Comparison

App Blocker vs Unlocky

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker

Features
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Less phone. More life. Mute is an app blocker and screen time control that protects time for work, study, meals, rest and sleep. Start a timed break, block distractions or keep only important apps available. Create your own schedules and see usage reports provided by iOS. These tools remain free. MUTE PLUS Answer a short quiz about your habits and daily routine. With an optional subscription, AI proposes a program of breaks, schedules and daily limits. Review the program and activate it with one button. Check in and request adjustments or short support when you want to stop a break. You stay in control, and saved rules keep working after the subscription ends. PRIVACY AND PERMISSIONS Screen Time permission is required for blocking. AI requires internet access and your separate consent. Your answers and information you choose to share are processed through AppHunt and Anthropic. System Screen Time reports and selected-app tokens are not automatically sent to AI. No account or Apple Intelligence is required. SUBSCRIPTIONS Mute Plus is available as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription through Apple In-App Purchase. Prices and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Free blocking does not require a subscription. The new program flow is available in English and Russian. Mute shields supported apps and websites; it does not disable the entire phone. Privacy: https://apphunt.app/mute/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Unlocky

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Lock the apps that eat your day. Earn them back with push-ups. Unlocky keeps Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any app you choose locked with Apple's Screen Time. When you want in, do a quick set in front of your camera: push-ups, squats or jumping jacks. Unlocky counts every rep and checks your form. Finish the set and the app opens for a few minutes of use. Then it locks again. REAL REPS ONLY • Live body tracking counts your reps as you move • Half reps, sagging hips and arm-flapping don't count • Works with the phone beside you or in front of you, and shows you what it sees YOU SET THE PRICE • Choose which exercises unlock apps and how many minutes each set is worth • Earned minutes only count while you actually use the app • Rising price: every unlock costs a bit more than the last one that day • A daily maximum so one binge can't eat your evening NO EASY WAY AROUND • Locked apps are locked in Safari too • Unlocks end on their own: the app locks again when your minutes are used up PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • The camera is analysed live on your iPhone. No video or photo is ever saved or sent anywhere • Unlocky can't see what you do in other apps FREE No subscription and no paywall. Unlocky uses Apple's Screen Time to lock apps. You can turn its access off at any time in the iPhone Settings app. Exercise at your own pace and stop if anything hurts. If you have a health condition, check with a doctor before starting a new exercise routine.

Screenshots

App Blocker4 screens
Unlocky4 screens

Verdict

The call

App Blocker and Unlocky 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
App Blocker versus Unlocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp BlockerUnlocky
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlory Mae DagapiosoOleg Korunov

In-app purchases

None

App Blocker

No in-app purchases

None

Unlocky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Blocker free?
App Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unlocky free?
Unlocky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do App Blocker or Unlocky have ads?
Neither App Blocker nor Unlocky shows ads.

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