Glowmigo vs Deflect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glowmigo
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Meet Glowmigo — a tiny glowing pixel buddy that lives at the top of your screen and helps you take back your time. YOUR PAL, ALWAYS AROUND • Lives at the top of your screen and on your Lock Screen • Reacts to your phone: eats while charging, gets hungry on low battery, sleeps at bedtime, dances to your music, sweats when the phone gets hot • 7 cute pals and accessories to dress them up • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets SCREEN TIME, THE FRIENDLY WAY • Set daily limits for apps like YouTube, Instagram or TikTok • Get a heads-up 5 minutes before your limit • When time's up, a gentle reminder — or your pal locks the apps until midnight • Need a moment? Take 3 more minutes once a day, or turn on Strict mode FOCUS TIME • Lock distracting apps for 15 minutes to 3 hours • Watch the countdown right at the top of your screen • Start a session from a widget or the app icon BEDTIME LOCK • Your pal falls asleep at your bedtime and locks the apps you choose until morning WEEKLY REPORT • See how your time on those apps changes day by day PRIVATE BY DESIGN Glowmigo uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your app usage stays on your iPhone. GLOWMIGO PLUS Unlimited app limits, any focus length, weekly report, Strict mode and all accessories. Weekly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://spacenodehq.com/glowmigo/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://spacenodehq.com/glowmigo/privacy.html
Deflect
This app helps you control your screen time by requiring you to justify app usage through a conversational AI. It remembers your past requests and uses context to decide if you get extra minutes, making it harder to break your own limits.
- AI-driven app access justification
- Focus sessions and schedules
- Daily limits and always-on blocks
- Conversational request system
- Customizable strictness levels
- Photo verification for goals
- Personalized AI voice options
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The screen-time blocker you have to convince. Every blocker has the same flaw: the person who set the limit is the same person trying to break it. You tap "skip," you tap "5 more minutes," and you win every time. Deflect takes that negotiation out of your head. When you open a blocked app, there's no override button. You have to ask Deflect, and explain why. A real reason that can't wait? You get exactly the minutes you need. "Just a quick check"? Deflect remembers the last time you said that. HOW IT WORKS - Block any app or category with focus sessions, schedules like Bedtime, daily limits, or always-on blocks - Open a blocked app and tap "Ask Deflect" to make your case in a quick text-style chat - Deflect asks questions, weighs your reason, and decides in a few messages - Earn a short, time-boxed pass for what you said you'd do, nothing more - Hard mode: blocks can't be ended early. Deflect or an emergency pass are the only way in IT REMEMBERS Deflect remembers your past week of requests and which excuses worked. Asked for 2 minutes to reply to one message, then came straight back for more? It knows. Begging louder doesn't work either. It judges the reason, not the volume. IT READS YOUR DAY Time of day, how long you've already spent in the app, how many times you've asked, and what kind of block you're in. A focus session you started yourself is the hardest one to talk your way out of. Each unlock gets shorter as the day goes on. PROVE IT When a story sounds thin, Deflect can ask for a photo: the email, the assignment, the delivery text. Give a block a goal like "finish calculus homework" and Deflect checks whether it's done before letting you back in. MAKE IT YOURS - Voice: Supportive (warm and on your side) or Unhinged (18+, permanently fed up, roasts your excuses) - Strictness: Easy, Normal, or Hard - Set the most minutes a single unlock can give - Set your end goal, like "more time with my kids," and Deflect reminds you of it on hard days PRIVATE BY DESIGN Deflect uses Apple's Screen Time framework to block apps. Before your first chat, Deflect asks permission and explains exactly what's shared with its AI provider. Your name, email, and age are never sent to the AI. No ads, no tracking, and your data is never sold. Deflect Pro subscription required. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://deflectai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://deflectai.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Deflect at daily against Glowmigo's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Glowmigo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Deflect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glowmigo ships an update every 11 days, Deflect daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Glowmigo | Deflect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Space Node Co., Ltd. | Adam Otani |
In-app purchases
Glowmigo
- Glowmigo Plus Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Glowmigo Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
Deflect
- Deflect Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Deflect Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









