Replace Scrolling vs Yeti
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Replace Scrolling
This app helps you break the habit of mindless scrolling by offering a moment to pause and choose an alternative activity. Options include taking a breath, meditating, journaling, or stepping away. It aims to reduce screen time and build better habits.
- Interrupts app opening
- Offers pause activities
- Breathing exercises
- Short meditations
- Journaling prompts
- Encourages breaks
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REPLACE Break the scrolling habit. Designed for steady habit change, Replace helps you reduce screen time through small, mindful pauses. When you open apps like Instagram or TikTok, you're invited to pause, reflect, and choose intentionally. • Take a few deep breaths • Meditate for a minute • Write a quick journal entry • Step away for a short walk No pressure. No blocking. Just awareness. No Screen Time access required. Your activity stays private on your device. Reduce screen time. Build healthier habits. Create lasting change. Take back control of your attention. Small pauses. Better habits. Meaningful change. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Yeti
This app uses a virtual pet to help you manage your phone habits. It tracks your screen time for chosen apps and reflects your usage through the pet's emotional state, encouraging healthier digital habits through awareness rather than strict blocking.
- Virtual pet companion
- Real-time screen time tracking
- Emotional feedback based on usage
- Customizable app targets
- Gentle usage nudges
- Awareness-based habit change
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Your phone habits have a cost you can't feel in the moment, but Yeti can show you. Meet your tiny time guardian: a companion whose feelings reflect your screen time choices in real time. Yeti isn't another blocker or clinical dashboard. It's the first screen time app that pairs real phone usage tracking with an emotional character you actually care about - so you change your habits because you want to, not because you're locked out. HOW YETI WORKS 1) Pick the apps you want to manage (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, or anything else that eats your time). 2) Set a daily target for each one. 3) Yeti takes it from there. When you open a shielded app, Yeti doesn't block you. Instead, it gently asks: "Hey! Can we chat first?" You decide how long you need and you can always say "I'm good, actually" and move on. Every session is your choice. While you're using an app, a persistent timer keeps you aware of the time passing. When you stay within your targets, Yeti is happy. When you go over, Yeti shows you through its own feelings what that choice costs. AN EMOTIONAL MIRROR, NOT A CHART Yeti has five emotional states that shift with your behavior, from content and cheerful to visibly upset. You're not reading a screen time report. You're seeing the impact on a companion who cares about you. That's the difference between a number you ignore and a feeling you can't. A NUDGE, NOT A LOCK Most screen time apps punish you with restrictions that you eventually resent and bypass. Yeti takes a different approach: awareness before action. You always have agency. Every time you choose less, it feels like a real win, because it is one. WIRED INTO YOUR ACTUAL BEHAVIOR Unlike pet apps where the character lives in its own world, Yeti is connected to your real phone usage. It tracks per-app daily targets, monitors sessions in real time, and reacts to what you actually do and not what you tell it you did. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE TRIED EVERYTHING You've tried Screen Time limits and bypassed them in seconds. You've deleted apps and re-downloaded them by lunch. You've gone cold turkey and collapsed. Yeti is for people who know willpower alone doesn't work and are ready for something that does. Privacy Policy: https://www.screentime.pet/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.screentime.pet/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Replace Scrolling at 5.0 against Yeti's 3.0. Replace Scrolling also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Replace Scrolling sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Yeti sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Replace Scrolling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Replace Scrolling ships an update weekly, Yeti every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Replace Scrolling | Yeti |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maryam Farhadi | Myrtle |
Customer experience
Replace Scrolling
Yeti
In-app purchases
Replace Scrolling
- Replace Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Yeti
- Yeti Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Yeti Pro Monthly 7-day Trial7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Yeti Pro Yearly (Sale)$29.991 Year
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- Yeti Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- Yeti Pro Yearly 7-day Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year









