Brainrot vs Monk Mode
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
Monk Mode
This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers focus sessions with ambient sounds, progress tracking, and gamified challenges to encourage productivity. Smart interventions add friction to accessing blocked apps, promoting mindful usage.
- Strict app and website blocking
- Focus sessions with ambient sounds
- Progress tracking and usage insights
- Friction-based unlock flows
- Gamified focus challenges
- Pomodoro timer
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MonkMode helps you block distractions, reduce mindless scrolling, and stay focused with strict app blocking, focus sessions, progress tracking, and friction-based unlock flows. MonkMode is free to download. The core blocking, focus, analytics, and premium tools require a MonkMode subscription or separate in-app purchase. Pricing and terms are shown before purchase confirmation. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Requires MonkMode subscription - App and website blocking with multiple difficulty levels - Strict blocking modes designed to make quitting harder - Daily time limits, open limits, downtime schedules, and recurring blocks - Templates to block distracting apps quickly FOCUS SESSIONS Requires MonkMode subscription - Quick Focus sessions and longer Monk Mode challenges - Commitment prompts before starting a session - Ambient sounds including rain, lo-fi, white noise, ocean, forest, and cafe - Built-in Pomodoro timer - XP rewards for completed focus sessions FOCUS TRACKING Requires MonkMode subscription - Focus score and visual progress tracking - Daily and weekly usage insights - Hourly heatmaps, pickup patterns, and category breakdowns - See how much time you are reclaiming SMART INTERVENTIONS Requires MonkMode subscription - Hold-to-unlock friction for distracting apps - Reason selection before temporary access - Timed delays to help you pause before scrolling - Temporary access windows when you need them GAMIFICATION Requires MonkMode subscription - Earn XP for focus time - Build streaks and unlock achievements - Level up as you complete harder sessions - Difficulty multipliers reward stronger commitments BUILT FOR iOS - Uses Apple’s Screen Time API - Built with SwiftUI - Secure cloud sync for your account data Stop doomscrolling. Start living. Go Monk. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.monk-mode.lifestyle/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://www.monk-mode.lifestyle/privacy-policy.html Support: https://www.monk-mode.lifestyle/support.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monk Mode at none against Brainrot's 16. Monk Mode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 2). 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. Monk Mode asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monk Mode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brainrot ships an update every 6 days, Monk Mode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainrot | Monk Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | Aura Technologies LLC (U.S.) |
Customer experience
Brainrot
Monk Mode
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
Monk Mode
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
Monk Mode
No in-app purchases









