Screencat vs Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screencat
This app helps users break phone addiction and stop doomscrolling by "locking" distracting applications. Users earn coins by using the app, which can be spent to unlock apps or customize a virtual pet.
- Lock distracting apps
- Gamified unlocking process
- Earn coins for app usage
- Customize virtual pet
- Stop doomscrolling
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Are you addicted to your phone? Screencat is here to help! Screencat is a fun, simple, and super effective way to tame your phone addiction, and stop doomscrolling. Screencat lets you "lock" distracting apps and will force you to go through an unlocking process before you can use any apps you add. For every app you add to Screencat, you will earn coins. You can spend these coins to unlock apps, or buy stylish accessories for you cat! See our terms of service here - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Brain
Engage in a personal brain gym with fun mini-games designed to sharpen mental performance, improve focus, and aid memory. Track your progress and mood with self-measures, and target specific brain lobes for cognitive exercise. Ideal for daily mental workouts and rehabilitation support.
- Interactive games for focus and attention
- Memory and processing speed improvement
- Mood tracking with GAD-7 and PHQ-9
- Targeted exercises for brain lobes
- Personal progress tracking
- Rehabilitation support
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Your personal brain gym is here! Whether you want to sharpen your mental performance, or are looking for support with attention and memory challenges, Squeeze Your Brain is designed for you. Our collection of fun and challenging mini-games is ideal for daily cognitive exercise. Originally designed to aid in rehabilitation after a stroke or brain injury, and now includes all levels to help with ADHD, Autism, neurodivergent, and even neurotypical brains. Track your progress and feel your mind get stronger every day! Features: Interactive games to improve focus, attention, and processing speed Self-measures like GAD-7 and PHQ-9 to track your mood. Targeted exercises for each brain lobe. Personal profile to track your progress. By using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brain at 5.0 against Screencat's 4.5. Brain also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Screencat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Screencat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Brain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Screencat ships an update every 2 days, Brain every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screencat | Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Screencat | Heidi Green |
Customer experience
Screencat
Brain
In-app purchases
Screencat
- Screencat Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Screencat Pro Lifetime Special$24.99
- Screencat Pro Lifetime$39.99
Brain
- Premium Monthly$0.491 Month
- Squeeze Your Brain$0.99
