Comparison

ScrollGuard vs Improvement OS

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

Head to head
About

ScrollGuard

This tool helps reduce mindless social media consumption by hiding addictive elements like feeds and short video sections within a browser. It allows users to selectively filter content, keeping essential features while minimizing distractions and the urge to scroll endlessly.

Highlights
  • Hide Reels, Stories, and Explore pages
  • Toggle content elements on/off
  • Set unlimited custom filters (premium)
  • Filters content within Safari browser
  • Retains useful social media features
Features
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ScrollGuard helps you cut down on mindless screen time so you can use social media to stay connected, without getting sucked into the endless feed. Instead of blocking entire sites or apps, ScrollGuard uses a Safari browser extension to hide the most addictive parts of social media websites: endless feeds, Reels, Stories, Explore pages and other attention traps. Because it filters content directly in the browser, you don’t have to lock yourself out of your accounts, rely on willpower, or delete anything. You keep the useful parts, without the constant pull to keep scrolling. You choose what to hide, so you can still get value from social media without getting trapped in the scroll. Features: Hide Reels, Stories, Explore and other addictive sections of popular social platforms Toggle each element on or off with simple switches Premium Features: Set unlimited custom filters Terms of Use: https://scrollguard.app/terms

About

Improvement OS

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You are not your habits. You are your identities. Habits are the evidence. The identity is the work. Most habit apps track what you do. ImprovementOS builds who you are. Every app you've tried was built to track behavior. None of them were built to change who you are. Motivation fades. Willpower runs out. Identity stays. HOW IT WORKS Start with your biggest goal. OS generates your identity declaration — "I am someone who..." — then suggests the identity labels you need to adopt to become the person who achieves it. Your daily actions become evidence. Each completion is a vote for who you're becoming. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT — Evidence, not habits. No streaks to protect. Just a batting average that builds over time. — Identity labels. Builder. Writer. Runner. Each identity tracks its own evidence and grows independently. — Morning Brief. Every morning, a quiet AI-generated brief grounded in your identity and your recent pattern. No chat tab. AI woven into the moments that matter. — Comeback Protocol. After missed days, OS doesn't guilt you. It asks what was going on, reframes without judgment, and gives you one micro-intention to restart. You're back. That's the whole win. — Weekly Review. Pattern, not performance. AI insight grounded in your actual data. — 84-day pattern window. Long enough to see who you're actually becoming. Annual plan includes a 3-day free trial. Monthly plan is full access, no trial. $6.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime from iPhone Settings. LEGAL: Terms of Use: https://improvementos.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://improvementos.com/privacy

Screenshots

ScrollGuard4 screens
Improvement OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Improvement OS at 15.1 against ScrollGuard's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. ScrollGuard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Improvement OS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ScrollGuard versus Improvement OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollGuardImprovement OS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBreakTheScrollSwaraj Papadkar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScrollGuard

Subscriptions3
  • ScrollGuard Pro$3.991 Month
  • ScrollGuard Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • ScrollGuard Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScrollGuard Pro$59.99
2 purchases

Improvement OS

Subscriptions2
  • ImprovementOS$6.991 Month
  • ImprovementOS3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is ScrollGuard free?
ScrollGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Improvement OS free?
Improvement OS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScrollGuard or Improvement OS have ads?
Neither ScrollGuard nor Improvement OS shows ads.

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