Replace Scrolling vs Frogress
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/
Frogress
This app gamifies your to-do list by incorporating a virtual pet frog that thrives as you complete tasks. Earn in-game currency to customize your frog's appearance and unlock new outfits. It offers tools like a focus timer, planner, and calendar sync to help you stay organized and motivated.
- Virtual pet frog that grows with task completion
- Task management with sections, repeats, and tags
- Focus timer with Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- Weekly planner and calendar sync
- Customizable frog outfits and collections
- Social features for friends and goal buddies
- AI assistant for task management
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Meet your new productivity best friend! Frogress is a to-do list with a little frog living inside it, and every task you finish feeds them. Take care of your frog by taking care of your day! THE CUTEST WAY TO GET THINGS DONE Does your to-do list feel like a chore? Do you feel behind before the day even starts? Frogress makes getting things done feel light, rewarding and fun. Tick off a task, catch a fly, feed your frog. Then watch your little buddy get happier as your habits start to stick. Made for anyone who has tried every planner, habit tracker and productivity app and never stuck with one. It's a lot easier to open your list when someone small and green is waiting for you! A DAY WITH YOUR FROG - Mornings: plan your day in seconds. Type tasks the way you'd say them, like "gym tomorrow 7am", and Frogress fills in the rest. - During the day: every task you finish catches a fly and keeps your frog's belly full. Need to focus? Start a focus session and your frog catches flies right alongside you. - Evenings: finish your daily quests for a Clean Sweep and a surprise reward, then see how far your streak has come. - Off days: life happens! Streak freezes keep your streak safe, and your frog never holds a grudge. DRESS UP YOUR FROG Spend the flies you earn on outfits. Wizard hats. Ninja costumes. One deeply regrettable beer hat. Collect rare and legendary looks, trade up your duplicates, and unlock a brand-new outfit collection every month. TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HELP - To-Do List: sections, repeats, checklists, notes and tags, with dates and times filled in for you. - Focus Timer: lives on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Start one with Siri, and the alarm rings even on silent. - Weekly Planner: plan your week like a board and drag tasks between days, plus a month view. - Calendar Sync: two-way sync with Google Calendar and Apple Calendar. - Daily Quests & Streaks: small daily goals that pay out in flies, and a weekly Leap to aim at. - Widget: today's list and your frog, right on your Home Screen. - Weekly Insights: a gentle, honest look at when you follow through, and when you quietly don't. - AI Assistant: connect your AI and let it add, reschedule and complete tasks for you. BETTER WITH FRIENDS - Send each other flies and cheer each other on. - Team up on a shared goal with a Goal Buddy. - React to each other's outfits! WHY IT WORKS Doing the dishes doesn't feel like anything. Doing the dishes and watching something small and green get happier? That feels like something. That's the whole trick. Not more discipline. Just a better reason. FREE TO START No account needed to begin, and everything above works without paying. FROGRESS PLUS Optional, for when you want to spoil your frog even more: - Double flies from daily quests and every habit - Two prizes in every gift - The Plus reward track in every monthly season - A golden fly companion - A free Lily Pad every month, and room to keep three - More tags, wishlist slots and saved looks - Shop and trade rerolls without ads SAY HI! - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getfrogress - Email: help@frogress.com SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Frogress Plus is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://frogress.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Replace Scrolling at none against Frogress's shown. Frogress's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Frogress sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Replace Scrolling against 5.0 for Frogress. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Replace Scrolling ships an update weekly, Frogress every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Replace Scrolling | Frogress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Maryam Farhadi | snir azran |
In-app purchases
Replace Scrolling
- Replace Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Frogress
- Frogress Plus Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Frogress Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Bite of Flies$1.99
- Snack of Flies$4.99
- Feast of Flies$9.99
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- Haul of Flies$19.99
- Trove of Flies$49.99
- Motherlode of Flies$99.99









