Strict App Blocker vs Scanelio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strict App Blocker
This app helps you regain control of your screen time by setting daily limits or blocking specific applications during designated hours. Features include a countdown timer, a strict "hard mode" for complete blocking, and a grayscale option to discourage usage. It offers a ten-day training period to build new habits.
- Daily time limits for apps
- Scheduled app blocking (Hard Mode)
- Grayscale mode for usage deterrence
- Strict training mode to lock settings
- Sixty-day usage history
- No account required, data stays on device
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Set a daily time limit on the apps that eat your day, or shut them off completely between the hours you choose. When the time is gone, it's gone. Free. No account, no subscription, no trial that runs out. DAILY BUDGET Pick your worst apps and give them a limit. The timer counts down while you use them and resets each morning. Open a blocked app and you see how long is left, not a wall with no explanation. HARD MODE Schedule a window and the apps simply don't open. 9 to 5. 11pm to 7am. Whatever you need. No countdown, no bargaining. GREYSCALE Turn the screen black and white the moment you open something you're trying to cut down on. It sounds like a gimmick. It works better than it should. STRICT TRAINING Ten days to get used to it, then you can lock the settings so the version of you at 1am can't undo what you decided at 10am. WHY IT'S FREE Every other blocker wants forty dollars a year to help you use your phone less. This one doesn't. There's a tip jar in Settings if you want to, and that's the whole business model. No account means there's nothing to leak, and your data never leaves your phone. Dark mode, a sixty day history of the days you left your rules alone, and Otto, who tells you where you're at without nagging.
Scanelio
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Turn paper documents into useful digital files with Scanelio: PDF Scanner. Scan receipts, notes and everyday paperwork, or import existing photos and PDFs. SCAN AND ORGANIZE - Capture documents with your camera or import from Photos and Files. - Crop, rotate and reorder pages. - Organize documents in folders, mark favorites and find them with search. EXTRACT AND REVIEW TEXT - Recognize text on your device in supported languages. - Review and edit recognized text beside the original page. - Copy text or export it for use in other apps. WORK WITH YOUR DOCUMENTS - Export PDFs, searchable PDFs, Word documents and plain text. - Turn recognized tables into editable spreadsheets and review cells before export. - Merge, split and compress PDFs, or add a watermark. - Add signatures and dates, arrange both sides of an ID, and save the result as a separate PDF. - Split facing book pages and adjust page curvature. KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR FILES - Get started without creating an app account. - On-device text recognition processes pages locally. - Use device authentication to lock the app and recover recently deleted documents for up to 30 days. SCANELIO PRO Scanelio Pro unlocks batch text recognition, Word and spreadsheet exports, searchable PDFs, book scanning and advanced PDF tools. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Both plans include the same Pro features. Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Restore purchases is available in the app. Prices and billing periods are shown before purchase. Text recognition and document conversion results may need review, especially for handwriting, tables and complex layouts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fqx13.github.io/folio-scan-support/privacy.html
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Verdict
Strict App Blocker and Scanelio are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Strict App Blocker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Scanelio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Strict App Blocker | Scanelio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casebuddy Pty Ltd | 庆禧 方 |
In-app purchases
Strict App Blocker
- A small tip$1.99
- A good tip$4.99
- A generous tip$9.99
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- A very generous tip$19.99
Scanelio
- Scanelio Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Scanelio Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









