No Scroll vs Curiosity Quench
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
No Scroll
This app helps you reduce screen time and improve focus by setting limits on app usage. It uses behavioral psychology to combat doomscrolling and reclaim your valuable time without requiring you to delete social media apps.
- Set time limits before opening apps
- Auto-locks apps when time expires
- Schedule app blocking during specific hours
- Set daily app usage budgets
- Track progress and build healthy habits
- Minimalist and distraction-free design
- Privacy-focused using Screen Time framework
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Achieve More With No Scroll. No Scroll is designed for professionals who want to reduce screen time, stay focused, and accomplish more. Willpower alone isn’t enough to stop doomscrolling. You need an app that fights back. No Scroll helps you take control of your screen time without making you delete social media. How It Works: 1. Choose a time limit before you open TikTok, Instagram, or any app 2. No Scroll locks your app for 5 minutes when time's up 3. You scroll less, waste less time, and achieve more Why It Works: We built No Scroll because Apple's Screen Time and other screen time apps didn't work for us. No Scroll is built using behavioral psychology and habit design. No Scroll is easy to use and gives you the tools you need to actually stop doomscrolling. Your time is your most valuable asset. Why waste hours doomscrolling? Invest in yourself and download No Scroll for free today! Features to help you scroll less: - Session Limits: Set time limits before opening an app. Auto-locks your app when time’s up. (No Scroll’s unique feature that our users love the most!) - Schedules: Block distracting apps during specific hours. - App Limits: Set a daily budget for your app. No Scroll locks your app when you've reached your time limit. - Progress Tracking: Build awareness and healthy habits. - Minimalist design: Easy to use and distraction free. - Privacy First: Built using Apple’s Screen Time framework to securely block apps you use. Your personal data never leaves your device. - Built by a founder passionate about digital wellness Try No Scroll for free today! Your future self will thank you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/no-scroll/home
Curiosity Quench
This app helps you reduce endless scrolling and reclaim your time. It guides you to discover and act on your interests with personalized plans, curated content, and actionable steps. Spend less time on your phone and more time doing what you love.
- Discover interests
- Save topics
- Generate action plans
- Curated videos and articles
- Follow through with steps
- Reduce screen time
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Replace your screen time with life time. Bye bye endless scrolling, hello Curiosity Quench: Built to help you scroll less and do more of the things you actually enjoy. Discover what you love doing and do it using our custom curated, actionable plans for YOUR unique curiosities and interests. - Explore and find what interests you - Save the topic(s) that peak your curiosity - Generate a curated plan to help you take ACTION - Watch videos and read articles that were hand selected for you - Do the thing: follow the steps and watch content curated to help you follow through. - Do more of the things that you actually enjoy and forget about checking your phone 24/7 - Reduce screen time and scroll less in the process. Scroll less, live more. Terms of use and service: https://www.curiosityquench.com/tos READY TO QUENCH?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Curiosity Quench at weekly against No Scroll's fortnightly. No Scroll's advantage is ratings volume (690 vs 210). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. No Scroll sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Curiosity Quench sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for No Scroll against 4.4 for Curiosity Quench. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 690 and 210 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of No Scroll's written reviews are positive against 50% of Curiosity Quench's.
No Scroll ships an update fortnightly, Curiosity Quench weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | No Scroll | Curiosity Quench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (690 ratings) — better | 4.4 (210 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 690 — better | 210 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Self Invest LLC | jack ingram |
Customer experience
No Scroll
Curiosity Quench
User reviews
No Scroll
From 690 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Effectively reduces doomscrolling behavior
- ⏱️ Flexible time limit options (5-30 minutes)
- 🔐 Strong unlock mechanism with code requirement
- 💪 Works better than Apple's native screen time
- 🎯 Intentional app usage encouragement
Room to improve
- 💳 Requires subscription for premium features
- 🚫 Paywall blocks access before trial
- 🔄 Can switch between multiple blocked apps to bypass limits
- ⚠️ Lacks accountability tracking and history
- 🐛 App stops working after updates occasionally
Curiosity Quench
From 210 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app, clean UI
- 👍 Really enjoyed using the app
- 👍 Beautiful UI
- 👍 Helps to focus on more meaningful aspects of life
- 👍 Absolutely love the idea and how it's so encouraging
Room to improve
- 💰 Cool concept, but requires paid subscription
- 💰 a good portion of interests are locked behind a paywall
- 💰 Requires paid subscription
- 💰 I can't go any further without some payment or use one feature for a day
- 💰 Constantly brings up the subscription page to try to get you to sign up
Bugs and requests
No Scroll
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes on premium trial popup with no exit option
- Blocks unused apps when time expires on another app
- Doesn't release apps after freeze time ends
- Phone hangs with no control or banner displayed
- App stops working after iOS updates
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- Reinstallation required periodically for functionality
- Interferes with payment processing links
- Notification system not triggering properly
- Cooldown timer stuck on screen
- Unable to unrestrict apps in some cases
Requested features
12 requests- Unified timer across all blocked apps instead of per-app
- Custom time intervals beyond 5-30 minute presets
- Ability to block specific content (reels, shorts) within apps
- Website blocking capability
- Longer time period options (up to 3 hours)
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- Accountability history and integrity tracking
- Reflection prompts before unlocks or rule changes
- Weekly summaries focused on accountability
- Notification system for setting time limits
- Option to allow longer video watching (30+ minutes)
- Lock all apps when using one to prevent app switching
- Pause timer when app is closed
Curiosity Quench
Reported bugs
5 issues- Honestly really cool app, but the swipe right just doesn't seem to work
- Mine keeps saying that it'll give me a credit every 20 hours but it isn't
- The custom video generation doesn't work
- When setting up the app, I scrolled for so long trying to find anything related to motorsports in general, and anything motorsport related I have to pay for
- It gets you stuck there and I couldn't tap the button or anything to get past and had to reload the app
Requested features
2 requests- Add skateboarding to the list of interests
- Add filters when generating a plan like a free filter or an at home filter or a filter for activities with friends
In-app purchases
No Scroll
- No Scroll Premium (Weekly)$3.997 Days
- No Scroll Premium (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- No Scroll Premium (Weekly)$4.997 Days
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- No Scroll Premium (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- No Scroll Premium (Weekly)$7.997 Days
- No Scroll Premium (Monthly)$7.991 Month
- No Scroll Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- No Scroll Premium (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)$39.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- No Scroll Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Early Unlock$4.99
Curiosity Quench
- Weekly Premium$1.497 Days
- Monthly Premium 2$2.991 Month
- Premium Access$3.991 Month
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- 3 Month Premium$9.993 Months
- Yearly Premium$17.991 Year
- Premium Access7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 10 Quench Credits$0.99
- 99 Quench Credits$3.99
- Lifetime Premium$44.99
Questions
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