Interlude vs Brainrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interlude
This app helps combat phone and social media addiction by introducing delays before launching specific applications. Users can set daily usage limits for apps like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, with increasing delays as limits are approached.
- App launch delay
- Set daily usage limits
- Combats social media overuse
- Reduces excessive checking
- Customizable app limits
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Interlude is designed to help you fight your phone app or social media addiction (including overuse of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok)! To help you combat excessive use or excessive checking of your apps, Interlude adds a delay for launching the apps. You set how many times per day you'd like to use each app, and Interlude will make the delay longer and longer as you approach your limit.
Brainrot
This app helps you regain control of your day by blocking distracting apps and websites. It features a focus timer and smart schedules to encourage deep work and better sleep, with a unique visual cue to prompt you to put your phone down.
- Instant app and website blocking
- Focus timer for deep work
- Smart scheduling for specific times
- Mindful break reminders
- Insights into distracting apps
- Visual avatar decay for doom scrolling
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Reclaim your day with Brainrot, a playful screen time control, app blocker, and focus coach. Pick the apps and sites to block, set schedules, and watch your cute brain avatar decay as you doom scroll. The visual nudge helps you put the phone down. Save about 2 hours per day, feel less distracted, sleep better, and get more done. What you get: - Instant blocking for apps and websites - Focus timer for deep work and Pomodoro - Smart schedules for bedtime, mornings, and meetings - Mindful breaks so you reset without the guilt - Clear insights to spot Brainrot apps fast ### PRIVATE & SECURE Brainrot uses Apple’s Screen Time API; all monitoring and blocking run *entirely* on your device. Your browsing data never leaves your phone. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Service: https://thebrainrotapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thebrainrotapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brainrot at 4.5 against Interlude's 3.0. Brainrot also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 1). Interlude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Brainrot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Interlude asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brainrot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Interlude | Brainrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SparkWave | Smolworks Inc |
Customer experience
Interlude
Brainrot
Bugs and requests
Interlude
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brainrot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stuck on payment screen with no way out
- Requires re-entering info every time
Requested features
2 requests- Free version with limited features
- Free trial period
In-app purchases
Interlude
No in-app purchases
Brainrot
- Unlimited (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)$4.997 Days
- monthly$8.991 Month
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- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)$19.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$24.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$29.991 Year
- Unlimited$49.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
