OurPact is a capable parental-control suite — app blocking, recurring schedules, web filtering and location across iOS and Android, on a subscription. But if you don't need a whole suite or a recurring bill, and you just want a dead-simple, hard-to-bypass timer that locks the phone when the time you set runs out, Kaizen Timer is the focused, one-time alternative for that exact moment. Set the minutes, hand the phone over, walk away. Free to start.
A fair, honest look at how the two compare. OurPact does far more; Kaizen Timer does one thing and does it simply. Pick by what you actually need.
| Feature | OurPact | Kaizen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | iOS & Android | Android only |
| Pricing model | Subscription (recurring) | One-time $21 lifetime + free version (sessions up to 9 min) |
| Scope | Full parental-control suite | Single-purpose session lock — does one job well |
| Hard full-screen lock at time-up, parent-only unlock | Varies — schedule/block based | Yes — locks over every app; only parent unlock reopens it |
| App blocking (block / grant apps) | Yes | No — by design |
| Web filtering | Yes | No — by design |
| Recurring schedules | Yes — scheduled screen time | No — per-session timer, not a calendar |
| Location / family locator | Yes | No — not a tracking app |
| Setup | More — account, devices, rules | One tap — set minutes and hand it over |
| Data collection / privacy | Cloud account | Zero data collection — works offline, no account |
OurPact is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with Kaizen Apps. OurPact notes reflect its widely described, cross-platform subscription parental-control service; features and pricing on either product may change, so check each product's site for current details.
OurPact and Kaizen Timer are not really the same kind of app, and that's the most useful thing to understand before you choose. OurPact is a full parental-control suite: it manages whole devices across iOS and Android, blocks and grants individual apps, runs recurring schedules, filters the web and shows you where a child's phone is — all from one account, on a subscription. Kaizen Timer is a single-purpose tool: you set a number of minutes, hand the phone to your child, and when that time runs out the phone locks full-screen until a parent unlocks it. One is a control centre. The other is a focused moment — the bit where the time is up and you need the phone to actually stop.
So the honest answer to "which is better" is: it depends on the problem you're solving. If you want ongoing, device-wide control, OurPact does much more. If you want a dead-simple timer that holds when it matters, Kaizen Timer is built for exactly that — and it's a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
We said we'd be fair, so here's the honest part: OurPact does more than Kaizen Timer, and for plenty of families that breadth is exactly right. Pick OurPact if:
This is the heart of it. A full suite is powerful, but it's also more to set up, more to manage, and a recurring bill for as long as you use it. Kaizen Timer goes the other way: it's free to start (sessions up to 9 minutes, with the full feature set), and Pro is a one-time $21 for unlimited duration and lifetime updates — no subscription, with a 3-day refund. If your real need is just "give the phone for a bit, then have it stop," you don't have to rent a whole control centre to get it.
When the time you set runs out, Kaizen Timer draws a full-screen lock over every app — and only a parent's unlock reopens the phone. That unlock is the phone's own fingerprint, face or PIN by default, or a custom 4-digit PIN you set. For young children there's no app-switching, no recents-swipe, no home-button escape: pressing home or jumping to another app doesn't end the session, and the remaining time keeps counting even if the app is closed or the phone reboots. Turn on Silence audio and the lock mutes media from YouTube, games and music too — restored the instant you unlock — so a child can't just keep listening. (It's built for small kids, not determined teenagers.)
Kaizen Timer warns before it cuts off — gentle alerts at 10, 3 and 0.75 minutes left — so there's no abrupt shock and fewer tears. The lock screen even offers an SOS button for one extra 2 minutes, once per session, and parents can pause a running timer when a transition needs settling. Setup is one tap: pick the minutes, hand it over. And because it's privacy-first, there's zero data collection, no account and no ads — it works fully offline, with screen-time stats kept locally on the device. Nothing about your child ever leaves the phone.
Choose OurPact if you want an ongoing parental-control suite — app blocking, schedules, web filtering and location across iOS and Android — and a subscription for that breadth is fine. Choose Kaizen Timer if your child is on Android, you don't want a subscription or a whole suite, and you just want a dead-simple timer that locks the phone when time's up and can't be easily bypassed. Many parents honestly want the second thing — a hard stop for one stretch of screen time — and that's the exact moment Kaizen Timer is built for. (If your screen-time problem is mostly on a Windows PC, our own Kaizen Focus is the suite-style option to look at.)
Want to go deeper? Read how to lock a phone after a time limit and our guide to limiting screen time for Android kids. You can also browse all our apps or see more comparisons.
Yes. Unlike OurPact's subscription model, Kaizen Timer is a one-time $21 purchase for unlimited session length and lifetime updates — no renewals. There's also a free version that allows sessions up to 9 minutes with the full feature set, and Pro is covered by a 3-day refund.
OurPact is a full parental-control suite — app blocking, recurring schedules, web filtering and location across iOS and Android, on a subscription. Kaizen Timer does one thing: you set the minutes, hand the phone over, and when time's up it locks the phone full-screen until a parent unlocks it. If you just want a dead-simple, hard-to-bypass timer and not a whole suite or a subscription, Kaizen Timer is the focused alternative.
For young kids — no. When time expires, a full-screen overlay covers every app, and the remaining time is tracked independently, so swiping the app from recents, pressing home or opening other apps does not stop it. Only the parent's unlock — the phone's own fingerprint, face or PIN, or a custom PIN — reopens the phone. It's built for small children, not tech-savvy teenagers.
No — by design. Kaizen Timer is a single-purpose session timer, not a parental-control suite. It does not block individual apps, filter the web, run recurring schedules or track location. If you need those, OurPact (or our own Kaizen Focus on Windows) is a better fit. If you just want a hard time-up lock for a moment of screen time, that is exactly what Kaizen Timer does.
Not yet — Kaizen Timer is Android-only, because iOS does not offer the system-level overlay permission needed to lock over any app. OurPact does support iOS, so if your child is on an iPhone or iPad, OurPact is the better choice there.
If you don't need a whole parental-control suite, get the one thing you actually came for: set the minutes, hand the phone over, and when time's up it locks until you unlock it. One-time price, zero data collection, fully offline.
Free up to 9-minute sessions · Pro $21 lifetime · one-time, no subscription · Android