Snitch vs LockPact: Groups vs Pairs (2026)
LockPact and Snitch both make screen time accountability go both ways. LockPact is built for pairs; Snitch for groups of up to 5. How to choose.
LockPact and Snitch are two of the few apps where accountability goes both ways. Nobody’s the boss: you keep each other honest. The difference is how many people are in it.
The quick answer
- Pick LockPact if it’s just you and one other person (usually a partner), you’re both on iPhone, and you want it free.
- Pick Snitch if you want to bring a group of friends in, or anyone’s on Android.
Side by side
| LockPact | Snitch (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | You approve each other’s unlock requests | Up to 5 friends share a daily time pot |
| Group size | 2 | Up to 5 |
| Cost of going over | Your partner has to say yes | It eats into everyone’s time |
| Breaks | Not listed | One Rot Day a month |
| Rewards | Not listed | Monthly rewards for groups that hit their goals |
| Platforms | iPhone | iPhone, Android |
| Price | Free, with ads; optional one-off purchase removes them | Free plan blocks up to 2 apps; Premium from $2.99/mo (US) |
LockPact details from LockPact’s website and App Store listing.
Where LockPact wins
It’s free. For a couple who both want to cut down, that’s hard to argue with. It’s designed around pairs, so there’s nothing extra to figure out.
Where Snitch wins
It works for groups. Flatmates, best friends, a uni group chat: up to 5 people can share one pot.
The shared pot changes the maths. Going over isn’t just asking permission; it costs your friends time, so you think twice.
It works on Android.
It has breaks and rewards built in: a monthly Rot Day, and rewards for groups that hit their goals.
The honest bit
Couple, both on iPhone, want free? Try LockPact. Want your friends in on it too? That’s Snitch.