NoStim vs BrowseKind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NoStim
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by removing addictive elements from social media and video platforms. It offers customizable blocking features, scheduled modes, and a unique 'ratchet' system to gradually reduce usage without feeling overly restrictive.
- Removes addictive features from social media
- Customizable blocking and limits
- Scheduled modes for focus
- Driving Mode for safe usage
- Optional 'ratchet' system for gradual reduction
- Comfort and Vacation modes
- Optional shared accountability circles
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NoStim blocks the parts of your apps that pull you back, and keeps the parts that are about people. Scroll free. Open Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Twitch inside NoStim with the addictive parts taken out: no Reels, no endless feed, no Shorts. You choose what's hidden on each one. Log in once and stay logged in. Posts your friends send you still open. Chats. Read and answer your Instagram and Reddit messages without going near the feed. Post. Go straight to writing a post on X, Reddit or YouTube, with no feed on the way. Real blocking. Apple's own Screen Time shields on the apps you pick, with limits that mean something: opens per day, minutes per open, opening odds if you want the dice to decide, locked hours, and a waiting room that offers you something else to do instead of a lecture. Modes and schedules. Lock things down for studying, the gym or winding down at night, by hand or on a schedule that starts and ends by itself. Driving Mode. It starts when your iPhone's Driving Focus turns on and frees the apps you need in the car, like Maps, Messages and music. No lock ever holds it back. A ratchet, not a cage. Making NoStim stricter is instant. Making it looser waits out a delay you chose ahead of time. Lock your settings for a weekend, a week, or with no end date at all, and if you want out early, the price is one you set when you were thinking clearly. Kind where it counts. Comfort Mode for chronic illness bad days, with no guilt and no questions. Vacation mode you book a day ahead. Streaks that measure commitment, not abstinence: using your whole budget still counts as a day held. Together. An optional circle of a few people who care, sharing only your streak and your stumbles, person to person through your own iCloud. A partner lock where someone you trust holds the key. YouTube inside NoStim keeps playing when you leave the app or lock your phone, and it can play in picture in picture. The blocker is free, forever. No ads and no account. NoStim Pro adds Circles, partner unlock codes, your full history and extra themes. Nothing that blocks is ever behind the paywall. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sashalawrence13.github.io/NoStim/privacy.html
BrowseKind
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Use social media for what you came to do. BrowseKind is a focused social browser that removes short-video feeds and distracting entry points while keeping the useful parts of the social web close at hand. FREE FOR EVERYONE • Browse the websites for YouTube, Instagram, and X without a BrowseKind subscription • Choose one focus network and apply essential BrowseKind filters for free • Change that free focus network at any time from Settings • Block Shorts or Reels on that chosen network • Hide discovery areas, recommendations, and home feeds on that chosen network • Keep browsing, messages, profiles, search, subscriptions, and regular videos available • Pause selected native apps outside your schedule with Apple Screen Time • Stay signed in with website sessions stored locally on your iPhone • No BrowseKind account required A NATIVE FOCUS LAYER • Switch among all three supported websites and browse full screen • Use native back, forward, home, and reload controls • Keep website sessions isolated per service • Clear cookies, cache, and website storage for one service or all services • See local-only BrowseKind usage minutes BROWSEKIND PLUS • See your exact Apple price before you subscribe • Eligible new annual subscribers can start the introductory trial shown by Apple • Choose annual value or a flexible monthly plan • Apply BrowseKind focus filters across all three supported websites • Use three isolated account spaces for every network • Use ten-minute Post Mode when you need to publish • Use Essentials and Deep Focus profiles • Schedule automatic quiet hours • Hide comments and engagement counts • Hide sponsored posts on Instagram and X • Make media grayscale • Receive ongoing filter maintenance as supported websites change A BrowseKind subscription pays only for BrowseKind's own focus tools. It does not purchase access to, or content from, YouTube, Instagram, or X. BrowseKind does not bypass paywalls, subscriptions, DRM, or paid features. PRIVATE BY DESIGN BrowseKind does not require a BrowseKind account. Credentials are entered directly into each website and processed by Apple WebKit. Screen Time app selections and schedules remain on your device. The developer does not collect your passwords, private messages, browsing history, cookies, page content, or selected apps. There are no advertising SDKs and no cross-app tracking. With your consent, optional analytics record coarse activation milestones and the latest paywall display, subscription selection, purchase and restore outcomes. They never include the websites or content you browse. BrowseKind is an independent browser and focus tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube, Instagram, X, Google, Meta, or their owners. Social content and availability are controlled by third-party services, remain subject to their terms, and may change. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoStim at every 3 days against BrowseKind's weekly. 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. NoStim sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BrowseKind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NoStim ships an update every 3 days, BrowseKind weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoStim | BrowseKind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | William Lawrence | Guillaume Claverie |
In-app purchases
NoStim
- NoStim Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- NoStim Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Tip the developer$0.99
- Tip the developer$4.99
- Tip the developer$9.99
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- Tip the developer$14.99
- Tip the developer$19.99
- NoStim Pro — Forever$39.99
BrowseKind
- BrowseKind Plus1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- BrowseKind Plus$2.991 Month
- BrowseKind Plus1 Year trial$12.991 Year
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- BrowseKind Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Year








