ScreenMindful vs YourPriority
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenMindful
This app helps you reduce mindless scrolling with gentle, game-like pauses. It uses CBT principles and mini-games to break dopamine loops, allowing you to make intentional choices about app usage. Track your progress and understand your digital triggers without guilt.
- Calming mini-games for app access
- Emotion logging to understand triggers
- CBT-powered AI coaching
- ADHD-friendly interface
- Kind analytics for progress tracking
- Gentle friction to break scrolling habits
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Scrolling can feel automatic when you are anxious, overwhelmed, lonely, or bored. ScreenMindful helps you pause before a distracting app opens, notice what is driving the urge, and choose what you want to do next. ScreenMindful is a gentle digital detox for people who want to limit screen time without adding more guilt. Instead of relying only on rigid lockouts, it creates a short, supportive pause between the urge and the scroll. PAUSE. NOTICE. CHOOSE. 1. Select the apps, categories, and websites that pull you into automatic scrolling. 2. Pause when you try to open one. 3. Check in with how you feel and why you want to scroll. 4. Choose a calming exercise or continue with a clear intention and time limit. CALM THE URGE FIRST Choose a short practice that brings your attention back to the present moment: • Anxiety SOS grounding flow • Guided breathing • Bird counting and mindful play • Gratitude journaling • Self-compassion reflection • Mindfulness quotes • Ocean-inspired calming exercises These tools support reflection and general wellbeing. ScreenMindful is not a medical service and does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. UNDERSTAND YOUR TRIGGERS Screen time does not tell the whole story. Connect app use with feelings such as anxiety, boredom, loneliness, stress, or calm. Review your emotional patterns and notice what tends to happen before you scroll. SET SUPPORTIVE BOUNDARIES • Block selected apps, categories, and websites • Create schedules for different days and times • Set an intention and duration before scrolling • Use stricter limits when you need firmer boundaries • See your intention and remaining time with Live Activities SEE PROGRESS, NOT SHAME Track mindful actions, focus sessions, streaks, emotional patterns, and screen-time trends. Weekly reviews help you understand what worked without turning a difficult day into failure. REFLECT WITH AN AI COACH Explore the pattern behind an urge and identify one small next step. The AI Coach uses questions inspired by cognitive behavioral principles. It is not a therapist, medical provider, or crisis service. A KINDER RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PHONE ScreenMindful is inspired by mindfulness, self-compassion, CBT, and MBCT principles. The goal is not perfect discipline or giving up your phone completely. It is creating enough space to make a conscious choice. From a verified U.S. App Store review: “I love the pause and self-love talks that it gives you before it unlocks the app.” Start your digital detox without shame. Download ScreenMindful and turn the next automatic scroll into a moment of choice. Terms of Use: https://shorturl.at/qYVYS Privacy Policy: https://shorturl.at/Rv4Vr
YourPriority
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Quit doomscrolling and spend your time on what matters to you. YourPriority pauses the apps you scroll too much and reminds you of your priorities instead. 2 HOURS A DAY IS 30 DAYS A YEAR Two hours of scrolling every day adds up to about 30 full days a year. YourPriority helps you take that time back for the things you really want to do. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps you scroll the most, like Instagram, TikTok or YouTube. 2. Set a break or a block. For example: after 20 minutes of scrolling, those apps pause for 10 minutes. 3. When you open a paused or blocked app, you see a reminder of your priorities, not the feed. DOOM SCROLL BREAKS After the minutes you choose, your picked apps pause for a short break. Then they open again by themselves. You can still use your phone. You just stop scrolling for a while. BLOCKS Block an app all day, at certain hours (like bedtime or work time), or after a daily limit. To remove a block, you wait 20 seconds first, so you have a moment to think. YOUR TOP PRIORITY Add your to-dos for the day. Your most important one sits at the top of the Today screen. Add steps, times, reminders and repeating to-dos. NOTES Write down ideas, lists and plans. Notes save as you type. ALSO • Morning and evening reminders to plan your day • See your screen time each week • Time = money: see what your scrolling costs, in your own currency ON MAC TOO Get the free Mac app at yourpriority.app. It blocks distracting websites in Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave and Edge. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your Screen Time data stays on your iPhone. WHY I MADE IT I'm Tanjil. I was spending 6 to 8 hours a day on my phone. Screen Time limits were easy to skip, and other apps only locked my apps. So I built an app that shows me what matters when I open a blocked app. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PRO Blocks, Doom Scroll Breaks, to-dos and notes are free, with no limits. YourPriority Pro adds iCloud sync, so your to-dos and notes stay the same on your iPhone and Mac. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://yourpriority.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://yourpriority.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YourPriority at every 8 days against ScreenMindful's every 3 weeks. 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. ScreenMindful sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and YourPriority sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenMindful ships an update every 3 weeks, YourPriority every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenMindful | YourPriority |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 榕 陈 | MD Sabel Ahmad Tanjil |
In-app purchases
ScreenMindful
- Monthly PRO3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime PRO$59.99
YourPriority
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









