Comparison

1% Lock vs Earn Screen Time

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

Head to head
About

1% Lock

Features
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Not for everyone. A lock app and a social feed, for people who actually want to change. 1% locks the apps you choose — and turns the time you stayed away into a record you can see. ■ Put the phone down · Timer — decide how long you're focusing, then lock · Schedule — pick days and hours, and it locks itself · Place — arrive somewhere you've saved, and it locks itself While a lock is running, the apps you picked won't open. Try one and you'll see the goal you wrote for yourself. ■ When you want to scroll, come here Focus breaks. You want to look at something. Open 1% and you'll find people fighting the same fight — studying, training, working. Only posts from people actually doing the work. Nights out and entertainment don't make it past the AI review. ■ The time you held out becomes a number · Total time locked · Day streak · Lock completion rate (how often you finish the locks you start) · Your rank and top % among everyone Keep going and the numbers grow. Quit early and that's on the record too. ■ 1% Elite (in-app purchase) · Schedule lock · Place lock · Exclusive app icons ■ About the subscription · Plans: monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase · Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase · Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period · Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Service: https://onepercent-legal.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://onepercent-legal.vercel.app/privacy

About

Earn Screen Time

Features
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Move first. Scroll later. Earnit helps you interrupt automatic scrolling by earning your screen time. Choose distracting apps, earn minutes through effort, then decide when to use them. YOUR MINUTES, YOUR CHOICE 1. Choose the apps you want to block. 2. Earn minutes with walking steps from Apple Health. 3. Start a 5, 10 or 15 minute access session when you're ready. Earning minutes builds your balance. You choose when to unlock. A session is a window of clock time, even if you switch apps or lock your phone. Restrictions are reapplied when the session ends, subject to iOS timing. MORE WAYS TO EARN WITH PRO Do push-ups, squats, jumping jacks or lunges counted by your iPhone camera, or scan study material and answer a comprehension question. Study needs an internet connection; it rewards understanding rather than time on a study timer. Push-up video is not recorded or uploaded. START WITH ONE EARNED UNLOCK A DAY Try the daily earned unlock without a subscription. Pro adds more access sessions, custom earning rates, study and advanced progress views. Build a balance before opening your usual distractions. Start with a walk, then choose your next session. KEEP GOING WITH FRIENDS Add friends by invite code, create or join a squad and compare weekly goal progress. Send nudges and cheers to support each other. Choose whether to share missed goals. Friends shares steps, earned minutes and streaks; your selected apps and app usage stay private. ——— Unlock Earnit Pro with a monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The monthly plan includes a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Lifetime has no free trial or automatic renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.earnitscreen.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

1% Lock4 screens
Earn Screen Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1% Lock at none against Earn Screen Time's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Earn Screen Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 1% Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1% Lock ships an update weekly, Earn Screen Time every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
1% Lock versus Earn Screen Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1% LockEarn Screen Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyunosuke IshigamiJoaquin Balthasar De Weert

In-app purchases

None

1% Lock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Earn Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • Earnit Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Earnit Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Earnit Pro Lifetime$30.00

Questions

Is 1% Lock free?
1% Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earn Screen Time free?
Earn Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 1% Lock or Earn Screen Time have ads?
Both 1% Lock and Earn Screen Time show ads.
Which is updated more often, 1% Lock or Earn Screen Time?
1% Lock ships an update weekly, and Earn Screen Time every 5 days. Most recently, 1% Lock was updated on November 10, 2026 and Earn Screen Time on October 31, 2026.

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