Screen Time Control vs Scrolly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Time Control
This app promotes mindful screen time usage by prompting regular reflection and offering optional focus sessions. It guides users toward healthier digital habits through awareness and subtle nudges, rather than strict blocking. Data is kept private on the device.
- Mindful screen time prompts
- Optional focus sessions
- Daily activity notifications
- App blocking for routines
- Privacy-focused data storage
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Inscreen is more than a screen time tracker. Inscreen helps you pause and reflect on your screen time at regular intervals throughout the day. Designed for simplicity and privacy, Inscreen has minimal features and a zero learning curve, helping you get started quickly. ⏵ HOW IS INSCREEN DIFFERENT? Unlike other screen time apps that completely block access, Inscreen draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you recognize your screen time habits through regular prompts and inculcate healthier behaviours without restrictions. ⏵ WHY IT WORKS? We tap into a few key psychological principles and behavioural patterns. Here’s why it works: - Awareness = Better Choices: Regular reminders to ask whether you're on your phone intentionally, encouraging healthier choices. - Guiding, not controlling: Instead of strict limits, scheduled subtle nudges to guide you toward mindful decisions, without the frustration of restrictions. - Accountability: Weekly progress, actionable insights and daily notifications leading to lasting behaviour changes. - Low barrier to entry: No drastic changes or restrictions, making it easy to integrate into daily life and gradually adjust over time. ⏵ FEATURES - Alerts to be intentional about your screen time. - Focus sessions to completely block distracting apps for a set routine, say, during work or winding down at night. - Strict daily limits to keep your screen time in control. - Notifications that help you track your daily activity. - Secure and private. All your data stays on your device. ⏵ HOW DOES THE SETUP WORK? 1. Choose the distracting apps or categories. 2. Set a daily limit. 3. Set up focus sessions (optional). ⏵ FINANCIAL AID We’re on a mission to solve phone addiction and distraction. We’re determined to help everyone. Our Financial Aid program offers a free 1 year subscription to individuals who are financially stretched but are in need. The link to apply is in the app. ⏵ ABOUT Inscreen is self-funded and run by two independent developers — Preet and Vaibhav. ⏵ LINKS Privacy Policy: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/privacy.md. Terms: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/terms.md. Support: https://github.com/theinscreenapp/ios/blob/main/support.md.
Scrolly
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by creating a physical barrier to addictive applications. It allows you to select distracting apps and block them with a simple tap, freeing up over 90 minutes daily for more meaningful activities.
- Block addictive apps
- Physical tap to block
- Save over 90 minutes daily
- Habit building
- Focus on passions
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Our brains weren’t built for bottomless feeds. But with Scrolly, you can finally take back control. Scrolly is your habit-building buddy that helps you save over 90 minutes a day by creating a physical barrier between you and your most addictive apps. With that time back, you can finally be present—with your friends, your family, and the passions that truly matter How Scrolly works • Choose apps to block: Pick the apps that steal your time (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) • Tap to block distractions: Physically tap your Scrolly to phone to block distracting apps • Until your tap your Scrolly again, there’s no way to access blocked apps Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrollyapp.io/pl/legal/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Scrolly at free against Screen Time Control's freemium. Scrolly also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (182 vs 33). Screen Time Control's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 53%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Screen Time Control sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scrolly sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scrolly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrolly has 182 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Screen Time Control's written reviews are positive against 53% of Scrolly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Screen Time Control ships an update fortnightly, Scrolly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Time Control | Scrolly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33 ratings) | 4.7 (182 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 52.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 182 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 334 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vaibhav Negi | SCROLLY SP Z O O |
Customer experience
Screen Time Control
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In-app purchases
Screen Time Control
- Inscreen (Monthly)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Inscreen (Monthly for Family)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Inscreen (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- Inscreen (Yearly for Family)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Inscreen (Lifetime)$29.99
- Inscreen (Lifetime for Family)$59.99
Scrolly
- Scrolly Mac & iPad$2.991 Month
- Scrolly App Access Without Device$9.991 Month
- Scrolly Mac & iPad1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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- Scrolly Alarm1 Month trial$59.901 Year
- Scrolly App Access Without Device1 Month trial$59.901 Year
- Scrolly App Access Without Device3 Months trial$79.001 Year
- Scrolly App Access Without Device1 Month trial$79.001 Year
- Commitment Mode$1.00









