Comparison

Earned Time vs Encria

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

Head to head
About

Earned Time

Features
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Earned Time flips the deal on screen time. Instead of guilt-tripping you with a weekly usage report, it pauses your distracting apps until you've done something that actually matters to you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want paused — social, games, whatever pulls you in. 2. Set up goals from the activities you want to do more of: reading, studying, language practice, anything. 3. Pick which apps count as productive for each activity. 4. Time you spend in those apps is tracked automatically and converts into unlock minutes. 5. Spend your earned minutes whenever you want. Your paused apps come back for exactly that long, then lock again on their own. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT No shaming. No arbitrary limits you'll disable in a weak moment. You set the exchange rate between effort and freedom, and the app just holds you to it. FEATURES • Automatic tracking — productive app time becomes unlock minutes with no timers to start and no sessions to remember • Focus sessions for offline work that no app can measure • Roll over unused minutes so a strong day can fund a slow one • See exactly how you earned: which activity, which apps, how many minutes • Anti-bypass controls — confirmation delays, a daily cap on manual unlocks, or hide the escape hatch entirely • Streaks and achievements • Daily or weekly goals PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account, no sign-up, and no server. Earned Time makes no network connections at all. Your Screen Time data and your goals never leave your iPhone.

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. • Keep the raw transcription word for word, and let an optional AI pass repair reading errors and broken sentences • Compare every result with the original page • Fix the words flagged as uncertain, underlined right under the original • Save corrections and writing profiles on your device • Keep your document library locally on your iPhone or iPad • 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. 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

Earned Time4 screens
Encria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earned Time at none against Encria's 4. Encria's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Encria sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Earned Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earned Time ships an update fortnightly, Encria every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Earned Time versus Encria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarned TimeEncria
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPayam KhaninejadTeo Goulois

In-app purchases

None

Earned Time

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Encria

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

Questions

Is Earned Time free?
Earned Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Encria free?
Encria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Earned Time or Encria have ads?
Neither Earned Time nor Encria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earned Time or Encria?
Earned Time ships an update fortnightly, and Encria every 3 days. Most recently, Earned Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and Encria on October 24, 2026.

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