NoStim vs BlockMyApps
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 screen time by blocking addictive app features while preserving essential functions like direct messages. It offers customizable blocking, a unique portal to websites with distractions removed, and flexible modes for different needs.
- App feature blocking
- Website portal with distractions removed
- Customizable blocking budgets
- Ratchet mechanism for stricter settings
- Comfort, Driving, and Vacation modes
- Optional social accountability circles
- Partner lock feature
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NoStim blocks the parts of your apps that pull you back, and keeps the parts that are about people. THE PORTAL — the feature nothing else on iOS has. Open Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or Twitch as their real websites with the addictive surfaces stripped out: no Reels, no endless feed, no Shorts — you choose what's hidden, per platform. Log in once, stay logged in. Your DMs still work. The posts your friends share still open. REAL BLOCKING — Apple's own Screen Time shields on the native apps you choose, with budgets 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 doors instead of a lecture. A RATCHET, NOT A CAGE — making NoStim stricter is instant; making it looser waits out a delay you chose in advance. 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 for yourself when you were thinking clearly. KIND WHERE IT COUNTS — Comfort Mode for chronic-illness bad days, with no guilt copy and no interrogation. Driving Mode that's never held by any lock. Vacation mode you book a day ahead. Streaks that measure commitment, not abstinence: using your whole budget is 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. Partner mode is free forever. THE BLOCKER IS FREE, FOREVER. No ads, no account, no analytics. NoStim Pro adds Circles and your full history — 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
BlockMyApps
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Take back control of your screen time. BlockMyApps helps you spend less time on distracting apps without making your phone frustrating to use. Block apps instantly, create reusable Block Groups, set schedules and daily limits, and choose how difficult it should be to get access again. Whether you want to stop doomscrolling, stay focused while working, spend less time on social media, or simply build better phone habits, BlockMyApps gives you flexible controls that work around your life. QUICK BLOCK Need to focus right now? Choose the apps distracting you and block them instantly. Stop the block whenever you’re ready. BLOCK GROUPS Create groups for different situations — work, study, sleep, family time, social media, or anything else. Choose your apps once and reuse the group whenever you need it. SCHEDULES Automatically block selected apps during specific times of the day or week. Build routines without having to remember to start a block manually. DAILY USAGE LIMITS Set how much time you want to allow yourself in distracting apps each day. Once your limit is reached, BlockMyApps can step in. FLEXIBLE OR STRICT Not every block needs to feel the same. Flexible mode gives you more freedom when plans change. Strict mode adds friction before you can regain access, helping you stay committed when willpower alone isn’t enough. TEMPORARY ACCESS WITH INTENTION Sometimes you genuinely need an app. Instead of making blocking all-or-nothing, BlockMyApps can make temporary access require a deliberate action — giving you a moment to decide whether you really need to open it. DESIGNED TO FEEL SIMPLE BlockMyApps is built around one idea: powerful screen-time controls should still feel easy to understand. See what’s active, what’s coming next, manage your controls, and review your progress — without turning productivity into another complicated system. Built using Apple’s Screen Time technologies. Spend less time scrolling. Spend more time doing what you actually meant to do. Privacy Policy: https://blockmyapps.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://blockmyapps.com/terms-of-use Apple Standard 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 BlockMyApps's every 2 weeks. NoStim also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 BlockMyApps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NoStim against 5.0 for BlockMyApps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoStim has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NoStim ships an update every 3 days, BlockMyApps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoStim | BlockMyApps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | William Lawrence | Oleg Tatarciuc |
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
BlockMyApps
- Monthly Premium Offer1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Offer1 Year trial$29.991 Year
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- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$79.99









