Island: Screen Time vs Linger

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Island: Screen Time compared with Linger
Detail	Island: Screen Time	Linger
What it does	A screen time app that gamifies healthy phone habits by growing crops and managing an island farm	A private, local-first image organizer for design references
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free to download and use. Pro subscription: $39.99/year or $5.99/month, which includes Per-app Limits and Soul Link features.	Personal $39 USD one-time for 1 person on 2 Macs with Linger 0.x and 1.x updates included; Lifetime $79 USD one-time for 1 person on 4 Macs with all future major upgrades included. 14-day full trial available with no card required.
Key features	Set time limits on apps with an overall daily screen time limit Manage an island farm with crops like cucumbers, strawberries, and bananas Upgrade farm assets and unlock new buildings and decorations Weather system that improves with adherence to limits Credit score system that rises for compliance and falls for overuse Add friends, visit their farms, and complete group challenges Isometric pixel art world with custom-drawn graphics Per-app limits for individual distracting apps (Pro feature) Soul Link to tether islands with friends for mutual accountability (Pro feature) Soft approach to overages with thresholds instead of walls	Add personal notes and tags to each reference Multiple view modes: grid, stack and focus views Text search across titles, notes and tags Canvas feature to arrange references side by side Collections and saved searches Local library with no cloud sync required Optional AI for text extraction and descriptions Chrome extension for easy capture No item count limits
What makes it different	Uses gamification inspired by idle games to motivate behavior change rather than friction and restrictions Custom-built isometric pixel art engine and world with hand-drawn graphics Multiplayer features allow friends to visit farms and hold each other accountable Soft thresholds instead of hard walls when exceeding limits Free to download and use with optional paid features	Private local-first library that keeps your data on your device with zero cloud dependency One-time purchase with permanent access, no monthly subscriptions Canvas tool to explore visual and conceptual relationships between references
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	30 +4 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	29	1

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