Comparison

Listen Carefully vs Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock

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

Head to head
About

Listen Carefully

This app helps you evaluate your hearing and measure environmental noise levels. It provides an easy-to-understand format for screening results, with options for detailed views and saving progress over time. It's a convenient tool for personal hearing assessment and understanding sound environments.

Highlights
  • Hearing screening
  • Environmental noise measurement
  • Detailed result views
  • Save screening results
  • Track changes over time
  • Noise Check feature
Features
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Do people seem to mumble more than they used to? Do you find yourself asking for things to be repeated? Do you have trouble understanding a conversation in noisy or crowded areas like a restaurant? You are not alone; over 36 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, ranging from mild to severe. Some of the first clues that you may be experiencing a hearing loss are when you notice difficulty in noise, or it seems like people are mumbling when they talk. Contrary to popular belief, hearing loss does not just affect the elderly. In fact, the majority of people with hearing loss are younger than the age of 65. Listen Carefully is a hearing screener / sound level meter application created by the Starkey Hearing Foundation which allows you to measure environmental noise levels and to quickly evaluate your own hearing to determine if it is within a normal range, or if you have potential hearing loss. • Screening results are displayed in an easy-to-understand format as well as offering an option to obtain a more detailed view to show results for specific areas of your hearing. • Screening results can be saved to track changes over time or for you to discuss further with a qualified hearing professional. • Noise Check can measure environmental noise levels and includes information about common sound levels. Listen Carefully is a fun and convenient way to evaluate your own hearing and the hearing of your family and friends.

About

Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock

Take back control of your time and boost productivity with this app. Block distracting social media, games, and websites by schedule or location. Utilize focus sessions with background music to enhance concentration and achieve digital balance.

Highlights
  • Block social media, games, and websites
  • Schedule restrictions by time or location
  • Focus sessions with timer and background music
  • Detailed usage statistics
  • Automatic blocking based on rules
  • Customizable block types
Features
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■ DIGITAL DETOX ■ BLOCK SOCIAL MEDIA ■ BLOCK WEBSITES ■ Manage screen time by schedule or location, enable focus mode. ■ TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR TIME ■ ◆○◆ KEY FEATURES ◆○◆ ●〉 Block social media, games, YouTube, etc. ●〉 Block websites ●〉 Schedule restrictions (work, sleep, study) ●〉 Location-based restrictions ●〉 Focus sessions with timer and background music ●〉 Detailed usage statistics ∞∞∞ HOW IT WORKS: YOUR PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT ∞∞∞ ●●► SELECT APPS AND WEBSITES Mark what distracts you: social media, games, entertainment sites. ●●► SET THE RULES Define time (e.g., work hours or nighttime rest) or location zones (office, school, home) where restrictions will apply. Choose the type of block: full ban or time-limited usage. ●●► AUTOMATIC BLOCKING As soon as you enter the set zone or scheduled time begins, access to apps and websites is restricted according to your rules. ●●► TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Analyze detailed stats: total screen time, app-specific usage, first and last phone activations per day, and the effectiveness of your rules. Adjust them to achieve your goals. ◆◆◆ FOCUS SESSION ◆◆◆ Helps you concentrate: blocks notifications and distracting apps for a set period. Increases productivity, reduces procrastination, and helps you consciously manage time. ◆ Focus session settings ◆ ⁕ Fixed duration or manual stop ⁕ Choose what to block: social media, games, entertainment – WHATEVER YOU NEED ⁕ Background music for concentration ⁕ Visualization: timer, motivational quotes, background image ●●● WHO IT’S FOR ●●● ◆ For those who get distracted by social media at work ◆ For parents managing kids’ screen time ◆ For everyone who wants to achieve digital balance ⌘ ⌘ ⌘ RESULTS ⌘ ⌘ ⌘ ⌘ −35% screen time in the very first week ⌘ Get back 83 minutes of free time daily ⌘ Users reduce stress levels 3× ⌘ 9 out of 10 report improved sleep without nighttime scrolling Privacy policy: https://my-media-entertainment.com/control/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://my-media-entertainment.com/control/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Listen Carefully4 screens
Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock at 85% against Listen Carefully's 0%. Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Listen Carefully's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Listen Carefully asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Listen Carefully's written reviews are positive against 85% of Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen Carefully ships an update every 8 months, Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Listen Carefully versus Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen CarefullyLimit Screen Time | Focus Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarkey LaboratoriesMy Media and Entertainment

Customer experience

Listen Carefully

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock

All ratings1,697 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews879 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Listen Carefully

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Test freezes or doesn't respond when trying to retake
  • Audiogram results display incorrectly (e.g. reversed dB scale)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save and track test results over time
  • Option to test with device speakers, not just headphones
  • More detailed instructions and guidance during the test

In-app purchases

None

Listen Carefully

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Access$10.991 Month

Questions

Is Listen Carefully free?
Listen Carefully is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock free?
Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listen Carefully or Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock?
Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock is rated higher. Listen Carefully averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock averages 4.4 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Listen Carefully or Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock have ads?
Neither Listen Carefully nor Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen Carefully or Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock?
Listen Carefully ships an update every 8 months, and Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock every 6 weeks. Most recently, Listen Carefully was updated on October 23, 2026 and Limit Screen Time | Focus Lock on October 25, 2026.

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