Locked vs Brainrot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locked
This app helps users reduce phone usage and improve focus. It's designed for students and individuals struggling with phone addiction, encouraging them to engage more with the real world.
- Reduce phone usage
- Improve focus
- Screen time management
- Study aid
- Combat phone addiction
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Lock-In and boost your productivity! Locked-In is a ScreenTime app that is designed to help you lock-in on what matters. Whether you are a student that needs to study, or someone that has phone addiction, Locked-In can help you get off of your phone, and back into the world. Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and EULA can be found on our website: www.lockedindustries.com.
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 review sentiment: Locked at 100% against Brainrot's 18%. Locked also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Brainrot's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Locked sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Brainrot sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Locked holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Locked's written reviews are positive against 18% of Brainrot's.
Locked ships an update every 3 months, Brainrot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locked | Brainrot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (23K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 17.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Locked Industries LLC | Smolworks Inc |
Customer experience
Locked
Brainrot
Bugs and requests
Locked
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
Locked
- monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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
