LitLock vs Planeta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LitLock
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LitLock is a Screen Time blocker that turns each blocked moment into something worth reading. Most tools built to cut screen time are good at exactly one thing: taking something away. Block a distracting app, and what's left is a bare warning screen. It works, but it doesn't give the phone anything better to do. LitLock takes a different approach. It's built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so blocking apps and categories works the normal way. The difference shows up once a session or schedule starts: instead of a warning screen, you get a passage from literature. At the center of the app is a literary clock. Check your phone at 3:47, and the passage on screen is one where that exact time appears in the original text. The library holds more than 1,500 such passages, each credited to its author and title. The result is a small, steady invitation to read: one passage at a time, all day long. WHAT LITLOCK DOES Block, on your terms • Block individual apps or whole categories instantly • Run a timed blocking session for as long as you choose • Set recurring schedules by day and time • Hard Lock: a stricter session you can't end early Read, instead of stare • Open a blocked app and see a passage from literature instead of the usual warning • A literary clock with 1,500+ passages, each matched to the exact time as it appears in the original text • Every passage comes from a public-domain work, credited to its author and title • View the clock in portrait, landscape, or full screen • Works with StandBy • Home Screen quote widgets in Small, Medium, and Large Built for privacy • No account required • No ads. No user tracking. • Your blocking settings and Screen Time data never leave your device LitLock is for anyone who'd rather their phone feel like a quiet, well-kept library than an endless feed. Access to LitLock requires an active subscription or a lifetime purchase. Eligible new subscribers can try the annual plan free for 7 days. This translation and text refinement were assisted by AI. Privacy Policy: https://litlock.onechunk.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://litlock.onechunk.app/terms
Planeta
This app gamifies focus sessions by growing a unique planet for each completed timer. Stay focused to build your galaxy, or leave early and watch your creations scatter. It's designed to help users, especially those with ADHD, stick to productivity techniques.
- Gamified focus timer
- Planet generation for completed sessions
- Galaxy exploration and history
- Focus Shield for phone locking
- Apple Watch and widget support
- Friend rankings and gifting
- Journaling and session logging
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Focus, and a planet forms. Stay until the timer ends and it joins your galaxy. Quit early and it scatters. A pomodoro focus timer that turns your time into worlds. Made with ADHD and restless focus in mind, Planeta gives every study block, homework hour or deep work sprint a reward you can actually see. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a session length from 5 to 120 minutes and start the timer. 2. While the clock counts down, your planet's terrain and colors take shape. 3. When time is up, the planet is yours and joins your galaxy. The rule is simple: stay to the end and you keep what you built. Leave early and nothing is left behind. It's an easy way to stick with the pomodoro technique, one session at a time. NO TWO ARE EVER ALIKE Every session generates a new terrain, color palette and set of rings. There are 20 planet types to discover, and no two planets ever come out the same. LONGER FOCUS, RICHER PLANETS Focus for more than 30 minutes and your planet gains an atmosphere. Go past 60 minutes and it gains a ring. Shorter sessions still leave a planet, just without the extra layers. That's a small reason to stay in flow a little longer. YOUR GALAXY The planets you earn settle into star systems. Pan across the map and see which session each planet came from. Your focus history becomes a place you can explore. THE CODEX A record of all 20 planet types that fills in as you discover each one. JOURNAL Every voyage is logged with its length, its tag and its planet. Add a note to any session so you remember what you worked on. It doubles as a simple study tracker for ADHD study habits, exam prep or long work days. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch: start and end a session from your wrist • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, so your study timer is always a tap away • Live Activity: see the time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island FOCUS SHIELD Lock your phone down for the session and let through only the apps you choose. Fewer distractions, more time for deep work. FRIENDS Add friends, check the rankings and gift planets you've earned. iCLOUD BACKUP Your galaxy stays safe across your devices. PLANETA PLUS Planeta is free to download and use. Optional Planeta Plus unlocks: • Focus statistics and timeline • Daily Planet Crate • 5 daily repaints and 5 daily reshapes • 2x Lumens PLANET STYLE Optional Planet Style unlocks: • Render styles: Modern, Pixel, Retro • Planet and galaxy themes • Alternate app icons Pick a length, stay with it and watch your galaxy grow one planet at a time. Contact us: celik.mert58@hotmail.com Privacy Policy: https://mertcelik0.github.io/Planeta-Legal/PRIVACY_POLICY.html Terms of Use & EULA: https://mertcelik0.github.io/Planeta-Legal/TERMS_OF_USE_AND_EULA.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Planeta at 16.0 against LitLock's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. LitLock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Planeta sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | LitLock | Planeta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ONECHUNK | MERT CELIK |
In-app purchases
LitLock
- LitLock Monthly$7.991 Month
- LitLock Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- LitLock Yearly 397 Days trial$39.991 Year
- LitLock Lifetime$79.99
Planeta
- Planeta+$1.997 Days
- Planeta+$3.991 Month
- Planeta+3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Style$4.99
- Planeta+ Lifetime$29.99









