Comparison

MathScroll vs Gated

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

Head to head
About

MathScroll

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MathScroll helps you stop mindless scrolling and stay focused. Before opening distracting apps, you’ll complete a quick math challenge. This simple habit trains your attention, reduces impulse scrolling, and helps you stay in control of your screen time. MathScroll uses fast and fun math quizzes to interrupt automatic scrolling. Choose your difficulty level, number of questions, and adjust your focus routine to match your goals. Whether you want to build better habits, improve attention, or limit addictive apps, MathScroll gives you a lightweight and effective way to pause before diving into social media. FEATURES • Solve quick math challenges before accessing selected apps • Customize operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication • Choose whole numbers or decimals • Adjust question count and difficulty • Block or limit distracting apps using Screen Time APIs • Clean and simple design • No accounts, no ads, no tracking WHY IT WORKS A brief pause — like a 5–10 second math quiz — breaks the automatic urge to open addictive apps. This helps you stay intentional, build focus, and reduce impulsive scrolling throughout the day. MathScroll is perfect for: • Reducing social media addiction • Improving attention habits • Building better screen-time routines • Students, parents, and anyone who wants more control over their phone use Start your next scroll with intention. Build focus one math quiz at a time.

About

Gated

This app helps you break distracting app habits by requiring you to complete a task before unlocking them. It offers various challenges and automated scheduling to promote focus and better sleep. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Task-based app unlocking
  • Automated scheduling
  • Sleep-tuned blocking
  • Habit streak building
  • On-device privacy
  • Multiple challenge types
Features
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Gated blocks the apps that own your attention and makes you earn them back. Most app blockers fail because one tap turns them off. Gated is different: to unlock your apps, you have to do something that actually breaks the habit loop. No willpower required. CHOOSE HOW YOU EARN YOUR APPS BACK • Solve a Math Problem: a quick mental challenge • Get Out of Bed: motion and sleep data confirm you're actually up, so you can't doomscroll from bed • Show an Object: point your camera at a target color or object to prove you've moved • Random Challenge: a different test each time, so you can never game it BLOCK ON AUTOPILOT Set schedules and Gated shields your apps automatically no need to remember. Build a Wake Up block for distraction-free mornings, a Wind Down block for better sleep, or custom time blocks for work and focus. TUNED TO YOUR SLEEP Connect Apple Health and Gated sets your morning and evening blocks to your real wake and bedtimes — focus that fits your actual rhythm. BUILD A STREAK Every time you earn your apps back the right way, your streak grows. Watch the days add up and the habit fade. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. Gated never sees which apps you block, and your sleep, motion, and camera data never leave your phone. No accounts. No tracking. No ads. FREE VS. GATED PRO Gated is free to use with the Math challenge and one schedule. Upgrade to Gated Pro to unlock the Get Out of Bed and Show an Object challenges, unlimited schedules, sleep-tuned blocking, and streaks. Stop scrolling on autopilot. Start earning it back. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://isaacf03.github.io/gated/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MathScroll4 screens
Gated4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MathScroll at none against Gated's 2. MathScroll also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gated's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gated sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MathScroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathScroll ships an update every 5 months, Gated every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MathScroll versus Gated: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathScrollGated
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShukri AliIsaac Fajardo Gregorio

In-app purchases

None

MathScroll

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gated

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is MathScroll free?
MathScroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gated free?
Gated is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MathScroll or Gated have ads?
Gated shows ads; MathScroll does not.
Which is updated more often, MathScroll or Gated?
MathScroll ships an update every 5 months, and Gated every 10 days. Most recently, MathScroll was updated on October 3, 2026 and Gated on September 30, 2026.

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