Friendly vs Brainrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Friendly
This app helps busy individuals maintain friendships by setting contact goals and sending reminders. It notifies you when you haven't reached out to friends in a while, ensuring you stay connected.
- Set contact frequency goals
- Receive outreach reminders
- Track friend interactions
- Nudges to stay connected
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Busy people sometimes forget to keep up with their friends. Friendly is the perfect amount of nudging you need. Friendly encourages you to keep in touch with people in your contacts by setting goals for how often to check in with them. Friendly will also notify you when you haven't reached out to your friends in a while.
Brainrot
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by blocking distracting apps and websites. Utilize a focus timer and smart schedules to improve productivity, sleep, and reduce screen time. A visual indicator provides a playful nudge to encourage mindful usage.
- App and website blocking
- Focus timer
- Smart scheduling
- Mindful breaks
- Usage insights
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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 Friendly's 1.0. Brainrot also leads on ratings volume (22K vs 1) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Friendly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16). On price and iOS requirement 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 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Friendly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brainrot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 22K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Friendly's written reviews are positive against 17% of Brainrot's.
| Parameter | Friendly | Brainrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 17.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #195 — better |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Troutman | Smolworks Inc |
Customer experience
Friendly
Brainrot
Bugs and requests
Friendly
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
Friendly
No in-app purchases
Brainrot
- Unlimited (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)$3.997 Days
- Unlimited (1 Week)$4.997 Days
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- monthly$8.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Year)$9.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)7 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
- Unlimited (1 Year)$29.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$29.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Brainrot Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlimited$49.991 Year
