Comparison

Hedgy vs ScrollSnack

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

Head to head
About

Hedgy

This app helps you break free from phone distractions by offering flexible blocking of apps and websites. Create custom sessions combining time limits, schedules, and unlock restrictions for deep focus.

Highlights
  • Flexible app and website blocking
  • Customizable blocking sessions
  • Combine time limits and schedules
  • Limited unlocks per session
  • Location-based blocking (Pro)
  • Progress analytics (Pro)
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◆ Your phone is stealing your life, 5 minutes at a time. ◆ Hedgy breaks the cycle of endless scrolling with the most flexible app & website blocking available. Unlike other focus apps that force you to choose between time limits OR daily schedules OR unlock restrictions, Hedgy lets you stack every protection method together in a single session. Imagine finishing that work project without Instagram or TikTok interruptions. Reading a book without checking messages. Having dinner conversations that aren't broken by notifications. Hedgy makes this your reality by creating the exact blocking rules you need. Set a session that blocks distracting apps from 9-5, only on weekdays, with a 2-hour screen time limit, plus just 3 unlocks allowed, and only when you're physically at work or school. Any combination you want. Choose easy mode for gentle guidance or hard mode when you need serious focus (proven to be very effective). Your privacy matters. Everything happens on your device. No data tracking, no cloud storage, no privacy concerns. Just you, your goals, and distraction-free focus. Ready for deeper focus? Hedgy Pro adds unlimited sessions, location-based blocking, hard mode, and 30-day analytics to track your progress. Download Hedgy and rediscover what deep focus feels like. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScrollSnack

This app helps you regain focus by temporarily blocking distracting applications. You can set intentional short unlock periods to access them, then they are blocked again. It offers privacy and no account, ads, or analytics.

Highlights
  • Block selected apps and categories
  • Take intentional 5 or 10-minute unlocks
  • Set daily boundaries
  • Track unlock minutes granted
  • No account, ads, or analytics
Features
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ScrollSnack helps you create a little space between you and the apps that pull you in. Choose the social, video, game, or other apps and categories you want to keep blocked. When you genuinely need to check in, take a 5- or 10-minute ScrollSnack. When time is up, your selection is blocked again. FEATURES • Select apps and categories privately with Apple’s Screen Time picker • Keep selected apps blocked by default • Take intentional 5- or 10-minute unlocks • Set optional daily boundaries when quick unlocks are unavailable • See the unlock minutes you’ve granted yourself today and your rolling 7-day daily average • No account, ads, analytics, or feed Your selected apps, settings, and unlock history stay on your iPhone. ScrollSnack uses Apple Screen Time authorization to apply app shields. It does not report your system-wide Screen Time or measure exactly how long you spend in other apps. Privacy Policy: https://nicksnider.me/#privacy-scrollsnack Support: https://nicksnider.me/#support-scrollsnack

Screenshots

Hedgy4 screens
ScrollSnack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScrollSnack at 5.0 against Hedgy's 4.5. ScrollSnack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Hedgy's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. Hedgy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ScrollSnack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScrollSnack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hedgy has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Hedgy versus ScrollSnack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHedgyScrollSnack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavis ZarinsNICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDER

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hedgy

Subscriptions2
  • Hedgy Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Hedgy Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hedgy Pro$99.99
None

ScrollSnack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hedgy free?
Hedgy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollSnack free?
ScrollSnack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hedgy or ScrollSnack?
ScrollSnack is rated higher. Hedgy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ScrollSnack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hedgy or ScrollSnack have ads?
Neither Hedgy nor ScrollSnack shows ads.

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