Comparison

Brainrot vs Monke

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Monke

Transform daily habits into a fun, engaging game. Earn rewards by completing tasks and focus sessions to build and customize your own unique world. This app helps users stay consistent and motivated towards their goals.

Highlights
  • Gamified habit tracking
  • World customization with decorations
  • Unlockable characters
  • Focus timer with Live Activity
  • Statistics and progress tracking
  • Goal achievement motivation
Features
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Hello Monke. Right now, I'm sure you have big goals, but find that doing the daily habits to achieve them is incredibly difficult. This is how it is for monke too. And that is why he created this app. To make doing those habits easier, more consistently, and to have more fun when doing them. At the start of any goal, it's almost like you're lost at sea. And that is how you start off in the Monke world. On a small island, all alone. But as you show up daily, completing small habits towards your goals, and completing focus sessions, you earn bananas and have the chance of unlocking other monke characters to join you on your journey. With those bananas you can buy trees, tents, campfires and even pirate ships. You can also build new islands, and create a world that makes you want to keep coming back. The more you do, the more fun your world becomes, and monke hopes that this will keep you coming back to complete your habits more and more. Monke thinks that this is the perfect app for any monke who struggles with staying consistent with their habits, or finds it hard to know what to do with their lives. So Monke wants to welcome you to try it out. All features require a paid subscription or one-time Lifetime purchase: Live Activity: See your focus timer progress when your phone is locked. Decorations: Lots of items to decorate your world with. Characters: Different unlockable monke characters of varying rarity. Editable World: Make your world exactly as you want it. All items and characters can be moved anywhere on the map. Statistics: Level up your Monke character with 1 xp for each minute of focus. See your streak, and how long you focus for on average. Monke will even help you getting started with tasks, getting into the flow of your work, and reducing your screen time. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION All features of "Monke - Habit Game" require a paid subscription (Monthly or Yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. The Lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGngivR0SAqgOr4H9rprZ3M8XGzZ7k_3xzK21TJL0jA/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Brainrot4 screens
Monke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monke at 59% against Brainrot's 18%. Monke also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 2K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brainrot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Monke sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monke holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Brainrot's written reviews are positive against 59% of Monke's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainrot ships an update weekly, Monke every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brainrot versus Monke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainrotMonke
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23K ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews59.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better2K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmolworks IncMYLES NICHOLAS ROOT

Customer experience

Brainrot

All ratings22,845 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews2,069 reviews
Positive17.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative75.8%

Monke

All ratings1,993 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative29.6%

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

Monke

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Brainrot

Subscriptions10
  • 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
3 purchases

Monke

Subscriptions2
  • Monke Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monke Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Monke Pro Lifetime2 variants$39.99

Questions

Is Brainrot free?
Brainrot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monke free?
Monke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brainrot or Monke?
Monke is rated higher. Brainrot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Monke averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Brainrot or Monke have ads?
Neither Brainrot nor Monke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainrot or Monke?
Brainrot ships an update weekly, and Monke every 10 days. Most recently, Brainrot was updated on November 9, 2026 and Monke on November 9, 2026.

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