Brainrot vs Do First
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 controlling screen time and blocking distracting apps and websites. It features a focus timer and smart schedules to improve productivity and sleep. A visual nudge encourages you to put your phone down.
- App and website blocking
- Focus timer
- Smart scheduling
- Mindful breaks
- Usage insights
- Visual distraction 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
Do First
This app helps you focus by locking distracting applications until you complete your daily tasks. Earn access to your apps by checking off your to-do list, building streaks for accountability.
- App blocking based on task completion
- Customizable daily task lists
- Streak building for accountability
- Deadline locking mode
- Private by default data handling
- Pro features: Face ID, CSV export
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Do First locks your most distracting apps until you finish your real to-do list for the day. Your to-do list, with teeth. Open Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube before you've done your tasks, and a calm block screen appears: "Finish your tasks to unlock." Knock out your checklist, and your apps open for the rest of the day. Earn your scroll. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps to block (any app, using Screen Time). - Add your daily tasks: post to socials, make the bed, 20 pushups, whatever matters. - Finish your required tasks to unlock your apps. - Build a streak and stay accountable, day after day. TWO WAYS TO LOCK - Tasks-First (free): your apps stay locked each day until your required tasks are done. - Deadline (Pro): your apps stay open until a cutoff you choose, then lock if your tasks aren't done. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your tasks and history stay on your device. Do First never sees inside the apps you block, and nothing is uploaded. DO FIRST PRO Unlock Deadline mode, unlimited history, full stats and streaks, Face ID lock, and CSV export. - Monthly: $4.99 / month - Yearly: $29.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://promptflowbusiness.com/do-first/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Do First at freemium against Brainrot's subscription. Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Do First sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brainrot against 4.7 for Do First. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainrot has 23K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brainrot ships an update every 6 days, Do First every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Brainrot | Do First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | chad vasquez |
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
Do First
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
Do First
- Do First Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Do First Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Do First Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
