Comparison

Still Block Apps / Sites vs Pause

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

Head to head
About

Still Block Apps / Sites

Features
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Still helps you spend less time scrolling and more time on what matters. BLOCK APPS STRAIGHT FROM HOME Open Quick controls, tap Block apps, and choose the apps you want to block with Apple’s Screen Time picker. No profile setup is needed. Your choices are saved, and you can edit them or turn quick blocking on and off from Home outside an active Focus session. BUILD YOUR OWN PROFILES Organize distracting apps into reusable profiles. Use always-on blocks, schedules, and daily limits to fit your routine. Quick app blocking works alongside your existing profiles. BLOCK WEBSITES Create reusable website lists, block distracting sites, allow only essential sites, or use the built-in Adult sites list. Add website lists to profiles or Focus. START STRICT FOCUS Save multiple Focus presets with your own names, durations, apps, profiles, and website lists. After Focus starts, it cannot be stopped, shortened, or changed until the timer ends. FAST DAILY CONTROLS Use Home to manage quick app blocking, your most important profiles, and website lists in one place. Turning off one control does not remove blocks applied by another profile or an active Focus session. LOCAL-FIRST Your profiles, website lists, Focus presets, and reminders stay on your device. Still uses Apple Screen Time for blocking and does not receive your exact Screen Time totals. STILL PRO App blocking is always free. Focus and website blocking are available during the first seven days. Still Pro unlocks Focus and website blocking and removes ads. Choose a monthly auto-renewable subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Monthly Pro renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sompalarya1.blogspot.com/2026/08/privacy-policy-for-still.html

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Pause

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Most blockers let you turn them off the second you want to. Pause doesn't have to. Pick the apps. Pick how hard they are to reach. Get on with your life. DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE Studying β€” A Time Limit on social apps, so a five-minute check can't turn into fifty. Deep work β€” Start a Session before you sit down and the apps that break your focus are gone until you end it. Evenings β€” A Schedule that blocks the doomscroll apps every night after dinner, automatically. The one app you reach for without thinking β€” A Friction Lock. Never blocked outright, just never one tap away again. When you know you'll cave β€” Strict Mode. Once it's running, it can't be switched off, edited, or quietly emptied out until it ends. FIVE WAYS TO BLOCK Session β€” Block now, for 30 minutes or until you say stop. Schedule β€” Block on a repeating timetable. Nine to five on weekdays, or every evening after eight. Time Limit β€” Give an app a daily budget. Forty-five minutes, then it's gone for the day. Open Limit β€” Cap how many times you can open it. Five opens a day, not fifty. Friction Lock β€” Solve a challenge first, every single time. Mix them. A Time Limit on Instagram, a Schedule across your work hours, a Friction Lock on the one you reach for without thinking. APP LISTS Build a list once β€” individual apps, whole categories, and websites β€” then point any rule at it. Change the list and every rule using it updates. WEBSITES TOO Add domains by hand. Safari and other browsers get the same shield your apps do. UNLOCKS, IF YOU WANT THEM Allow yourself a set number of unlocks per day, each lasting as long as you choose. Or allow none at all. YOUR OWN WORDS ON THE BLOCK SCREEN The shield shows a line you picked. Choose from the built-in set or write your own. INSIGHTS See where the hours actually went, and how often you stayed out. RULE HEALTH One screen listing every rule and whether it is genuinely armed. No silent failures. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No email. No sign-up. Your app lists, rules and history stay on your device. Pause uses Apple's Screen Time framework, so your app selections are handled by iOS and never sent to us. REQUIRES iOS 17 or later, and Screen Time permission β€” Pause cannot block anything without it.

Screenshots

Still Block Apps / Sites4 screens
Pause4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pause at none against Still Block Apps / Sites's 2. Pause also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Still Block Apps / Sites sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pause asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Still Block Apps / Sites versus Pause: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStill Block Apps / SitesPause
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSompal AryaEric Factor

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Still Block Apps / Sites

Subscriptions1
  • Still Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Still Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Pause

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Still Block Apps / Sites free?
Still Block Apps / Sites is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Still Block Apps / Sites or Pause have ads?
Still Block Apps / Sites shows ads; Pause does not.

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