Strict App Blocker vs Nomato
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.
Nomato
This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting applications. It uses a focus timer and strict unlock methods to prevent mindless scrolling, encouraging better digital habits. Monitor your progress and set custom rules for different times of the day.
- App blocking
- Focus timer with countdown
- Customizable lock rules
- Strict unlock mechanism
- Uninstall guard
- Progress tracking
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Your phone is built to keep you scrolling. Nomato is built to get you your time back. Pick the apps you can't stop opening, like TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. Nomato locks them with Apple's Screen Time, and makes it genuinely hard to sneak back in. HOW IT WORKS • Pick your apps. Only the ones you choose get locked. Calls, maps and everything else keep working. • Focus in rounds. Start a session and your apps lock until it ends. A tomato timer counts down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Set rules. Lock apps at bedtime, during work hours, or after a daily time budget runs out. • Watch your time come back. See your focus time each week and how close you are to your goal. WHY IT ACTUALLY WORKS • No one-tap "ignore". To open a locked app early you say why, then type a fresh random code by hand. Copy and paste don't work. The code gets longer every time you unlock in a day. • You can't delete it on a bad day. Turn on the uninstall guard and your iPhone won't let apps be deleted until you switch it off inside Nomato. • Pick how strict it is. Soft gives short codes, Serious makes them grow, and No mercy means no unlocks at all until the lock ends. MEET NOMATO A small, slightly judgmental tomato who's on your side. He'll cheer when you resist and sulk a little when you cave. ALSO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with your week at a glance • Notifications when a round ends, when your break is over and when a session is complete • Sign in with Apple or Google so your setup and progress follow you to a new phone • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian PRIVATE BY DESIGN Apple's Screen Time keeps your app list private, even from us. We never see your messages, photos or browsing, and there are no ads. PRICING Try it free for 3 days on the weekly plan ($6.99/week after the trial), or pay $10.99 once for Lifetime access. Prices may vary by country. The weekly subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID is charged within 24 hours before each renewal. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://nomato-app.vercel.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://nomato-app.vercel.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Strict App Blocker at free against Nomato's free with in-app purchases. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Strict App Blocker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nomato sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 Strict App Blocker against 5.0 for Nomato. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Strict App Blocker ships an update every 3 days, Nomato every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Strict App Blocker | Nomato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Casebuddy Pty Ltd | Amarendra Mishra |
Customer experience
Strict App Blocker
Nomato
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
Nomato
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Lifetime Access$24.99









