The short answer#
Both are accountability products: they report your activity to a person you choose, not to us. Where they differ is how much they capture and what they cost. Accountable2You is the more restrained of the two on capture; Covenant Eyes covers more devices and people on one plan.
What each one actually does#
Covenant Eyes takes screenshots of your screen, by design, across iOS, Mac, Android and Windows, and sends them to your nominated ally. That mechanism is stated plainly in their own marketing.
Accountable2You runs a monitoring app on your device and a separate reports app for your accountability partner. Its own product pages state directly that it does not capture screenshots, monitoring browsing history, search terms and app usage instead, including in incognito or private browsing modes. It does not block content by default, positioning itself around transparency rather than restriction: their own copy frames it as being about “living with nothing to hide” rather than being controlled. A custom trigger-words feature flags specific terms for extra attention, and there is an opt-out for monitoring apps flagged as sensitive.
Accountable2You vs Covenant Eyes#
| Accountable2You | Covenant Eyes | |
|---|---|---|
| Sees your activity | Your chosen partner(s), unlimited | Your nominated ally |
| Screenshots | Explicitly none, by design | Yes, explicitly, by design |
| Incognito / private browsing | Covered | Not detailed on their pricing page |
| Device limit | 6 (Personal) or 20 (Family) | Unlimited, up to 10 users |
| Blocking | No | Yes |
| AI on your data | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Monthly price | $11 (Personal) / $16 (Family) | $18 |
| Annual price | $121 / $176 | $198 |
| Lifetime option | None | $950 |
| Free trial | 10 days | None (pay first) |
One more difference worth naming plainly, in Accountable2You's favour: nothing on their own site claims a specific success rate or usage statistic. That is not a strength we can quantify, but it is a real point of restraint against some other products in this category, and worth acknowledging rather than only counting the differences that favour us.
Pricing and refund terms#
Checked on both companies' own pages, 14 August 2026. Accountable2You is $11 a month or $121 a year for the Personal plan (up to 6 active installs), or $16 a month or $176 a year for the Family plan (up to 20), with a 10-day free trial on both. Covenant Eyes Victory is $18 a month, $198 a year, or $950 for a lifetime licence, with a 30-day money-back guarantee rather than a free trial.
Refund terms differ in a way that is easy to misread as identical. Accountable2You's own policy, quoted directly: cancel a monthly plan and request a refund within 30 days of cancelling, and they refund your most recent month, not the whole period you paid for. Annual plans are prorated depending on when you cancel. That is a narrower guarantee than it first sounds, so read their policy directly before relying on it.
Who each is built for#
Neither is a wrong choice. They are built for different amounts of household and detail.
Covenant Eyes fits a larger household that needs several people covered on unlimited devices under one plan, plus a community and course library alongside the monitoring itself.
Accountable2You fits someone who wants reporting without screenshots, on a smaller number of devices, at a lower price, with incognito browsing explicitly covered. If the idea of your screen literally being captured is the sticking point rather than the reporting itself, this is the one built for that distinction.
The third option#
Both of the above work by the same underlying mechanism: a person other than you reviews what you did, whether that review includes a screenshot or not. For a lot of people that is exactly the thing that works, and if it is you, buy one of them rather than us.
Firmhold is built for the other case: you will not be fully honest if someone is watching, or you have nobody you want to nominate, or nominating someone would create a bigger problem than the one you are solving. Instead of a person reviewing your activity, Firmhold asks you to log a relapse or a survived urge yourself, computes the pattern behind it with fixed rules on our own servers once there is enough data to be honest, and shows the result to nobody but you. Core logging, the calendar, daily risk status and the panic button are free with no card; $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year unlocks the pattern engine itself.
All three, side by side#
| Firmhold | Accountable2You | Covenant Eyes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sees your activity | Nobody | Your partner(s) | Your ally |
| Core mechanism | Finds the pattern behind your urges | Reports activity, no screenshots | Reports activity via screenshots |
| Blocking | No | No | Yes |
| AI on your data | None, ever | Not advertised | Not advertised |
| Free tier | Yes: logging, calendar, daily risk, panic button | 10-day trial, not ongoing | No, 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Cheapest annual price | $99.99 | $121 | $198 |
Try Firmhold free
Logging, your calendar, daily risk status and the panic button are free, with no card. If you upgrade and it is not for you, there is a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Start free, no card neededCommon questions#
Does Accountable2You take screenshots like Covenant Eyes?
No. Accountable2You's own product pages state plainly that it does not capture screenshots, monitoring activity and search terms instead. Covenant Eyes takes screenshots of your screen by design and sends them to your nominated ally. That is the single biggest mechanical difference between the two.
Is Accountable2You cheaper than Covenant Eyes?
Yes, on both plans. Accountable2You's Personal plan is $11 a month or $121 a year, against Covenant Eyes Victory at $18 a month or $198 a year. Accountable2You's Family plan, at $16 a month or $176 a year, is still cheaper than Covenant Eyes on every period.
What is the real difference between the plans, not just price?
Device limits. Accountable2You caps active installs at 6 (Personal) or 20 (Family), while Covenant Eyes covers unlimited devices across up to 10 individual users on one plan. A large household monitoring many devices may find Covenant Eyes the more practical fit despite the higher price.
Is there an alternative to both that does not report to another person?
Yes. Firmhold is built around the opposite premise: nobody sees your activity, including us. It computes patterns with fixed rules on our own servers instead of a human review, and it is a genuinely different product for a genuinely different situation, not a drop-in replacement for either.
Sources#
- Accountable2You, pricing page, checked 14 August 2026: Personal $11 monthly / $121 annual, Family $16 monthly / $176 annual, 10-day free trial on both, up to 6 or 20 active installs, no screenshots captured.
- Accountable2You, homepage, checked 14 August 2026: monitoring vs. reports app split, incognito coverage, trigger-words feature, no blocking by default, no mention of AI.
- Accountable2You, official refund policy, support.accountable2you.com, checked 14 August 2026: monthly refund of the most recent month if requested within 30 days of cancelling; annual plans prorated depending on cancellation timing.
- Covenant Eyes, Victory plan pricing page, checked 8 August 2026 and re-verified 14 August 2026: $18 monthly, $198 annual, $950 lifetime, 30-day money-back guarantee (not a free trial).
- Covenant Eyes published product description of its screenshot-and-ally mechanism across iOS, Mac, Android and Windows.
- Firmhold pricing and feature split as published on our own pricing page and enforced in the product.
Accountable2You and Covenant Eyes are products of their respective companies. We are not affiliated with either, and this page is our own comparison rather than theirs. Everything stated about both products comes from their published material on the dates shown. Prices, trial terms and features change, so check both directly before deciding.