Comparison

Dopamine Guard vs Encria

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

Head to head
About

Dopamine Guard

Features
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**Dopamine Guard is a focus-protection app built around the intent you want to protect.** Most screen-time tools start with what to block. Dopamine Guard starts with what you're protecting โ€” launching your app, learning a language, sleeping better โ€” and builds your protection around it. **Protected Intent** โ€” A short quiz captures what you're trying to protect, what steals your best hours, and when you lose control most often. **Your Personal Guard Plan** โ€” Get a plan matched to your risk window and triggers: a recommended guard mode, focus block size, and the companion that fits your style. **Protected Focus** โ€” Run calm, distraction-aware focus sessions with a drift-proof timer, pauses that don't cheat you, and honest completion summaries. Ending early still counts what you protected โ€” no shame mechanics, ever. **Guard Companions** โ€” Kiro, Nara, and Miko grow with your focus energy. Bond levels, habitats, and achievements reward protection, never punish slips. **Reports** โ€” See your protected minutes, strongest days, and weakest windows from your real local data. **Private by design** โ€” Dopamine Guard is local-first. Everything works without an account. If you sign in, only safe data syncs (your plan, focus history summaries, companion progress). Which apps you select for protection stays on your device โ€” always. Dopamine Guard Pro unlocks unlimited guard modes, strict protection modes, longer focus blocks, and more. Monthly, yearly (7-day free trial), and lifetime options. *Dopamine Guard supports focus habits. It is not a medical product and does not diagnose or treat any condition.* Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Encria

Features
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Turn handwritten pages into clean, editable text on iPhone and iPad. Capture a page with your camera or import several images from Photos. Encria transcribes handwriting, keeps the original pages beside the result, and lets you correct, copy, or share the text. โ€ข Keep the raw transcription word for word, and let an optional AI pass repair reading errors and broken sentences โ€ข Compare every result with the original page โ€ข Fix the words flagged as uncertain, underlined right under the original โ€ข Save corrections and writing profiles on your device โ€ข Keep your document library locally on your iPhone or iPad โ€ข Use Encria without creating an account Start with 5 transcribed pages per month. Encria Pro includes up to 500 pages per month and batches of up to 20 pages. Try it free for 7 days with the annual plan. Your images are sent only when you explicitly start a transcription. Encria's server keeps no durable database of your documents or source images. Handwriting recognition can make mistakes, so always review important transcriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dopamine Guard4 screens
Encria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Encria at every 3 days against Dopamine Guard's every 2 weeks. Dopamine Guard's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Dopamine Guard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Encria sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dopamine Guard ships an update every 2 weeks, Encria every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dopamine Guard versus Encria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDopamine GuardEncria
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size193 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman LakustaTeo Goulois

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dopamine Guard

Subscriptions2
  • Dopamine Guard Pro โ€” Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Dopamine Guard Pro โ€” Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$69.99
4 purchases

Encria

Subscriptions2
  • Encria Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Encria Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 OCR Page Credits$1.99
  • Encria Pro Lifetime$179.99

Questions

Is Dopamine Guard free?
Dopamine Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Encria free?
Encria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dopamine Guard or Encria have ads?
Neither Dopamine Guard nor Encria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dopamine Guard or Encria?
Dopamine Guard ships an update every 2 weeks, and Encria every 3 days. Most recently, Dopamine Guard was updated on October 31, 2026 and Encria on November 6, 2026.

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