Comparison

Scrollcut vs Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Scrollcut

Features
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Stop opening social media without even thinking. Scrollcut helps you reduce your screen time by changing one simple thing: distracting apps stay blocked until you consciously choose to unlock them. SET YOUR DAILY SCREEN-TIME BUDGET Choose how much time you want to spend on distracting apps each day. Your available minutes become a clear daily budget that you control. UNLOCK APPS ON YOUR TERMS Want to use Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or another selected app? Choose how much time you want and unlock your apps for that session. When the time runs out, they are blocked again. BREAK REFLEX SCROLLING Scrollcut adds a deliberate step between the urge to scroll and opening an app. That small pause helps you stop automatic scrolling and use your phone with intention. TAKE BACK CONTROL โ€ข Block distracting apps โ€ข Set a daily screen-time allowance โ€ข Unlock apps for timed sessions โ€ข See your remaining time at a glance โ€ข Reduce doomscrolling โ€ข Build healthier digital habits โ€ข Keep using social media without letting it take over Scrollcut is not about completely giving up your phone or social media. It is a practical app blocker for people who want less screen time, more focus and a healthier relationship with their phone. FREE TO USE The free version gives you access to all Scrollcut features with up to two selected apps. Upgrade to Scrollcut Premium to manage more apps and take control of even more distractions. Premium subscriptions include a free 3-day trial and automatically renew unless canceled. Your time and attention belong to you. Spend them consciously with Scrollcut. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Blocks

Features
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Give your time to what matters. Blocks is a local-first time budget and activity timer for iPhone and Apple Watch. Choose an activity, start the timer, and spend your week with intention โ€” one block at a time. START A BLOCK Open Today, pick an activity, and go. Blocks keeps counting while you use other apps or put your phone down. Pause, resume, or stop from your iPhone, Apple Watch, Lock Screen, widget, Control Center, or the Dynamic Island. PLAN YOUR WEEK Set how much discretionary time you control each week and give your activities weekly goals. See progress toward each goal in Insights, explore 7-day, 30-day, 90-day, and yearly patterns, and export your history to CSV. COUNT WHAT MATTERS Use counters for things you want to record without timing. Log an occurrence now or choose a past date and time. Correct existing entries, add notes and descriptions, and explore your history. Counters have their own CSV exports and never consume your weekly time budget. SCREEN TIME โ€” OPTIONAL Choose apps, categories, or websites in Apple's Screen Time picker to compare scrolling with the time you intentionally tracked. Blocks uses individual Family Controls authorization, never blocks or limits an app or website, keeps its scrolling insights on device, and includes this feature free. WORKS WHERE YOU DO Start and control blocks from iPhone or Apple Watch, even when the watch is offline. Keep the current block close with Live Activities, Dynamic Island, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center, and watch complications. APPLE HEALTH โ€” OPTIONAL AND READ ONLY Optionally read workouts, sleep, and mindful minutes from Apple Health. Blocks never writes to Health or sends Health data to its servers. User-initiated CSV exports include available sleep, workouts, and mindful minutes by default, with controls to exclude them before sharing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Core tracking works without an account or cloud sync. Your records stay on your devices unless you choose to export them. No ads, tracking SDKs, or data brokers. Optional first-party product analytics are off by default and can be turned off and deleted in Settings. FREE TO USE Every feature is included for up to five active activities and three active counters. Blocks Unlimited is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that removes both limits for $2.99/month in the U.S. You can cancel in your App Store subscription settings. Existing records remain available after expiration. Terms of Use: https://timeblocks.io/terms

Screenshots

Scrollcut4 screens
Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scrollcut and Blocks are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Scrollcut sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $34.99 per year and Blocks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollcut ships an update every 4 days, Blocks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scrollcut versus Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollcutBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS26.226.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien HourtNathaniel Gerdes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrollcut

Subscriptions1
  • ScrollCut Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Blocks

Subscriptions1
  • Blocks Unlimited$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Scrollcut free?
Scrollcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocks free?
Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollcut or Blocks have ads?
Neither Scrollcut nor Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollcut or Blocks?
Scrollcut ships an update every 4 days, and Blocks weekly. Most recently, Scrollcut was updated on October 11, 2026 and Blocks on October 1, 2026.

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