Covenant Eyes and Ever Accountable are both screenshot accountability apps. The biggest differences are price and reach. Ever Accountable costs less for one person and runs on more devices, including ChromeOS and Kindle. Covenant Eyes costs more but covers up to 10 users in a family. One note up front: the people who make Blockd wrote this, so we stick to what each company publishes about itself.
In short
Both apps take screenshots. On iPhone and iPad, Covenant Eyes takes them in Safari only. Ever Accountable lists screenshot accountability on all six of its platforms.
Ever Accountable costs $14.99 per month or $129 per year for one reporting user. Covenant Eyes costs $18 per month, $198 per year, or $950 one time, for up to 10 users in a family.
Ever Accountable blocks nothing by default. Covenant Eyes can block likely explicit domains on iPhone and offers optional porn blocking on its other platforms.
If you'd rather skip screenshots on iPhone and Mac, a DNS blocker with partner alerts is a different kind of tool to consider.
How do Covenant Eyes and Ever Accountable compare side by side?
Covenant Eyes now sells its service as Victory by Covenant Eyes, and its app is called Victory Shield. Ever Accountable goes by its own name. The table below uses only what each company lists on its own site, checked in October 2026.
| Victory by Covenant Eyes | Ever Accountable | |
|---|---|---|
| Screenshots | Android, Windows, Mac. Safari only on iPhone and iPad | All six supported platforms |
| Blocking | Optional porn blocking on Android, Windows, Mac. Can block likely explicit domains on iPhone and iPad | Android, iPhone and iPad, Mac, only after you turn on optional filtering |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad, Android, Windows, Mac | Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows, Mac, ChromeOS, Kindle |
| Monthly price | $18 | $14.99 |
| Yearly price | $198 | $129 ($10.75 per month) |
| Who a plan covers | Unlimited devices, up to 10 users in a family | Unlimited devices, one reporting user |
Victory by Covenant Eyes and Ever Accountable compared on screenshots, blocking, platforms, and price.
Both tools are built around the same idea: a partner you trust sees what happened on your screen. Where they split is in the details, and the details matter more than the headline.
How does each app handle screenshots?
Screenshots are the core of both products, but they don't work the same way everywhere.
Covenant Eyes takes screenshots of device activity on Android, Windows, and Mac. On iPhone and iPad it's narrower. It takes screenshots in Safari only. For other browsers and apps on iPhone, it detects likely explicit domain names and can block them, instead of capturing the screen.
Ever Accountable lists screenshot accountability on all six platforms it supports: Android, iPhone and iPad, Windows, Mac, ChromeOS, and Kindle. It also sends alerts for uninstall attempts, so a partner hears about it if someone tries to remove the app.
If iPhone is your main device and you browse in Chrome or inside other apps, that difference is worth a close look. Ask each company how its iPhone screenshots work in the apps you actually use, then test it during setup.
Screenshots have a cost too. They capture whatever is on the screen, which can include texts, bank balances, and work files. Some people find that fine. Others find it wears on the friendship. Accountability apps without screenshots covers that trade-off in more depth.
Which one blocks more?
Neither app is mainly a blocker, and each treats blocking as an extra.
Ever Accountable says nothing is blocked by default. If you want blocking, you turn on optional filtering, and it's available on Android, iPhone and iPad, and Mac. On Windows, ChromeOS, and Kindle, its compatibility table shows screenshots but no blocking.
Covenant Eyes offers optional porn blocking on Android, Windows, and Mac. On iPhone and iPad, it can block likely explicit domain names in browsers and apps other than Safari.
So if blocking is the part you care about most, neither app leads with it. Both are first a record for your partner, with a filter you can add. That's a fair design choice. A record of what happened can start a better conversation than a wall that says no. If you want the block to come first, though, look at a tool built for that.
Which devices does each app support?
This is where Ever Accountable has the clearest edge. It runs on six platforms, including ChromeOS and Kindle.
Covenant Eyes supports iPhone and iPad, Android, Windows, and Mac. It says it doesn't provide porn blocking or screen accountability on Chromebooks, Kindle devices, or Linux.
So if a Chromebook or a Kindle is part of your daily life, Ever Accountable covers it and Covenant Eyes doesn't. If you live on a phone and a laptop, both cover the basics.
How much do Covenant Eyes and Ever Accountable cost?
For one adult, Ever Accountable costs less. It's $14.99 per month, or $129 per year, which works out to $10.75 per month. That plan is for one reporting user with unlimited devices, and it comes with a 14-day free trial.
Covenant Eyes costs $18 per month or $198 per year. It also has a one-time lifetime payment of $950. Every plan covers unlimited devices for up to 10 users within a family.
That last point changes the math for households. If several people in one family want accountability, one Covenant Eyes plan covers all of them, while Ever Accountable's listed plan covers one reporting user. If it's only you, Ever Accountable is the lower price. Prices change, so check both sites before you pay.
When is neither one the right fit?
Some people want a partner to know when protection drops. They don't want that partner looking at their screen. For them, a screenshot app is the wrong shape, however well it works.
Blockd takes the other approach. It blocks first and tells your partner about changes. Blockd doesn't read messages or track location. Blockd Pro costs $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year in the United States.
Blockd has real limits, and you should know them before you compare:
- No screenshots, no page content. DNS blocking decides by website address. It can't see what's on a page, and it doesn't take screenshots. A site that isn't on your list will load.
- Fewer devices. Blockd runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later, and on Mac. There's no Android or Windows version. If you need those, Covenant Eyes or Ever Accountable is the better pick.
- One VPN at a time on iPhone. Connecting another VPN app can replace Blockd's connection on iPhone. Apps that use their own hard-coded DNS can get around DNS filtering.
- You can still turn it off. Any blocker can be turned off by the person who installed it. Blockd doesn't try to make that impossible. It makes turning it off visible to a partner, and that's the deterrent. Is there a website blocker that cannot be deleted explains why no app can promise more.
How do you choose between them?
Start with your devices and your partner, not the feature list.
- List every device you use. If a Chromebook or Kindle is on that list, Ever Accountable covers it. If Android or Windows is on it, rule out Blockd.
- Decide how much your partner should see. Screenshots show what happened. Alerts show whether protection stayed on. Pick the level you can live with for months, not only for this week.
- Count the people. One adult usually pays less with Ever Accountable. A family with several users may get more from one Covenant Eyes plan.
- Test it on your own phone. Open the browsers and apps you use most and check what gets captured or blocked.
Whichever you pick, agree with your partner on what a report or an alert means and what you'll both do next. What an accountability partner is covers how to set that up. For more options side by side, see accountability apps for iPhone. If the habit feels out of your control, consider talking with a licensed therapist alongside any app.