Comparison

Brainrot vs GLIN

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

GLIN

This app helps ambitious individuals complete challenges and build new habits by partnering with a friend. Set custom stakes and log progress together to stay accountable and achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Partner with a friend for accountability
  • Choose pre-made or custom challenges
  • Set custom stakes for winning/losing
  • Log progress and receive notifications
  • Focus on short, intense sprints
Features
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The accountability app for ambitious people done doing challenges alone. Nobody ACTUALLY wants to build a "daily habit" for the rest of their life. But a challenge with a friend on the line, and something real to lose? That, you can finish. Perfect for anyone who's started 75 Hard or 5am Mornings four times and finished it zero. HOW IT WORKS: → You pick a pre-made challenge (75 Hard, Dry January, The 100, No Sugar, 5am Mornings) or you build your own. → Invite one friend to join you. → Set custom stakes with them: you decide together what happens if you win and what happens if you flake. → Log your progress - your friend gets pinged. They log their progress - you get pinged. → See your progress & share it on social media. WHY GLIN IS NOT A HABIT APP Habit apps ask you to slowly become a slightly better version of yourself… forever. GLIN asks you to become someone new in 10, 30, 75, or 100 days. Then walk out as someone you’re proud of. “Forever” is boring. Challenges are hot. Do the thing you didn't think you had in you.

Screenshots

Brainrot4 screens
GLIN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GLIN at 100% against Brainrot's 18%. GLIN also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Brainrot's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 7). 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 GLIN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GLIN 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 7, 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 GLIN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainrot ships an update weekly, GLIN every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brainrot versus GLIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainrotGLIN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSmolworks IncNicholas Deloney

Customer experience

Brainrot

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

GLIN

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 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

GLIN

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
1 purchases

GLIN

One-time1
  • Save Your Streak$0.99

Questions

Is Brainrot free?
Brainrot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GLIN free?
GLIN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brainrot or GLIN?
GLIN is rated higher. Brainrot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while GLIN averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Brainrot or GLIN have ads?
Neither Brainrot nor GLIN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainrot or GLIN?
Brainrot ships an update weekly, and GLIN every 9 days. Most recently, Brainrot was updated on November 7, 2026 and GLIN on October 31, 2026.

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