Comparison

Social Limits vs Pray Then Scroll

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

Head to head
About

Social Limits

This app helps you break screen time addiction by blocking social media until you meet a daily step goal. It encourages healthier morning routines, boosts productivity, and reduces anxiety by combining physical activity with digital wellness.

Highlights
  • Block chosen social media apps
  • Unlock apps with daily step goal
  • Promotes healthier morning routines
  • Improves focus and productivity
  • Reduces screen time addiction
  • Digital wellness and mental health
Features
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Social Limits is a digital detox that blocks social media apps to help break your morning screen time addiction. (Paid features) Block the apps you choose until you reach your daily step goal. Start your day walking, not scrolling, and build healthier morning routines. By staying off social media in the morning, you avoid the dopamine boost from scrolling which can make you crave more throughout the day. Instead, focus on being more productive, reduce your screen time and start your day off better. How It Works: Morning App Lock: Choose the apps that you want blocked when you start your day Step Goal Challenge: Set your daily step count target to unlock blocked apps Digital Wellness: Combine physical activity with screen time management for better mental health Focus Booster: Start each day with movement instead of mindless scrolling Proven Benefits: Better Sleep Quality - Break the cycle of late-night scrolling Increased Productivity - Start your day with intention, not distraction Improved Focus - Reduce digital overwhelm and mental clutter Enhanced Mood - Morning exercise naturally boosts energy and happiness Reduced Anxiety - Less social media comparison and FOMO Stronger Habits - Build consistent morning routines that stick Why Social Limits Works: Our digital detox approach combines behavioral psychology with fitness tracking. By requiring physical movement to unlock social apps you naturally: • Avoid dopamine spikes from early morning scrolling • Establish healthier sleep-wake cycles • Create positive associations between exercise and reward • Develop sustainable self-control habits Join thousands of users gaining back their screen time. Download Social Limits and experience the difference of starting the day without your phone. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.social-limits.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pray Then Scroll

Features
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Pray then scroll. Every time. You picked up your phone to check one thing. An hour later, you're still scrolling — and you haven't prayed today. Pray Then Scroll changes that. Every day starts with a quiet check-in: How's your relationship with God? How are you feeling? Then you receive your prayer of the day — sometimes one you know by heart, sometimes one you've never met before but needed to hear. After that, your phone works for you instead of against you. The apps that pull you in — Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit, YouTube — stay locked on your schedule. 9 to 5. 9 AM to 9 PM. Whatever you choose. When you reach for them, you're invited to pray first. Pray, then scroll. How it works Open the app each morning. Answer two questions: How's your relationship with God? How are you feeling? Receive your prayer of the day. Sit with it as long as you need. Set your lock schedule. Choose which apps and which hours. Live your day. When you try to open a locked app, you pray first. Then you scroll. Built for Catholics who want to live it, not just believe it Every day brings a new prayer — chosen for you. You'll find the ones you grew up with, the ones you whisper without thinking. And you'll discover prayers you've never heard before, written by saints and souls who knew exactly what you're feeling today. The check-in is short. Honest. Just you and God, before the world gets loud. Why it works Willpower isn't a strategy. Guilt isn't a strategy. But changing what happens when you reach for your phone — that works. Every reach becomes a small reach toward Him. Over a week, that's a hundred prayers you wouldn't have prayed. Over a month, it's a different relationship with your phone — and a different relationship with God. What you'll notice in the first week You'll open social media less. A lot less. You'll start your day with a prayer instead of a feed. You'll discover prayers that feel like they were written for the exact thing you're going through. And the moments you used to lose to scrolling will start feeling like they belong to you again. Privacy first We don't watch what you do inside other apps. We don't sell your data. Your check-ins, your prayers, your feelings — they stay between you and God. Free to try. Set your schedule, lock one app, and start receiving your daily prayer for free. Upgrade for full app locking, your full prayer history, and unlimited scheduling. "Pray, hope, and don't worry." — St. Padre Pio The next time you reach for your phone, reach for Him first.

Screenshots

Social Limits4 screens
Pray Then Scroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pray Then Scroll at every 3 days against Social Limits's fortnightly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Social Limits sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pray Then Scroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Social Limits ships an update fortnightly, Pray Then Scroll every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Social Limits versus Pray Then Scroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial LimitsPray Then Scroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (66 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSocial Limits LTDDominic DeCicco

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Social Limits

Subscriptions14
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • New User Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly (1 week intro)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • New User Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly No Trial$9.991 Month
  • Discount Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • New User Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Year1 Year trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly 7 day trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • New User Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Pray Then Scroll

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$8.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Social Limits free?
Social Limits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pray Then Scroll free?
Pray Then Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Social Limits or Pray Then Scroll have ads?
Neither Social Limits nor Pray Then Scroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Social Limits or Pray Then Scroll?
Social Limits ships an update fortnightly, and Pray Then Scroll every 3 days. Most recently, Social Limits was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pray Then Scroll on October 14, 2026.

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