Rewind vs Stop Doomscrolling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rewind
This app helps you reduce screen time and improve focus by blocking distracting applications and social media. It allows you to set app limits and create dedicated focus sessions to build healthier digital habits. The design is minimal and private, aiming for long-term clarity.
- Block distracting apps
- Set app limits
- Create focus sessions
- Build healthier digital habits
- Minimal and private design
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Rewind is a clean, minimal app blocker designed to help you reduce screen time and regain control of your attention. Block distracting apps and social media. Set app limits. Create focus sessions. Build healthier digital habits without complexity. Whether you're trying to stop scrolling, limit Instagram or TikTok, or improve your focus, Rewind helps you stay intentional with your time. Simple. Calm. Private. Built for long-term clarity. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stop Doomscrolling
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Don't block apps. Request them. Your social apps — Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube — are locked by default. To open one, you have to ask. And you only get 15 minutes. No willpower required. No streaks to maintain. No dopamine reset rituals. Just intention. Your social media apps stay locked by default. When you actually need them — to check a DM, post something, or browse with purpose — open a 15-minute window. When time's up, they lock again automatically. No willpower required. No complicated schedules. Just a simple daily quota of intentional sessions. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps you want to block 2. They stay locked around the clock 3. Tap "Open Window" for 15 minutes of access 4. Apps lock again automatically when time's up FREE • 2 windows per day • All core blocking features • Stats and streak tracking PRO • 10 windows per day • $4.99/month or $39.99/year DMOnly uses Apple's Screen Time technology to enforce blocks at the system level — it works even if you close the app or restart your phone. Your data stays on your device. No account required. No data collected. https://dmonly.app/privacy.html https://dmonly.app/terms.html
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Verdict
Rewind and Stop Doomscrolling are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Rewind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stop Doomscrolling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rewind ships an update every 5 days, Stop Doomscrolling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rewind | Stop Doomscrolling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yip Hong Ngan | 承宇 万 |
In-app purchases
Rewind
- All Access14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- All Access14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$24.99
Stop Doomscrolling
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
