Hedgy vs ScrollSnack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
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.
- Block selected apps and categories
- Take intentional 5 or 10-minute unlocks
- Set daily boundaries
- Track unlock minutes granted
- No account, ads, or analytics
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Hedgy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ScrollSnack asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Hedgy | ScrollSnack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davis Zarins | NICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDER |
In-app purchases
Hedgy
- Hedgy Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Hedgy Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Hedgy Pro$99.99
ScrollSnack
No in-app purchases









