Brainrot vs BrainRise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainrot
This app helps you reclaim your day by blocking distracting apps and websites. Utilize focus timers and smart schedules to improve productivity and sleep better. A visual nudge encourages you to put your phone down.
- Instant app and website blocking
- Focus timer for deep work
- Smart schedules for various times
- Mindful breaks
- Insights into distracting apps
- Visual avatar decay nudge
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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
BrainRise
Engage in brief, science-backed mental exercises each morning to enhance focus, memory, and mental energy. This app offers quick arithmetic and memory challenges to promote brain plasticity and cognitive performance, replacing mindless scrolling with a productive ritual.
- 3-minute daily brain workouts
- Quick math and memory challenges
- Personal progress tracking
- Minimalist design
- Scientifically inspired exercises
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Your body needs a morning stretch — your mind does too. BrainRise gives your brain a short, science-based warm-up that boosts focus, clarity, and mental energy for the entire day. Spend just 3–4 minutes each morning solving simple arithmetic challenges and memory exercises. These micro-workouts trigger brain plasticity — your brain’s natural ability to grow and form new neural connections — proven by modern neuroscience to improve attention and cognitive performance. No long sessions. No pressure. Just a short, mindful habit that helps you: • Sharpen focus and stay concentrated all day • Strengthen memory and mental agility • Feel alert, confident, and ready for challenges • Replace mindless scrolling with a productive ritual Backed by neuroscience. Designed for busy minds. Features • 3-minute daily brain workouts • Quick math and memory challenges • Personal progress tracking • Clean, minimalist design • Scientifically inspired exercises Rise early. Think clearly. BrainRise. Some features require an active subscription. Access to premium features is available via in-app purchases (Weekly, Yearly). Privacy Policy: https://brainrise.app/privacy Terms of use: https://brainrise.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrainRise at 100% against Brainrot's 18%. BrainRise also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Brainrot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (23K vs 5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Brainrot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BrainRise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brainrot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Brainrot's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrainRise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Brainrot ships an update weekly, BrainRise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainrot | BrainRise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | PAPPS LAB LTD |
Customer experience
Brainrot
BrainRise
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
BrainRise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brainrot
- Unlimited (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)$4.997 Days
- monthly$8.991 Month
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- Unlimited (1 Year)3 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
- Brainrot (Full Access)$29.991 Year
- Unlimited$49.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
BrainRise
- Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Access3 Days trial$34.991 Year
