Brainrot vs GradeGrind
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
GradeGrind
This app helps students improve focus and grades by scheduling distraction-free sessions, tracking progress, and setting weekly goals. It also manages deadlines, parses course syllabi with AI, and calculates GPA.
- Scheduled focus sessions with app blocking
- Discipline score and streak tracking
- Weekly commitment and progress goals
- Deadline and workload management
- AI course syllabus parsing
- GPA calculation and target tracking
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Key Features: Planned Focus & App Blocking - Schedule distraction-free focus sessions that block you from opening other apps. Lock into your work, choose what assignment you’re tackling, and log your actual progress when you finish. Discipline Score & Streaks - Get a daily score for how well you stuck to your commitments. Keep streaks alive to prove consistency. Weekly Commitments - Every Sunday, set your focus hours and assignment progress goals. GradeGrind holds you accountable to the plan. Discipline History Calendar - End each day with a quick 1-tap check-in. See your pattern of discipline build across the weeks. Deadlines & Workload - All your assessments in one place. Update progress and track workload by week so nothing sneaks up on you. Schedule - View your classes, events, and planned focus sessions together in one clean calendar. AI Course Parsing - GradeGrind is quick to set up as AI will parse your syllabus. GPA Tracking - GradeGrind calculates your GPA and shows what you need on upcoming assessments to hit your target grade. If you have any questions or features you would like to see, please email us at gradegrindapp@gmail.com *All features above require a paid subscription. TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GradeGrind at 5.0 against Brainrot's 4.5. Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 2) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and GradeGrind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GradeGrind 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainrot | GradeGrind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | HealthyAI LLC |
Customer experience
Brainrot
GradeGrind
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
GradeGrind
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
GradeGrind
- Unlimited14 Days trial$2.291 Month
- Unlimited14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited14 Days trial$7.996 Months
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- Unlimited14 Days trial$9.951 Year
- Unlimited14 Days trial$9.991 Year
