Brainrot vs Mirror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainrot
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by blocking distracting apps and websites. Utilize a focus timer and smart schedules to improve productivity, sleep, and reduce screen time. A visual indicator provides a playful nudge to encourage mindful usage.
- App and website blocking
- Focus timer
- Smart scheduling
- Mindful breaks
- Usage insights
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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
Mirror
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Mirror is an app blocker that helps you stop doomscrolling and cut your screen time, without deleting your apps. It puts a pause before the apps that pull you in, then blocks them at bedtime, during work and once your limit is up. Most app blockers are easy to switch off the moment you want to scroll. Mirror is built for that moment: a friend can hold the key to your rules, so loosening one takes their code. A PAUSE BEFORE THE SCROLL Choose the apps that eat your time. When you open one, Mirror asks you to take a breath first. Close it and get on with your day, or continue for the few minutes you decided on. In a study of 280 people, a short pause like this cut how often they opened those apps by 57%. BLOCK APPS ON YOUR TERMS • Daily limits for each app, or block an app outright • Bedtime that blocks apps so you sleep, and work hours that protect your focus • Schedules of your own, for study, gym or family time • A daily screen time goal that blocks your apps once you reach it • Quick Block for an hour of deep focus, with a countdown on the Lock Screen • Works with Focus: hold your apps whenever a Focus is on HARD TO UNDO IN A WEAK MOMENT • A friend's key: someone you trust sets a code, and loosening a rule needs it • No Take-Backs: a rule can't be loosened while it's holding • Lock In: commit to your rules for 3, 7 or 14 days SEE YOUR REAL SCREEN TIME • Today's screen time, pickups and busiest hours, from Screen Time • Your day set against a usual day, hour by hour • A streak of days your rules held, and a weekly review • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen Less doomscrolling, less social media, more sleep. Use Mirror for a dopamine detox, a social media break or a full digital detox, and keep the apps you need. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Mirror uses Apple's Screen Time framework. Your activity, history and answers stay on your iPhone. No account, no servers, no tracking, no analytics. Requires an iPhone and Screen Time access. MIRROR PREMIUM Mirror needs a Mirror Premium subscription after setup: yearly (with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers), monthly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. If a subscription ends, Mirror switches your rules off; you never have to pay to have an app unblocked. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Mirror Terms: https://ikiprotich.github.io/Mirror-files/mirror-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://ikiprotich.github.io/Mirror-files/mirror-privacy-policy
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Verdict
Brainrot and Mirror are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Mirror sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Brainrot | Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smolworks Inc | Ian Kiprotich |
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
Mirror
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brainrot
- Unlimited (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Week)$3.997 Days
- Unlimited (1 Week)$4.997 Days
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- monthly$8.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 Year)$9.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)7 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
- Unlimited (1 Year)$29.991 Year
- Brainrot (Full Access)$29.991 Year
- Unlimited (1 Year)3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Brainrot Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlimited$49.991 Year
Mirror
- Mirror Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Mirror Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Mirror Premium Lifetime$99.99









