, and permission on the child device. Feature availability can vary by device and Apple account configuration. Terms: https://www.getpaceout.com/terms Privacy: https://www.getpaceout.com/privacy Support: https://www.getpaceout.com/support

About

LimeTime

This app helps families manage screen time by allowing children to earn, save, and spend time credits for completing chores and routines. Parents can set up a shared system with timers and track all time transactions.

Highlights
  • Earn time credits for chores and routines
  • Spend time credits on screen time
  • Built-in screen time timer
  • Track time balances and history
  • Approve or decline time requests
  • Parent controls with PIN protection
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Screen time your kids earn — and a bank that actually enforces it. LimeTime turns screen time into a currency. Kids earn minutes by doing chores, keeping daily routines and reaching milestones, then spend those minutes on the apps you choose. When the balance runs out, the apps lock again. No arguing, no nagging — the rules are the same for everyone, and everyone can see them. A parental control app built around earning rather than punishing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set up your family bank and add each child. 2. Create contracts — chores, homework, reading — and what each one pays. 3. Your child does them, you approve, the minutes land in their balance. 4. They start a timer to spend time, and the blocked apps unlock. 5. Time runs out, the apps lock again. PUT IT ON THEIR DEVICE WITH A CODE No typing your own password into your child's phone. Settings gives you a six-character code that lasts fifteen minutes; they enter it on their device and it pairs. Every paired device is listed, and unpairing takes effect immediately. BLOCKING THAT HOLDS • Choose exactly which apps on your child's device should cost time • Built on Apple's own Screen Time, so the block holds • Parent mode is never blocked • A check card asks the phone whether the apps are blocked right now — instead of repeating what you set up THE DAILY PROMISE A short list of the things you simply expect every day. Until your child ticks it off and you approve it, the timer stays shut. Approving pays a bonus. Entirely optional. WORKS WITH TODOIST Already keep your family's to-dos in Todoist? Connect it and every chore carries a price in minutes. Each child gets their own Todoist project; tick a task off there and the time lands in their bank, with LimeTime closed. Award it in LimeTime and it ticks itself off in Todoist. Tasks you already keep can be brought in as a repeating chore for each child, and your original stays where it is. LimeTime is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Todoist. EARN, SAVE, SPEND • Contracts — chores and habits, priced in minutes • Milestones — longer goals, bigger rewards • The grove — a tree that grows on each visit and drops golden limes for extra minutes • Wishes — your child saves toward something real; you set what it's worth, and a bird grows on their tree until the wish comes true • Requests — your child asks, you approve or decline from your own phone EVERYONE CAN SEE WHERE THE TIME WENT • A full statement: where every minute came from and went • A Sunday evening recap of the week, in your own timezone • Family chat, so the negotiating happens in one place BUILT FOR FAMILIES • Up to five children, each with their own avatar, colours and passcode • Two children on the free plan • Parent controls behind a PIN • In nine languages: English, Español, Português, Français, Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文 SUBSCRIPTION LimeTime Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. The price is shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation, and it renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://limetime.app/privacy/

Screenshots

PaceOut4 screens
LimeTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LimeTime at 15.1 against PaceOut's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PaceOut sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and LimeTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceOut ships an update every 10 days, LimeTime weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PaceOut versus LimeTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceOutLimeTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNebula Craft Design LtdWEI QIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceOut

Subscriptions1
  • PaceOut Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

LimeTime

Subscriptions2
  • LimeTime Plus Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • LimeTime Plus Annual Subscription$8.991 Year

Questions

Is PaceOut free?
PaceOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LimeTime free?
LimeTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaceOut or LimeTime have ads?
Neither PaceOut nor LimeTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceOut or LimeTime?
PaceOut ships an update every 10 days, and LimeTime weekly. Most recently, PaceOut was updated on October 7, 2026 and LimeTime on October 24, 2026.

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