Comparison

Rewire vs MinuteBack

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

Head to head
About

Rewire

Features
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Your dopamine is being farmed. Your focus harvested. Your time depleted. Take back your life. Rewire is a screen time blocker built around one idea: your phone should serve your goals, not steal from them. Block the apps that drain you, and Rewire replaces them with a daily plan pointed at what you actually want — built with ADHD brains in mind, and made for anyone fighting for their focus. WHO REWIRE IS FOR You have ADHD (or suspect you do) and generic productivity apps have never fit how your brain works You want dopamine recovery — your baseline back, so normal life feels rewarding again You can focus — sometimes — but one "quick check" turns into an hour you don't remember spending Your screen time number embarrasses you and you're done pretending it doesn't You have real goals — a body, a business, a degree — losing daily to the scroll If any of those is you, Rewire does it all. And if it's the ADHD and focus part — that's exactly who we built this for. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Pick what pulls you under — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, all of it — and shield it during your focus blocks. Shield up, scroll off. GET A PLAN BUILT FOR YOUR BRAIN A short quiz matches you to one of five evidence-based plans built on how attention, dopamine, and activation energy actually work — not neurotypical productivity advice with your name on it. Your goals become scheduled time blocks on a real calendar. BUILD STREAKS THAT STICK Show up, and your streak grows — unlocking new colors as it climbs. Watch your month fill in. Momentum you can see is momentum you keep. CHECK OFF GOALS, FEEL THE WIN Complete a block, check it off, feel the hit — animations, haptics, the works. Your brain gets its reward from your goals again, instead of someone's feed. LEARN HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS A built-in library on ADHD, dopamine, and focus — the interest-based nervous system, the activation barrier, the 14-day recalibration — drawn from leading clinicians and researchers. Understand the machine you're driving. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Rewire uses Apple's Screen Time API — monitoring and blocking run on your device. Your attention was the product. Not anymore. You don't need to be perfect. You need to be present. Take back your time. Take back your life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MinuteBack

This app helps you intentionally disconnect from your phone to create screen-free moments. It tracks the time you reclaim and shows how you spend it on activities like reading, family, or rest. Earn rewards for consistent screen-free periods.

Highlights
  • Screen-Free Moments
  • Reclaimed Time Tracking
  • Life Map for Time Allocation
  • Screen Time Insights
  • Weekly Progress Reports
  • Reward Boxes and Time Points
  • Rewards Redemption
Features
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Take your minutes back. MinuteBack helps you step away from your phone, create intentional screen-free moments, and see how much time you reclaim for real life. Choose what you want to make time for - Focus, Family, Reading, Meals, Outside, Rest, or something else - then start a screen-free moment and put your phone down. When you come back, MinuteBack turns those small breaks into visible progress. KEY FEATURES Screen-Free Moments Choose a simple time goal and make space for what matters. Reclaimed Time See how many minutes you've taken back from your phone each day. Life Map Understand where your reclaimed time goes across the things that matter to you. Screen Time Insights See your phone-use patterns alongside the time you've reclaimed. Weekly Progress Review your screen-free time, completed moments, categories, and weekly trends. Reward Boxes Consistent, verified screen-free moments can unlock small Reward Boxes and Time Points. Rewards & Redemption Eligible users may redeem available rewards such as gift cards or PayPal, depending on region, account eligibility, campaign, and availability. WHY MINUTEBACK Most screen-time tools show you how much time you spent on your phone. MinuteBack helps you see something different: how much time did you get back - and what did you make room for? You don't need to disappear from your phone for hours. Start with 10 minutes. Read a few pages. Have a meal without scrolling. Focus on one thing. Spend time with someone. Step outside. Small screen-free moments add up. Take your minutes back - one moment at a time. Reward availability, point amounts, redemption options, and eligibility may vary by region, account status, campaign, and availability.

Screenshots

Rewire4 screens
MinuteBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MinuteBack at none against Rewire's 2. Rewire's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rewire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. MinuteBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rewire versus MinuteBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewireMinuteBack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNichetechnologiesllc嘉蓉 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rewire

Subscriptions2
  • Rewire Pro Weekly: Unlimited Focus$3.997 Days
  • Rewire Pro: Unlimited Focus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

MinuteBack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rewire free?
Rewire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MinuteBack free?
MinuteBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rewire or MinuteBack have ads?
MinuteBack shows ads; Rewire does not.

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