Comparison

LockedIn vs Unscroll

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

Head to head
About

LockedIn

Transform phone addiction into a superpower with this pixel-art habit tracker. Earn coins by completing healthy routines to unlock distracting apps, making screen time a reward. Build lasting habits through a fun, game-like experience.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Create daily and one-time habits
  • Habit templates and custom habits
  • Streak tracking
  • Built-in break timer
  • Pixel art design
Features
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Turn your phone addiction into your superpower! This playful, pixel-art habit tracker helps you reduce screen time, stay focused, and build healthy routines you’ll actually stick with. Complete habits to earn coins, then use those coins to unlock your distracting apps. If you don’t complete enough habits… those apps stay blocked. It’s simple, powerful, and surprisingly fun. How it works - Block distracting apps you want to use less - Choose healthy habits from categories like Health, Focus, Home & more - Earn coins by completing your habits throughout the day - Spend coins to unlock screen time using the built-in timer Why it works This app uses a proven behavioral approach: Do something good → earn what you want. It transforms screen time into a reward, not a default. Playful Retro Design Everything is rendered in charming pixel art - icons, animations, characters, even the fonts. Building habits feels like playing a retro game. Features - Daily & one-time habit creation - Habit templates ready to use - Custom habits with rewards - Streak tracking - Built-in break timer - App blocking Make progress in real life and earn the screen time you want. Start building better habits today! Terms of Use: https://www.app-locked.in/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.app-locked.in/privacy

About

Unscroll

Features
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Close the feed. Open your day. Unscroll is a Screen Time app blocker for the moment you reach for a distracting app without really deciding to. Choose what pulls you in, start a Focus, and those apps stay closed until you are done. No guilt and no unrealistic promises, only a clear boundary you set yourself. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block social media, short video, news, games and websites you choose • Start a Focus for work, study, sleep, reading or time with people • Set Automations that start and end blocking on your schedule • Build Habits with the days and reminder times you pick • Start a Focus or check your day from Home Screen widgets • See sessions, protected time, streaks and badges in Journey • Understand your Screen Time by day, hour and app A SHIELD THAT STAYS CLOSED While a Focus is running, the apps you chose show the Unscroll Shield instead of the feed. To open one, you first end the Focus in Unscroll. Hard Mode goes further: the Shield offers no way out, and ending a Focus early takes a 30-second wait. AUTOMATIONS FOR YOUR DAY Set blocking once for work hours, evenings, bedtime or reading time. Automations begin and end on the days and hours you choose, even when the app is closed. GIVE THE TIME TO SOMETHING BETTER Blocking makes room; a habit gives that room a direction. Add habits like reading or a walk, choose the days, set a reminder, and log them when you do them. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Journey brings together completed sessions, protected time, your streak and collectible badges. Screen Time views show where your time goes. Reports depend on the data Apple makes available, and Unscroll does not promise a particular reduction. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The apps you protect and your detailed Screen Time activity stay on your iPhone. Unscroll cannot see what you do inside other apps. Sign in with Apple is optional and backs up your progress. UNSCROLL PRO Hard Mode, unlimited Automations and Habits, longer Journey history and extra app icons require Unscroll Pro. Choose a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and terms are shown before you buy, and purchases can be restored in Settings. Unscroll uses Apple Screen Time on iPhone and needs Screen Time access to work. Privacy Policy: https://unscroll.ilyastorun.site/privacy Terms of Use: https://unscroll.ilyastorun.site/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LockedIn4 screens
Unscroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unscroll at fortnightly against LockedIn's monthly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LockedIn sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Unscroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LockedIn ships an update monthly, Unscroll fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LockedIn versus Unscroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockedInUnscroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (130 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings130 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan SchollILYAS TORUN

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LockedIn

Subscriptions4
  • LockedIn Premium$6.997 Days
  • Lockedin Premium Discount$24.991 Year
  • LockedIn Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Plan$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$44.99
2 purchases

Unscroll

Subscriptions2
  • Unscroll Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Unscroll Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is LockedIn free?
LockedIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unscroll free?
Unscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LockedIn or Unscroll have ads?
Neither LockedIn nor Unscroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LockedIn or Unscroll?
LockedIn ships an update monthly, and Unscroll fortnightly. Most recently, LockedIn was updated on October 25, 2026 and Unscroll on October 22, 2026.

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