# Spool: Screen Time Control — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Spool by Prafull Sharma, rated 4.60/5 from 163 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spool-screen-time-control/id6749428484/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spool-screen-time-control/id6749428484.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 132 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (12 of 50) ### 5/5 — This app is amazing *2026-03-15* It is so helpful and has good intentions it is so easy and pleasing to use and it is great **Developer response:** thank you for the kind review! ### 5/5 — Inspirational *2026-03-13* This app changed my life! 100% recommend it to anyone who struggles with spending too much time on social media. **Developer response:** thank you for your kind review! ### 5/5 — Amazing all around *2026-03-12* From the awesome UI to the ease of setup. This app is everything I needed to help my screetime addiction. Thank developers for this!! ### 5/5 — I LOVE SPOOL *2026-03-05* I’ve tried so many screentime blocking apps this is the only one that’s been working for me. My screen time dropped from 9 hours a day to less than 3!!! ### 5/5 — putting an excuse is annoying enough to be a good deterrent *2026-02-12, version 2.6* i don’t even want to do that in public ### 5/5 — blew my mind *2026-01-27, version 2.4* super useful ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-01-24* Best app I have ever seen! Excellent use of graphics **Developer response:** so happy to hear! glad you like Spool:) ### 5/5 — Very helpful! *2026-01-22, version 2.4* This app helped me analyze my IG doomscrolling ### 5/5 — Highly recommend! *2026-01-22* Great app - easy to use, very interactive and I’ve found it to be much more effective than alternatives ### 5/5 — Fire *2026-01-18, version 2.3* Works as intended ### 5/5 — good job! *2026-01-17, version 2.3* very wholesome app helped me a lot ### 5/5 — Great tool to quit doomscrolling cold turkey *2026-01-16* It forces you to give a reason to pick up your phone; It makes you pause and think. So instead of being on instagram all day, you are reminded to take micro digital breaks throughput the day **Developer response:** Amazing to hear. We are glad our system works for you - thank you for the feedback :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Abzocke *2026-08-22* Erst beschäftigen sie dich eine Weile damit du dich comittet fühlst und dann musst für für die Basic Funktionen bezahlen. Oh wie toll ein „72% Rabatt“ von 40€ im Jahr auf 30€. Wer hat das den ausgerechnet ### 1/5 — Schlecht *2026-08-02* 👎🏻 **Developer response:** Schade, dass Spool dir nicht gefallen hat. Wenn du uns kurz mitteilen möchtest, was nicht funktioniert hat oder was du dir anders gewünscht hättest, schreib uns gerne an team@thespoolapp.com. Wir helfen dir gerne weiter. ### 1/5 — Waste of time and money save yourself the trouble *2026-07-19* Wasted my time, just for a hard paywall, app has same features as every other screen time app, plenty of better solutions both free and paid. Absolutely appalling app, I have tried several screentime apps and was drawn in by this apps supposed “unique solution” instead I noticed they have blatantly taken aspects from all the other apps. The onboarding was incredibly long, just repeating the same message again and again, it then showed a paywall with no way to bypass. When I clicked the x on the paywall, it then gives you an offer that has a discount that’s incorrect. This app purely tries to waste your time and make you feel invested so you buy. I would try any other screentime app, there are plenty of better ones both free and paid. ### 1/5 — Gute Idee, aber warum MUSS es Geld kosten??! *2026-07-15* Wenn es eine premium Funktion gibt, die was kostet ist das auch dreckig, aber wenn man generell zahlen muss ist das richtig respektlos ### 1/5 — Money greedy *2026-05-26, version 3.1* You can’t do anything without paying. Don’t bother. Complete waste of time. Useless app. ### 1/5 — Not free *2026-04-29, version 2.9* This app is not free and you must pay a pricey subscription to access anything. ### 1/5 — Something’s off *2025-11-24, version 2.0* The other reviews feel fake. Not sure who is paying for something like this. Dev may need to have Ai teach him what a fact is ### 2/5 — Why? *2026-04-29* I was very happy about this app because it’s seems very good, and u downloaded and I made all of that quiz, I was excited, and when I finally end the quiz, I have to pay, I press X to not pay, and just put another mini screen and says “limited one time offer” I press X and then again the screen to pay, I press X and repeat repeat and repeat, why don’t say initially to pay, I made all of that quiz, I was very excited and then I have to pay, bro just specify I have to pay, not at the end of the quiz, still I guess very good app, my friends recommended this app to me and I was very excited but I have to pay **Developer response:** glad your friends put you on to it, and thanks for the honest feedback. hope you give Spool another shot! ### 4/5 — Promising… *2026-01-26* This app at least makes me pause and think about what I’m doing so I really like it. Let’s see how it works over a longer period. Been looking for something that doesn’t treat me like a child and ask me to go do pushups LOL. ### 4/5 — great app, needs a bit of improvement *2025-11-26* even though the app can be a bit buggy at times, it’s really helped me bring my screen time down since i got it ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Actually Helps Me Stay Focused *2026-08-30* Spool is honestly one of the best apps I’ve used for staying focused. It makes it super easy to block distracting apps when I need to study or get work done, and it actually helps me stay off my phone instead of constantly checking apps without realizing it. The app is simple, clean, and easy to use. If you struggle with distractions or procrastination, I definitely recommend giving Spool a try. ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-08-13* The app as the title says is amazing, it has all the features you’d want and truly helps with leaving your phone and not using it. I have used it for instagram and it has helped me focus during my studies. It’s great and I fully recommend it. Its very customizable and adapts to what your goal is. **Developer response:** So glad to hear!!!! Thanks for giving us a shot and we appreciate your support. :) ### 5/5 — Helped doom scrolling *2026-08-08* Spool has been a solid tool to help reduce mindless scrolling I like that it lets you filter out reels and short term content so you not sucked into an endless feed ### 5/5 — Just what I was looking for *2026-07-31* This app worked exactly like I saw on Instagram, I was able to block reels from ig and my screentime literally went from 6 hours to 2 hours a day. I’m able to block as many apps as I need … I’ve really changed my relationship w my phone ### 5/5 — Never felt more alive *2026-07-31* I’ve been using this for a few weeks, and it’s made me much more aware of how often I reach for social media. The structure has helped me cut back on mindless scrolling ### 5/5 — Spool review *2026-07-29* Spool has been a game changer for me. I’ve gained so much time back and I am starting to get out of the habit of mindlessly opening my social medias throughout the day ### 5/5 — This app is so worth it!!!!! *2026-07-29* I have like the worst procrastination problem and I love just scrolling on my phone for hours but spool has def cut down my screen time and it’s made me so much more productive!! I really like that it’s timed and if you wanna scroll it’s a slight process to allow it (not impossible though and doesn’t take too much time) but it’s genuinely very worth it because it deters you!! 10/10 fr ### 5/5 — works well! *2026-03-23, version 2.7* this app is really helpful in training me out of my addictive screen time habits! ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2026-03-22* Not even joking my screentime went from 8 hours a day to like 2 hours. Its definitely worth getting premium **Developer response:** that feels amazing to hear! we are very happy Spool has been working well for you and congratulations on mastering your doomscrolling habits! ### 5/5 — Amazing screen time app omg *2026-03-22, version 2.7* the way it points out your biggest distractors omg tiktok was upppp there lol. oh and the schedule feature? tea. i catch myself whenever im about to lie my way back into a blocked app and its helped sm with reducing my screentime! 10/10 highly recommend😆 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*