Comparison

BrainTime | Earned Screen Time vs Paperly

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

Head to head
About

BrainTime | Earned Screen Time

This app encourages mindful phone usage by allowing you to block apps and earn credits through learning. Answer questions or create your own learning material to unlock access to your blocked applications, promoting a balance between learning and scrolling.

Highlights
  • Block any app
  • Earn credits by answering questions
  • Create custom learning material
  • Unlock apps with earned credits
  • Promotes mindful phone use
  • Combines education and intention
Features
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Pause, learn something new, and scroll with intention. Intention is the key. We don't need to quit scrolling entirely; we only need to become more mindful of when we're doing it. BrainTime combines education and intention, resulting in you: - learning more - scrolling less How It Works: - Block any app installed - Learn to Earn: Answer brief, engaging questions to earn BrainTime credits. Create your own learning material to master any subject. - Unlock with Purpose: Use earned BrainTime to access blocked apps. - Enjoy Mindful Phone Use: BrainTime ensures your app use is purposeful and reinforced with learning. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://braintime.app/privacy

About

Paperly

Features
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Paperly is your digital container for free knowledge. “Knowledge at the library is free, but you have to bring your own container.” Paperly helps you bring a digital one — so what you learn doesn’t slip away. Discover a world of free books & research Search and browse the largest free collections online, including: - OpenLibrary, Project Gutenberg, Apple Books - Google Books, Smashwords - arXiv and other academic sources Find books by category, topic, or author in seconds. Build your personal library Save any book or paper into your own collection for reading, study, or research. Your shelf stays organized and always within reach. Import anything you read Paperly isn’t limited to ebooks — it’s your unified reading home: - PDFs, EPUBs, DOCX, PPT, TXT, Markdown, HTML, Webarchive - Web pages by URL - YouTube videos and more Everything lives together in one searchable place. Understand faster with AI Ask Paperly’s AI assistant to help you: - Summarize selected chapters, papers, or your whole shelf - Find concepts, quotes, and answers across your library - Connect ideas between different sources Your personal knowledge becomes instantly accessible. A better way to read Enjoy a clean, beautifully rendered reading experience, plus Express Reading — a side-by-side AI guided mode that helps you finish a thick book in minutes while still understanding the big ideas. Listen to the books and documents while driving, don’t be a road rage monster! Your library, everywhere Sync your entire collection across devices with generous cloud storage. Paperly grows with you into an AI-powered personal library you can carry for life. Share your knowledge collections as “clips” to the public or with a password. Paperly turns scattered reading into lasting knowledge. Download now and start building your library. Term of services, privacy policy, content policy: https://www.signifyid.com/terms/view.html?doc=privacy_policy https://www.signifyid.com/terms/view.html?doc=term_of_service https://www.signifyid.com/terms/view.html?doc=content_policy

Screenshots

BrainTime | Earned Screen Time4 screens
Paperly4 screens

Verdict

The call

BrainTime | Earned Screen Time and Paperly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. BrainTime | Earned Screen Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Paperly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BrainTime | Earned Screen Time versus Paperly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainTime | Earned Screen TimePaperly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProductMaxingSolutions LLCSignifyID LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrainTime | Earned Screen Time

Subscriptions2
  • BrainTime Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • BrainTime Pro - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Paperly

Subscriptions2
  • Paperly Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Paperly Premium Yearly$80.991 Year

Questions

Is BrainTime | Earned Screen Time free?
BrainTime | Earned Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paperly free?
Paperly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainTime | Earned Screen Time or Paperly have ads?
Neither BrainTime | Earned Screen Time nor Paperly shows ads.

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