Brainrot vs Luma
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
Luma
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Luma helps you plan your workday backwards from when you need to arrive. Know when to wake up, when to leave, and how your punctuality is improving. Save how long you normally need to get ready and your longest normal commute. Then create an alarm by choosing your work arrival time and repeat days. Luma calculates wake and departure times for you to confirm. Add different alarms for different workdays, whether you work regular hours or changing shifts. WAKE WITH A PLAN - Keep saved alarms together in the Alarms tab, with familiar repeat-day and on/off controls. - See your next wake, leave and work times on Today. - Add an optional ten-minute buffer when you create an alarm. - Choose your sound, planned snooze and optional Heavy Sleeper extra wake check. - Try the optional alarm test before relying on your setup for work. LEAVE WITH TIME TO SPARE - Follow a live countdown through your morning. - Tick off your preparation checklist. - Record when you are out the door. - Get a prompt to check whether you arrived on time. SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Record on-time, late or uncertain arrivals. - Review your on-time rate, streak, early or late minutes and recent trend. - See individual workday history in Stats. - Keep unanswered check-ins out of your success rate. MAKE CAREFUL IMPROVEMENTS After a late arrival, Luma asks what happened and can suggest a small adjustment for the same weekday and start time. Changes require your approval. One late day never silently changes every alarm, and adaptive suggestions only move wake or departure earlier. Reducing preparation time, commute time or a buffer remains your choice. Luma's current features are free to use. Existing subscribers can manage or cancel their Apple subscription in Settings. Deleting the app does not cancel an Apple subscription. Your schedule and punctuality history stay on your device. Luma has no user account, traffic feed, weather feed or location tracking. An anonymous app identifier, limited app/device/store metadata, Apple AdServices attribution token and any existing subscription history may be sent to RevenueCat for subscription analytics and Apple Ads measurement as described in our privacy policy. Luma requires iOS 26 or later and uses AlarmKit. Keep alarm permission and power available, test your setup after changing device or alarm settings, and maintain a backup alarm whenever missing work could cause harm. Keep Luma visible and do not protect it with Require Face ID, because iOS can prevent alarms for hidden or locked apps. Luma helps you plan; it cannot guarantee waking or arriving on time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tryluma.work/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Brainrot at every 6 days against Luma's every 3 weeks. Brainrot also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Luma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brainrot ships an update every 6 days, Luma every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainrot | Luma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | Ashton McHardy |
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
Luma
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
Luma
- Luma Monthly$9.991 Month
- Luma Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year









