Comparison

ScrollBuddy vs No Babe

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

Head to head
About

ScrollBuddy

This app helps break addictive scrolling habits by introducing friction and scheduled limits. It allows you to set time budgets for your favorite social apps, offering gentle nudges and optional accountability with a partner. Focus on your well-being and reclaim your time with a kinder system.

Highlights
  • Scheduled time windows for app usage
  • Daily time budgets for apps
  • Kind block screens when time is up
  • Limit multiple social apps in one place
  • Micro-escape timers for breaks
  • Optional buddy accountability
  • Smart nudges and warnings
Features
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Your apps start the day shut. You write up to three tasks, and finishing one earns thirty minutes with them. That is the whole loop. The apps you named are blocked from midnight, before you have to decide anything. Willpower at seven in the morning is a bad plan. A choice you already made is a good one. Then you write the day. One to three tasks, no more. SB, the buddy in the app, helps you turn a vague intention into something you can start, and asks about the one that is too big to begin. Once the page is sealed, that is the day. Finishing a task mints a pass: thirty minutes with your apps, and then they close again. Before a task counts as done, SB asks one honest question about it. "Done, really? What did the gym session actually look like?" Nobody checks your answer. That is the point. Passes bank, up to five. Spending one takes a moment. SB asks what it is for, the apps open for thirty minutes, and they shut again quietly when the time is up. An unspent pass is a good day. In the evening the bell rings at the hour you chose. SB tells the day back to you in your own words: what got done, what you said about it, what did not happen, and how much closer you are to this month's goal. Then he asks what tomorrow is for, and you write the next page before you sleep. The month has one goal, with a finish line you can count. Twelve gym sessions. Four chapters. Ten applications sent. Tasks either serve it or they do not, and the book keeps the tally. ScrollBuddy was built by one person. Your first full day is on the house: plan it, live it, finish it, and write tomorrow. After that it costs money to keep going: a small subscription, monthly or yearly, or a single purchase that keeps it for good. The prices are shown in the app before you decide. If it does not help, walk away free, no hard feelings. There is no account and no login. Your goal, your tasks, your honest answers and your day count live on your phone and nowhere else. There is no partner to disappoint, no leaderboard, and nobody reading your day but you. Blocking uses Apple's Screen Time permission. ScrollBuddy never sees which apps you open or what you do inside them.

About

No Babe

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Stop before the scroll starts. No Babe is the app blocker for the moments when you know you shouldn’t open it, but your thumb is already heading there. Block TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, shopping apps, or anything that pulls you into doomscrolling, comparison, checking, stalking, or another “just five minutes” spiral. Instead of immediately opening the app, No Babe steps in with a short intervention designed to help you pause and choose differently. CHOOSE HOW NO BABE STOPS YOU • Mirror Check — see yourself before the spiral starts • Breath Check — take a short breathing pause before continuing • Custom modes for boredom, comparison, sleep, mornings, shopping, and no-contact moments • Choose the apps you want to block • Set active times for each mode • Track your streaks, attempts, and better choices • Continue anyway when you genuinely need access No shame. No lectures. Just a stronger pause between the impulse and the decision. BUILT FOR THE MOMENTS WHEN YOU: • Open TikTok without thinking • Check an ex’s Instagram • Compare yourself online • Scroll when you should be sleeping • Browse shopping apps out of boredom • Promise yourself “five minutes” and lose an hour No Babe helps you protect the version of yourself you’re becoming. NO BABE PREMIUM No Babe is free to download. App blocking, custom modes, intervention screens, reminders, and progress tracking require a No Babe Premium subscription. Weekly and yearly subscription options are available. The yearly plan may include a free trial. Exact pricing, trial availability, and renewal terms are displayed before purchase. Payment is charged through your Apple Account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.endeavourmedia.co/no-babe/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.endeavourmedia.co/no-babe/privacy

Screenshots

ScrollBuddy4 screens
No Babe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: No Babe at every 5 days against ScrollBuddy's fortnightly. No Babe also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). 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. ScrollBuddy sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and No Babe 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

ScrollBuddy ships an update fortnightly, No Babe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ScrollBuddy versus No Babe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollBuddyNo Babe
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron VinodEndeavour Media Limited

In-app purchases

9 purchases

ScrollBuddy

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • ScrollBuddy Monthly Premium$12.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • ScrollBuddy Annual Premium$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Good buddy$4.99
  • Great buddy$9.99
  • Best buddy$17.99
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  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
2 purchases

No Babe

Subscriptions2
  • No Babe Weekly$4.997 Days
  • No Babe Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ScrollBuddy free?
ScrollBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is No Babe free?
No Babe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScrollBuddy or No Babe have ads?
Neither ScrollBuddy nor No Babe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrollBuddy or No Babe?
ScrollBuddy ships an update fortnightly, and No Babe every 5 days. Most recently, ScrollBuddy was updated on September 18, 2026 and No Babe on September 11, 2026.

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