Comparison

Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts vs ScreenAway

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

Head to head
About

Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts

This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting content like Reels and Shorts within native social media applications. It allows you to keep essential features like direct messages and search while removing endless feeds and recommendations. Ideal for users who want to use social media intentionally without getting lost in addictive content.

Highlights
  • Block Instagram Reels
  • Block YouTube Shorts
  • Keep DMs and search
  • Works in native apps
  • Intentional browsing tools
  • App blocking sessions
Features
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Block Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts inside the real apps — and keep the parts you actually need. Scroll Less is for people who use Instagram for work or DMs, but don't want Reels, Explore, or endless feeds eating the evening. Same idea on YouTube: keep search and normal videos; lose Shorts and the recommendation rabbit hole. Scroll less works both in native apps and on websites. WHAT IT BLOCKS • Instagram: Reels, home feed, Explore, and more • YouTube: Shorts, recommendations, comments and more • Reddit: Home, Popular and more WHAT STILL WORKS • Instagram: DMs, story replies, search, commenting on your own posts • YouTube: search, normal videos, mini player • You stay in the official Instagram and YouTube apps — not stuck in a browser-only workaround WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who needs messages, posting, and search — but wants the addictive feeds gone. Students, creators, and anyone tired of deleting apps just to get their evening back. Scroll Less also includes tools for intentional browsing and app blocking sessions when you want a harder break. Download Scroll Less and keep the useful parts of social media. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScreenAway

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ScreenAway flips screen time on its head: instead of counting the hours you lose to your phone, it measures and celebrates the hours you win back. Put the phone down and a live timer starts counting your time away. Hit your daily goal to build a streak. Read the journal to see what your offline hours were actually worth. HOW IT WORKS ScreenAway uses Apple's Screen Time technology in reverse. Pick the apps to track (choose all of them for best results) and ScreenAway detects the gaps: every stretch of 30 minutes or more without your phone counts as away time. No manual timers, no check-ins. It just notices. AWAY TIME, LIVE • A ticking timer the moment you step away • A daily progress ring toward your goal • Day streaks that make consistency visible FOCUS SESSIONS One tap shields your distracting apps and starts a Lock Screen Live Activity. End the session any time. The shield lifts immediately. INSIGHTS, WRITTEN ON YOUR IPHONE Apple Intelligence writes a short daily note about your progress, on your device, never in a cloud. No Apple Intelligence? ScreenAway's built-in insights take over seamlessly. A JOURNAL OF WINS Every stretch away becomes a concrete benefit: deep-focus time, real presence, room to move. See roughly how many book pages, steps, or unhurried dinners your offline hours were worth. WIDGETS THAT DISAPPEAR Home Screen widgets with an optional wallpaper-matched transparent background, plus a Lock Screen progress ring. Twelve accent themes with matching app icons. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE • ScreenAway contains zero networking code, so nothing can leave your iPhone • It never sees which apps you use: Apple's Screen Time system hands it opaque signals only • The screen-time totals on the History tab are rendered by a sandboxed Apple extension the app can't read • No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking • Delete the app and every trace is gone REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 26.0 or later • Screen Time permission (asked on first launch) • Apple Intelligence optional; insights fall back gracefully without it Your phone already tells you what you lost. ScreenAway shows you what you gained.

Screenshots

Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts4 screens
ScreenAway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScreenAway at none against Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts's 5. Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ScreenAway asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts versus ScreenAway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScroll Less Block Reels ShortsScreenAway
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRolando QuintanaShubham Dolas

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts

Subscriptions2
  • Scroll Less Premium$4.991 Month
  • Scroll Less Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Life Time Early December$5.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

ScreenAway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts free?
Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScreenAway free?
ScreenAway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts or ScreenAway have ads?
Neither Scroll Less Block Reels Shorts nor ScreenAway shows ads.

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