Serein vs WiredIN

Serein locks the apps that pull you away, for as long as you decide. Calm and quiet, with no guilt trips. Tell Serein why you're here. If you're studying, you get Study mode, built around focus sessions. If you want to scroll less, sleep better or get work done, you get Control mode, built around rules that run on their own. You can switch any time. STUDY MODE • Focus sessions and Pomodoro rounds, with your distracting apps locked until you're done. • Scenes and sounds to study to: lo-fi, piano, rain, café, waves and more. • Exam countdown: pick your exam and see the days left on Home and in a widget. Sit full mock tests with everything locked. (In the US and India: SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT 10, JEE Main, NEET UG, CBSE boards and CUET UG.) • Study with friends: a weekly leaderboard, and study rooms where you focus together. Get a notification when a friend starts one. • A streak, milestones and a weekly report. CONTROL MODE • Schedules: lock apps at set times, like bedtime or work hours. They run even when Serein is closed. • Time limits: a daily budget for a group of apps. • Open limits: a few opens a day, then they're locked until tomorrow. • Wind down: one tap sets up a calmer evening, a strict bedtime and an optional calm morning. ONE BREATH BEFORE YOU UNLOCK When you really need an app, Serein asks for one slow breath first, then what it's for. Only that app unlocks, for the minutes you choose, and it locks again on its own. A Live Activity shows the time left. AS STRICT AS YOU LIKE • Flexible: unlock any time, after a breath. • Firm: two unlocks a day. • Strict: no unlocks, no ending early, and apps can't be deleted while it runs. • Rainy day: one hour with everything unlocked, once a week. Your streak stays safe. SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING A daily focus score, a timeline of your day, how your sessions felt and why you reached for your phone. Widgets, Siri, Control Centre and Focus filters keep Serein one tap away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Serein never learns which apps you lock. Apple's Screen Time keeps your choices on your phone. You only need an account to study with friends. SUBSCRIPTION Serein is a monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://getserein.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getserein.app/privacy

Stop doomscrolling, your way. Block an app completely, limit it, make yourself earn it, or shrink it down to just the parts you need. Free to use. Most blockers give you one switch: on or off. Real life doesn't work like that. You need Maps at work, messages at night, and nothing at all during an exam. WiredIN gives you four ways to take back your time, and lets you pick how hard each app gets locked. FOUR WAYS TO STOP THE SCROLL Block: shut out the apps and websites that pull you away, from a gentle nudge to Extreme, where quitting early is genuinely hard. Limit: give an app a daily budget, in minutes or in opens. Five opens a day hits differently than thirty minutes. Earn it: each open costs a breath, a quick check-in about why you're reaching for it, or something small you learn first. Most reaches end right there. Shrink it: open a stripped-down version of your social apps. Messages stay. The endless feed doesn't. IT RUNS ITSELF The moment you most need a blocker is the moment you're least likely to open one. So WiredIN doesn't wait for you. Routines: a study block every weekday, a Night Shield for the 1am scroll, on the days and hours you choose. Focus Zones: pin the library, your office or your desk. Walk in and your apps lock. Walk out and they come back. One tap from anywhere: widgets and a Control Center button start a session without opening the app. WHO IT'S FOR Students who open a textbook and end up on their phone 40 minutes later Builders and deep workers who need hours, not minutes Night scrollers who meant to sleep an hour ago Anyone who has deleted an app, redownloaded it, and deleted it again STAY WITH IT Focus Rooms: lock in alongside friends in real time Streaks and weekly challenges that turn focus into a habit Stats that show where your time went and which blocks held FREE, FOR GOOD Every focus mode, one Focus Zone, two routines at once, one app limit, three focus recipes and your last 7 days of stats. WIREDIN PRO, $0.99 A MONTH OR $3.99 ONCE Unlimited zones, routines, limits and recipes, the Earn It and Shrink It styles, and every stats range with insights on when you focus best. PRIVATE BY DESIGN WiredIN is built on Apple's Screen Time, so blocked apps are stopped by iOS itself and blocked websites are filtered in every browser. The apps you choose never leave your iPhone: iOS gives WiredIN an unreadable token, not a list of what you use. Your location is checked on your phone and never sent or stored. Nothing on your Home Screen is ever moved or removed. Your phone should work for you. Get your hours back. WiredIN Pro is $0.99 a month with a 7 day free trial through Apple, or $3.99 once for life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings. Terms: https://hiteshvj.github.io/wiredin-legal/terms/ Privacy: https://hiteshvj.github.io/wiredin-legal/privacy/