Screencat vs Autoscripts
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/
Autoscripts
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Autoscripts is a local-first userscript manager for supported mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. Create or import .user.js scripts, review permissions before enabling them, run scripts only on matching websites, block sensitive sites, inspect source, manage updates, and back up your library as ZIP files. Scripts, settings, storage values, blacklist rules, and backups stay under your control. Autoscripts does not provide developer-operated script hosting, analytics, ads, accounts, subscriptions, or tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Screencat at Free against Autoscripts's $0.29. Screencat also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). Autoscripts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads 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
Screencat is free to download; Autoscripts costs $0.29 up front. Screencat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Autoscripts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Screencat ships an update every 2 days, Autoscripts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screencat | Autoscripts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.29 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Screencat | Lim Sangjin |
In-app purchases
Screencat
- Screencat Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Screencat Pro Lifetime Special$24.99
- Screencat Pro Lifetime$39.99
Autoscripts
No in-app purchases
