Comparison

App Blocker vs ScreenLocation

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker

Features
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Block Apps & Websites โ€“ Stay Focused, Take Back Your Time Take control of your digital life with Block Apps & Websites, the smart productivity app designed to help you reduce distractions, improve focus, and build healthier screen habits. Whether you're working, studying, spending time with family, or simply taking a break from social media, our app helps you stay committed to what matters most. Create personalized blocking rules, start instant focus sessions, and enjoy distraction-free time whenever you need it. - REDUCE DISTRACTIONS & REGAIN FOCUS Modern life is full of digital distractions. Our app helps you reduce unnecessary screen time by blocking the apps and websites that interrupt your productivity and daily routine. Whether you're preparing for an exam, working on an important project, or enjoying personal time, you can stay focused with just a few taps. - FEATURES YOU'LL LOVE App Blocker โ€“ Block distracting apps whenever you need uninterrupted focus. Website Blocker โ€“ Restrict access to time-wasting websites across supported browsers. Quick Block โ€“ Instantly activate your preferred blocking setup with a single tap. Focus Sessions โ€“ Stay productive with dedicated focus periods designed to eliminate distractions. Scheduled Blocking โ€“ Automatically block apps and websites based on your daily routine. Pomodoro Timer โ€“ Organize work and break sessions to maintain productivity throughout the day. Strict Mode โ€“ Stay committed by making active blocking sessions difficult to bypass. Allowlist โ€“ Keep important apps available while blocking everything else. Custom Block Lists โ€“ Create personalized blocking profiles for work, study, sleep, or leisure. -BUILD HEALTHIER DIGITAL HABITS Develop lasting habits that help you make better use of your time and attention. Reduce unnecessary screen time. Improve concentration during work or study. Limit social media distractions. Stay focused on important tasks. Create a healthier work-life balance. Spend more quality time with family and friends. Encourage mindful and intentional device usage. * SMART TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY PRODUCTIVITY Designed to help you stay organized and focused throughout your day. Flexible blocking schedules One-tap Quick Block Powerful focus sessions Easy-to-manage app and website lists Personalized productivity routines Simple, intuitive interface Reliable and efficient performance -WHY CHOOSE BLOCK APPS & WEBSITES? Whether your goal is to be more productive, study without interruptions, improve your digital wellbeing, or simply reduce time spent on distracting apps and websites, Block Apps & Websites gives you the tools to stay in control. Take charge of your screen time, build better habits, and accomplish more every day. Download Block Apps & Websites today and start focusing on what truly matters. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://seen-quince-69c.notion.site/App-Block-Terms-of-Use-3ae7c00eb185805a941ff99425093f0a Privacy Policy: https://seen-quince-69c.notion.site/App-Block-Privacy-Policy-3ae7c00eb18580d89f00d5b26c757c8d

About

ScreenLocation

Features
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Block the apps you lose time to, at the places you lose it. ScreenLocation notices the places you go, names them using Apple's own map data, and lets you shut distracting apps off while you are there. Block social media at your desk. Block games at the gym. They come back on their own the moment you leave. You never tag a location, name a place, or confirm anything. SET A LIMIT - Pick a place, pick the apps, done - Those apps are blocked while you are there and released when you leave - Turn a limit off for an afternoon without deleting it - Limits follow the place, not a schedule you have to maintain SEE WHERE IT GOES - Screen time attributed to each place you visit - Ranked, so you can see which places actually cost you - Every day charted by place, over any date range - Every place gets a street address, whether or not a business was identified HOW THE NAMING WORKS Home and Work are worked out purely from your own pattern - where your phone spends its nights, and where it spends weekday working hours. Anywhere else, the app asks Apple's map data what business sits at that spot. If nothing is listed, it uses the street name. It will not guess. If two shops sit side by side and a visit cannot tell them apart, it shows the address and offers you the choice. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no sync, no analytics, no ads, no third parties. The only network use is a single map lookup when a brand-new place is first detected, so that it can be given a name. FREE TRIAL, THEN ONE PAYMENT Everything is unlocked for 7 days. After that, tracking and the limits you have already set keep working. Adding new limits and the Trends tab need a one-time $1.99 purchase - kept for good, on every device signed in to your Apple Account. No subscription. WHAT IT NEEDS - "Always" location access, so places can be detected while the app is closed. It uses Apple's low-power visit monitoring, not continuous GPS tracking. - Screen Time access, Apple's own permission for setting app limits and reading usage. A NOTE ON ACCURACY iOS does not give third-party apps a live running total of usage, so per-place minutes are estimated from usage thresholds and will not add up exactly to the figure in Settings. Time spent travelling between places is deliberately left out rather than assigned to whichever place happened to be nearest. Apple's own exact daily total is shown inside the app so you can always compare.

Screenshots

App Blocker4 screens
ScreenLocation4 screens

Verdict

The call

App Blocker and ScreenLocation are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. App Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and ScreenLocation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
App Blocker versus ScreenLocation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp BlockerScreenLocation
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size94 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppmobitechAndrew Meyers

In-app purchases

3 purchases

App Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$99.99
1 purchases

ScreenLocation

One-time1
  • Trends$1.99

Questions

Is App Blocker free?
App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenLocation free?
ScreenLocation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do App Blocker or ScreenLocation have ads?
Neither App Blocker nor ScreenLocation shows ads.

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