Comparison

Monk Mode vs StillScroll

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Monk Mode

This app functions as a meditation timer, logging your sessions as mindful minutes directly into Apple Health. It also features a heart rate tracker to monitor your heart rate during meditation and provide an average at its conclusion.

Highlights
  • Meditation timer
  • Log mindful minutes
  • Apple Health integration
  • Heart rate tracker
  • View average heart rate
Features
Read full description

A meditation timer that makes mindfulness effortless. Sit down. Breathe. Let everything else fade. Whether you prefer silence or guided narration, Monk Mode meets you where you are. Pick a focus, set your duration, and begin meditating. Your mindful minutes are saved to Apple Health automatically. With your Apple Watch connected, your heart rate is tracked in real time so you can see how your body responds to stillness. Start from your iPhone, your Watch, or straight from a home screen widget. Every session brings you closer to the version of yourself that shows up calmer, clearer, and more present. What you get: • Guided and unguided meditation timer (1-60 min + unlimited) • 5 focus types: Breath, Body Scan, Loving-Kindness, Open Awareness, and Sleep • On-device narration in 6 languages that adapts to your session • Live heart rate tracking via Apple Watch • Mindful minutes and workouts saved to Apple Health • Daily goals, weekly streaks, and progress at a glance • Configurable widgets that can auto-start a session with a tap • Haptic breathing cues, custom bell tones, and adjustable guidance • A dedicated sleep meditation mode • Seamless sync across iPhone and Apple Watch Your meditation practice. No subscriptions. No accounts. Just you and the timer. Privacy Policy https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-privacy-policy Terms & Conditions https://www.squeakbyte.com/monk-mode-terms-conditions

About

StillScroll

Features
Read full description

Stillscroll puts a calm pause between you and the apps that pull you in. Pick the apps you want to slow down. When you open one, Stillscroll asks for a short practice first — a minute of breath, a quiet meditation, or a few rounds of yoga. Finish it, and the app unlocks for a while. Then the pause returns. How it works — Pick the apps you want to put behind a pause. Stillscroll only touches those. — Open one, and Stillscroll asks for a short practice before it opens. — Finish the practice and the app unlocks. A one-minute practice earns a few minutes; longer practices earn more. — Earned time counts down only while you're actually in the app. When it's up, the pause returns. — Miss a day? Nothing to lose. Practices — Quiet guided meditations, one to ten minutes — Box breathing (4-4-4-4) — Yoga sun salutations — Several voices to choose from — Several start-and-finish bells: singing bowl, gong, chime, hand bell, and more — Spoken intros and closings that vary each time Quiet by design — A gentle day streak — miss a day and you don't lose it — See your practice minutes and the opens you paused — No leaderboards, no scores, no shame Private — Anonymous by default — no name or email to sign up — Apple Screen Time enforces the pause, even when the app is closed — Your Screen Time data stays on your device No ads. Free to use. Built by one person who got tired of being shamed by every other app.

Screenshots

Monk Mode4 screens
StillScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StillScroll at Free against Monk Mode's $4.99. StillScroll also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StillScroll is free to download; Monk Mode costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monk Mode ships an update every 2 months, StillScroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monk Mode versus StillScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonk ModeStillScroll
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin David Tannerarnon hecht

In-app purchases

None

Monk Mode

No in-app purchases

None

StillScroll

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monk Mode free?
Monk Mode costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StillScroll free?
StillScroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monk Mode or StillScroll have ads?
Neither Monk Mode nor StillScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monk Mode or StillScroll?
Monk Mode ships an update every 2 months, and StillScroll monthly. Most recently, Monk Mode was updated on October 15, 2026 and StillScroll on October 6, 2026.

Other comparisons