Comparison

Time Rich vs ScrollOut

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

Head to head
About

Time Rich

This app helps you regain control of your time by blocking distracting apps and websites. It features simple setup for quick or scheduled blocks, and requires a brief reflection to unlock them, encouraging mindful usage. Core features are free, with an optional subscription for an ad-free experience and enhanced customization.

Highlights
  • Simple one-tap blocking
  • Scheduled blocking
  • Time limits
  • Reflection required to unlock
  • No sign-up needed
  • Minimal notifications
Features
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We pick up our phones every 10 minutes and tap the screen around 2,600 times a day. Time Rich is an app built to help you seriously break free from phone addiction. To unlock a block, you have to retype a powerful quote about the value of time, word for word, and write a short reflection. It's a little annoying, on purpose. ■ Features of Time Rich 1. Simple and Easy to Use Choose the apps and websites you want to block once, and those settings are shared across the whole app. No need to reselect them for every block. - Quick Block: start a block with one tap right after launching the app. - Time Limit: pick a duration and save. - Scheduled Block: choose "Every Day" or specific days of the week, plus the time. That's it. The core features are intentionally minimal, with no complicated options. 2. Unlocking Takes Effort. Core Features Are Free. To help you resist the urge (and the dopamine hit) of picking up your phone, unlocking a block always requires retyping a quote and writing a short reflection. It's intentionally a bit of a hassle. Many other apps charge for their basic functions. Time Rich offers Quick Block, Scheduled Block, and Time Limit completely free. 3. No Distracting Features The only push notification you'll receive is a heads-up 15 minutes before your Time Limit ends, so you're not caught off guard when the block kicks in. 4. No Sign-Up Required Start using the app right after installing. No registration or login needed. 5. Premium Plan Premium is $2.99 per month and includes: - No ads - Temporarily hide the unblock button - Review the reflection notes you wrote when unlocking past blocks - Lock your Time Limit / Schedule settings for a set period - Get notified when a block is lifted - Choose from 5+ theme colors - More quotes: from 10 to over 30 - Mochi-kun, the app's mascot, puts on a stoic face Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for the subscription: https://toki-mochi.com/ja/articles/policy/ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScrollOut

Features
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You open a social app for a second and lose two hours to the feed. ScrollOut trades that time for something else: walking to a real place. The apps you choose stay locked. Every time you walk to a park, a café or a viewpoint nearby, you earn minutes to use them. Your screen time is outside. WHO IT IS FOR • You lose hours to feeds and videos without noticing • You want less phone time, but you always switch the blocker off • You want a reason to get outside and move • There are places near you that you have never visited HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps to lock (this uses Apple's Screen Time framework) 2. Pick where to go on the map. Take today's suggestions, filter by mood or walking time, or tap any place you can see on the map 3. Walk there and check in when you arrive. The distance you walked becomes minutes you can spend The minutes are fixed the moment a quest starts. A detour or a run will not change them. FEATURES • Destinations nearby — parks, cafés, viewpoints and more, suggested fresh every day within walking distance • Everything on the map — the route, the distance left and the minutes you will earn. Turn-by-turn navigation hands off to Apple Maps or Google Maps • World — your total distance walked, retold as 20 real routes: bridges, parks and pilgrim paths around the world • Progress — level, streak and totals by period • Only two kinds of notification — when your remaining time first drops below five minutes, and before a free trial ends • 10 languages — Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese PRIVACY No account required. Your location, your quest history and your app usage stay on the device. They are never sent to our servers. SUBSCRIPTION Starting quests and earning screen time require an auto-renewing subscription. The map, spot details and history stay open without one. • Weekly plan • Annual plan (3-day free trial for new subscribers) The price for your country or region is shown before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A plan with a free trial becomes a paid subscription automatically when the trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the next period within the 24 hours before the current one ends. You can cancel in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://favoriteapp.tech/scrollout/terms Privacy Policy: https://favoriteapp.tech/scrollout/privacy

Screenshots

Time Rich4 screens
ScrollOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScrollOut at none against Time Rich's shown. ScrollOut also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Rich sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month and ScrollOut sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Rich ships an update every 2 weeks, ScrollOut every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Rich versus ScrollOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime RichScrollOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshimitsu KugimotoShinya Kinjo

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Time Rich

Subscriptions3
  • Strict Plan7 Days trial$1.001 Month
  • Strict Plan with Family7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Donate to Unblock$0.49
3 purchases

ScrollOut

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Annual (Special Offer)3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Time Rich free?
Time Rich is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollOut free?
ScrollOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Rich or ScrollOut have ads?
Time Rich shows ads; ScrollOut does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Rich or ScrollOut?
Time Rich ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScrollOut every 3 days. Most recently, Time Rich was updated on October 20, 2026 and ScrollOut on October 8, 2026.

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