Comparison

No Scroll vs BackToLife Feed

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

BackToLife Feed

Regain control of your social media usage by blocking distracting elements like Reels, Shorts, and recommendations. This app uses a controlled browsing environment to apply filters, helping you use platforms intentionally and track your time.

Highlights
  • Block Reels and Shorts
  • Hide comments and suggestions
  • Set strict usage schedules
  • Track time spent on social media
  • Maintain usage streaks
  • DM-only mode
Features
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BackToLife Feed removes Reels, Shorts, For You and infinite scroll from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, plus ads on Instagram and YouTube. You keep your chats, your friends and the accounts you choose, without what's designed to hook you. Looking for an app to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed without deleting your social media? BackToLife Feed is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT App blockers take away the whole app. BackToLife Feed only removes what hooks you: you open your social media, do what you meant to do and leave. HOW IT WORKS BackToLife Feed doesn't modify the official apps. It opens the web version of each network inside the app and applies the filters you choose. AVAILABLE FILTERS INSTAGRAM Hide the Reels tab (always on) Hide Reels in the feed Hide AI posts Hide stories Hide likes and comments Hide notifications Hide Explore Hide ads Hide suggestions DMs only Autoplay off YOUTUBE Hide Shorts (always on) Hide comments Hide ads Hide subscriptions Hide home TIKTOK Hide For You (always on) Hide notifications Messages only Search only Autoplay off X Hide Following Hide notifications Hide DMs Hide For You Hide Grok Autoplay off ON EVERY NETWORK Usage timer Unlock code Custom icon STRICT SCHEDULE Choose time blocks when your settings stay locked, for example from 9:00 to 23:00. During that time you can't turn the filters off. Outside it, you have full control again. STREAK Every day you keep your strict schedule adds one day to your streak. If you turn filters off during locked hours, it resets to zero. TIME METRICS See how much time you spend on each network: daily, weekly and monthly. ARE YOU A PARENT? Install BackToLife Feed on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. From your phone you choose which networks they get, the filters and the schedules, and they can't turn them off. More at backtolife.site PRIVACY Minimal data collection Local storage whenever possible No ads No selling or sharing your data with third parties Anonymous analytics to improve the app Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms

Screenshots

No Scroll4 screens
BackToLife Feed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BackToLife Feed at 5.0 against No Scroll's 4.5. BackToLife Feed also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). No Scroll's advantage is ratings volume (697 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. No Scroll sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and BackToLife Feed sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BackToLife Feed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: No Scroll has 697 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of No Scroll's written reviews are positive against 50% of BackToLife Feed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No Scroll ships an update every 2 weeks, BackToLife Feed weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
No Scroll versus BackToLife Feed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo ScrollBackToLife Feed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (697 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings697 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSelf Invest LLCBackToLife

Customer experience

No Scroll

All ratings697 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative41.0%

BackToLife Feed

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

BackToLife Feed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

No Scroll

Subscriptions15
  • 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
One-time1
  • Early Unlock$4.99
14 purchases

BackToLife Feed

Subscriptions14
  • BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • BackToLife Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is No Scroll free?
No Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BackToLife Feed free?
BackToLife Feed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, No Scroll or BackToLife Feed?
BackToLife Feed is rated higher. No Scroll averages 4.5 out of 5 from 697 ratings, while BackToLife Feed averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do No Scroll or BackToLife Feed have ads?
Neither No Scroll nor BackToLife Feed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, No Scroll or BackToLife Feed?
No Scroll ships an update every 2 weeks, and BackToLife Feed weekly. Most recently, No Scroll was updated on October 26, 2026 and BackToLife Feed on October 24, 2026.

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