Comparison

Countly Timer vs ScrollGate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countly Timer

Features
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Countly Timer – Simple and Smart Countdown App Never lose track of life’s important moments. Countly Timer is your beautifully minimal and powerful countdown tool to track any event — from birthdays and deadlines to vacations and goals. Stay Ahead of Every Moment Create unlimited countdowns with ease and keep them neatly organized in custom categories. Whether it’s an upcoming event or a moment to remember, Countly helps you focus on what matters. Track events like birthdays, holidays, trips, and anniversaries Stay motivated with countdowns to goals, challenges, and habits Meet deadlines for work, school, and personal projects Count up from past events to see how much time has passed Make It Yours Customize background and progress styles Organize with your own categories Use widgets and Live Activities for quick access Add notes and personal details to any countdown Designed for Simplicity Countly Timer offers a distraction-free, modern interface that’s quick to learn and easy to love. Just set a date and go. Why Choose Countly Timer Clean, minimal design Countdown or count up options Personalized styling and organization Ideal for events, goals, and everyday tasks Make every second count. Download Countly Timer today and never miss a moment. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScrollGate

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Finally a Screen-Blocking App That Actually Works ScrollGate is the only screen-blocking app that doesn’t lie to you. Other blockers let you override your limits with a single tap. ScrollGate doesn’t. If you want access to a blocked app, you must watch an ad first. That friction is enough to stop most impulse scrolling. And when it isn’t, at least you’re choosing it intentionally. Does this sound familiar? You open your Screen Time and see 8, 9, 10 hours a day. You scroll for an hour, sometimes two, and afterward you can’t remember a single post you just saw. It feels like time just… disappears. It’s not your fault Social media apps aren’t neutral tools. They’re engineered to remove friction and bypass conscious thought. Companies spend millions hiring top researchers to design: - Endless feeds with no stopping points - Gamified rewards and variable dopamine hits - Interfaces optimized to keep you scrolling, not thinking That’s not a fair fight for your brain. So if you feel “addicted,” it’s not a lack of discipline. It’s not your fault. It’s a system doing exactly what it was designed to do. But you can counteract it Distraction thrives on zero friction. ScrollGate adds just enough friction to make you think. When you try to open a blocked app, ScrollToll forces you to watch an ad first. That pause breaks the automatic behavior — and most of the time, that’s enough to make you stop. If you’re sick of wasting time scrolling… If you’ve tried blockers that are easy to ignore If “Remind Me in 15 Minutes” always turns into an hour ScrollGate is for you.

Screenshots

Countly Timer4 screens
ScrollGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScrollGate at none against Countly Timer's 2. Countly Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Countly Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. ScrollGate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Countly Timer versus ScrollGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountly TimerScrollGate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJovan MilenkovicTrove ApS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Countly Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
None

ScrollGate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countly Timer free?
Countly Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollGate free?
ScrollGate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countly Timer or ScrollGate have ads?
ScrollGate shows ads; Countly Timer does not.

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