Comparison

Brainrot vs Tysh

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 regain control of your day by blocking distracting apps and websites. It features a focus timer and smart schedules to encourage deep work and better sleep, with a unique visual cue to prompt you to put your phone down.

Highlights
  • Instant app and website blocking
  • Focus timer for deep work
  • Smart scheduling for specific times
  • Mindful break reminders
  • Insights into distracting apps
  • Visual avatar decay for doom scrolling
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

Tysh

Transform your iPhone into a mindful device with customizable widgets and app limits. Schedule focused work, communication windows, and rest periods to build healthier digital habits and regain control of your attention.

Highlights
  • Simplified Home Screen widget
  • Scheduled app and website blocks
  • Daily app open/time budgets
  • Communication app access windows
  • Focus sessions with rhythms
  • Goal-connected Challenge Blocks
  • Evening Wind Down routines
Features
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Use your phone for what you came to do. Tysh brings together quieter browsing, a simpler Home Screen, and boundaries that make room for focus, connection, and rest. BROWSE WITH FEWER DISTRACTIONS Open Instagram and YouTube inside Tysh with Reels and Shorts filtered out. Choose Instagram's DM-only mode, or search for videos in YouTube with recommendations hidden and automatic next-video playback stopped. Optional controls hide comments and engagement counts, with options that vary by service. Quiet apps work inside Tysh. Filters do not change the native apps and may vary as websites change. SIMPLIFY YOUR HOME SCREEN Keep your chosen apps in a clean, text-based Essentials widget. Choose light or dark styling, rename app labels, and save matching wallpaper. Start free with one screen and up to five apps. Essentials uses large widgets. You add the widget and apply wallpaper yourself; some apps need Apple Shortcuts setup. SET BOUNDARIES YOU CAN BUILD ON Schedule app and website blocks for work, study, or time away. Set daily budgets for app opens or minutes. Want to cut back gradually? Choose a reduction plan and review your next step at weekly check-ins. MAKE TIME FOR FOCUS AND REST Start Quick Focus or alternate work and breaks with built-in Classic and Deep Work Rhythms. Wind Down protects your sleep window with app blocking and separate evening and morning checklists. STAY CONNECTED ON YOUR TERMS Open Lines gives selected communication apps daily access windows, with an option to open early when plans change. Focus sessions and Rhythms keep their own restrictions. TURN INTENTIONS INTO ACTION Choose a Challenge Block goal: steps, completed Focus minutes, mindful minutes, or a workout. Once your goal is verified, finish the block for the day in Tysh. Review Screen Time and focus progress to guide your next adjustment. FREE TO START Includes five shared minutes of Quiet apps each day, one Essentials screen with five apps, scheduled Easy, Hard, and Challenge Blocks, app budgets, Quick Focus, built-in Rhythms, Open Lines, Wind Down, and reports. No Tysh account required. TYSH PREMIUM Get unlimited Quiet-app time, five Essentials screens with up to ten apps each, unlimited App Lists, Complete Blocks, custom Rhythms, focus sounds, selected allowed apps for Focus and Wind Down, more Open Lines options, and unlimited Easy-block pauses. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Any trial offer and eligibility are shown before purchase. PRIVACY AND PERMISSIONS Blocking and activity reports require Screen Time authorization. Detailed Screen Time activity and HealthKit data stay on your device. HealthKit is read-only and used to verify goals you choose. Optional sign-in enables backup and restore of selected settings and progress. Terms of Use: https://www.ty.sh/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ty.sh/privacy Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Brainrot4 screens
Tysh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tysh at 100% against Brainrot's 18%. Tysh also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 11). 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 Tysh sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tysh 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 11, 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 100% of Tysh's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brainrot versus Tysh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainrotTysh
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmolworks IncDmytro Malieiev

Customer experience

Brainrot

All ratings22,806 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews2,069 reviews
Positive17.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative75.8%

Tysh

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tysh

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
2 purchases

Tysh

Subscriptions2
  • Tysh Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Tysh Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Brainrot free?
Brainrot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tysh free?
Tysh is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brainrot or Tysh?
Tysh is rated higher. Brainrot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Tysh averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Brainrot or Tysh have ads?
Neither Brainrot nor Tysh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainrot or Tysh?
Brainrot ships an update weekly, and Tysh weekly. Most recently, Brainrot was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tysh on November 5, 2026.

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