Comparison

Replace Scrolling vs Flows

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interrupts app opening
  • Offers pause activities
  • Breathing exercises
  • Short meditations
  • Journaling prompts
  • Encourages breaks
Features
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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/

About

Flows

Organize your day with intelligent scheduling and task management. Capture notes, set time estimates, and let the app automatically arrange your schedule. Stay focused with a built-in Pomodoro timer and track your progress with daily streaks.

Highlights
  • Auto-scheduling of tasks
  • Rich-text note editor
  • Smart tag suggestions
  • Integrated Pomodoro timer
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Global search and filtering
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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PLAN YOUR DAY IN MINUTES Add tasks, set time estimates and difficulty levels, then let Flows arrange your schedule. Let Auto-Schedule place them intelligently; hard tasks go in the morning, easy ones fill the gaps. View your day, week, or month at a glance. NOTES THAT WORK WITH YOUR TASKS Capture ideas, meeting notes, and to-dos with a rich-text editor organized into folders. Flows can detect tasks hiding in your notes and turn them into real, schedulable items, no copy-pasting required. SMART TAGS & AUTO-TAGGING Create tags with descriptions and keywords, and Flows will suggest them automatically as you add tasks. Organize your work by project, priority, or whatever makes sense for your life. STAY IN THE ZONE Start a Pomodoro timer for any task with customizable work and break intervals (5–90 minutes). Pick from ambient sounds like rain, lo-fi beats, or white noise. When the timer ends, your progress is logged automatically. BUILD A STREAK YOU'RE PROUD OF Complete your daily plan to keep your streak alive. Flows understands that rest days happen; your streak won't break over a weekend. Check your weekly recap to see how your focus time, completion rate, and productivity are trending. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find any task or note instantly with global search. Filter by type, date range, or completion status. Sort by relevance, date, or name. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 16+ handcrafted color themes, switch between dark and light mode, and pick a display font. Five notification personalities, from gentle encouragement to delightfully unhinged commentary, keep things interesting. FLOWS PRO (30-Day Free Trial) Unlock the full experience: • Auto-Schedule — Intelligently fills your timeline based on difficulty, priority, and your available hours. Hard tasks land in the morning. Dreaded ones go first. • Focus Forecast — See how your focus time trends across days and weeks. Get a Monday morning preview of what's ahead. • Calendar Sync — Pull events from Google Calendar or Apple Calendar so your schedule and your plan live side by side. • Notion Sync — Connect your Notion workspace and keep everything in one place. • Slack Integration — Share your focus status with your team automatically. • Cloud Sync — Your tasks, notes, and streaks stay in sync across all your devices. • Unlimited Tags — Create as many tags as you need. • All Themes — Access every color theme and future additions. Terms & Conditions: https://flowspomo.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://flowspomo.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Replace Scrolling4 screens
Flows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Flows at 7 against Replace Scrolling's 2. Flows also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Replace Scrolling sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Flows sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Replace Scrolling against 4.9 for Flows. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Replace Scrolling versus Flows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReplace ScrollingFlows
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMaryam FarhadiHUNTER WESTLEY BOLTON

Customer experience

Replace Scrolling

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flows

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Replace Scrolling

Subscriptions1
  • Replace Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Flows

Subscriptions2
  • Flows Pro — Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Flows Pro — Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Replace Scrolling free?
Replace Scrolling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flows free?
Flows is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Replace Scrolling or Flows?
Replace Scrolling is rated higher. Replace Scrolling averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Flows averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Replace Scrolling or Flows have ads?
Neither Replace Scrolling nor Flows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Replace Scrolling or Flows?
Replace Scrolling ships an update weekly, and Flows weekly. Most recently, Replace Scrolling was updated on October 6, 2026 and Flows on September 23, 2026.

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