Brainrot vs NoMo Screen Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainrot
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by blocking distracting apps and websites. Utilize a focus timer and smart schedules to improve productivity, sleep, and reduce screen time. A visual indicator provides a playful nudge to encourage mindful usage.
- App and website blocking
- Focus timer
- Smart scheduling
- Mindful breaks
- Usage insights
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Reclaim your day with Brainrot, a playful screen time control, app blocker, and focus coach. Pick the apps and sites to block, set schedules, and watch your cute brain avatar decay as you doom scroll. The visual nudge helps you put the phone down. Save about 2 hours per day, feel less distracted, sleep better, and get more done. What you get: - Instant blocking for apps and websites - Focus timer for deep work and Pomodoro - Smart schedules for bedtime, mornings, and meetings - Mindful breaks so you reset without the guilt - Clear insights to spot Brainrot apps fast ### PRIVATE & SECURE Brainrot uses Apple’s Screen Time API; all monitoring and blocking run *entirely* on your device. Your browsing data never leaves your phone. *All features described above require a subscription.* Terms of Service: https://thebrainrotapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://thebrainrotapp.com/privacy
NoMo Screen Time
This app helps you reclaim your time and focus by playfully interrupting distracting app usage. Set daily or hourly goals and receive fun visual feedback as your screen time decreases. It encourages intention over strict restriction.
- App blocking and timers
- Daily and hourly goals
- Fun visual feedback
- Usage-based mood changes
- Focus on intention
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Reclaim your time, focus, and mind. With NoMo Screen Time, every time you try to open a distracting app, Mo greets you playfully with a blissful pause. Set a timer, daily or hourly targets, and watch your screen time drop. Don't upset Mo! Mo’s moods, messages, and even the app icon change as your usage climbs. * Simple app blocking & timers * Daily & hourly goals * Fun, visual feedback that keeps you on track * Intention, not restriction Driven by mission, supported by donors. NoMo Screen Time. Mo real life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoMo Screen Time at 100% against Brainrot's 17%. NoMo Screen Time also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 16). Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brainrot sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. NoMo Screen Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
NoMo Screen Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 22K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Brainrot's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoMo Screen Time's.
Brainrot ships an update every 5 days, NoMo Screen Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainrot | NoMo Screen Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | Aswath Krishnan |
Customer experience
Brainrot
NoMo Screen Time
Bugs and requests
Brainrot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stuck on payment screen with no way out
- Requires re-entering info every time
Requested features
2 requests- Free version with limited features
- Free trial period
NoMo Screen Time
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brainrot
- Unlimited (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)$3.997 Days
- Unlimited (1 Week)$4.997 Days
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- monthly$8.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Year)$9.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)$19.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$24.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)$29.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$29.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Brainrot Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlimited$49.991 Year
NoMo Screen Time
No in-app purchases
