Scroll Patrol vs ScrollBreak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scroll Patrol
Earn screen time by completing physical exercises, tracked automatically via machine learning or synced from Apple Health. Users have full control over reward rates and app restrictions, with optional password protection for added self-control.
- Earn screen time through exercise
- Automatic exercise tracking (ML)
- Syncs with Apple Health
- Customizable reward rates
- App restriction options
- Password protection for settings
- No ads or subscriptions
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Scroll Patrol puts the apps you lose hours to behind a workout. Pick the apps that pull you in. They stay locked until you have minutes to spend on them — and the only way to get minutes is to move. EARN TIME WITH YOUR BODY Push-ups, squats, jumping jacks and planks are counted by your camera, automatically, while you move. Prop your phone up, start a set, and watch the count climb. No wearable, no manual logging, no honour system. Prefer to walk? Scroll Patrol reads your steps and distance from Apple Health and turns them into minutes too. That happens in the background — no workout to start. SPEND IT WHERE IT MATTERS Earned minutes go into one balance. You decide which app gets them. Give Instagram fifteen minutes, keep the rest for later, or spend the lot in one go. MINUTES YOU ACTUALLY USED Time counts down while you are in the app, and stops when you leave it. Put your phone in your pocket and your minutes are still there when you come back. Every patrolled app shows how much is left, and warns you a minute before it locks. Adding time tops up what is already there rather than starting over. NO QUIZ. NO ACCOUNT. NO WAITING. No twenty-screen questionnaire, no "calculating your personalised plan", no email address. Three short screens and you are picking apps. You can be earning minutes within a minute of opening it for the first time. PRICED TO BE KEPT Apps in this category routinely ask $10-15 a month. Scroll Patrol is $2.99 a month with the first week free, $24.99 a year, or $49.99 once for life. Every version includes everything; there is no higher tier and nothing is held back. BUILT TO STAY ON YOUR PHONE No account, no sign-up, no server. Camera frames are analysed on device and never recorded, saved or sent anywhere. Your exercise history, your Health data and your app choices stay on your phone. Purchases go directly to Apple. We have nothing to sell because we collect nothing. Scroll Patrol uses Apple's Screen Time and Family Controls APIs to lock apps, and Apple Health to read steps and walking distance. Both require your permission, and both can be turned off at any time. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Scroll Patrol Pro is $2.99 per month, which begins with a 7-day free trial, or $24.99 per year, or $49.99 as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings inside the app, or in your Apple Account settings. Privacy policy: https://scroll-patrol.pages.dev/support#privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ScrollBreak
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Earn your scroll. Protect your sleep. Keep the apps you enjoy — but earn access with movement, and set a bedtime your banked minutes cannot override. Movement earns access Walk, work out, or knock out a set. Minutes go into your balance. Access is intentional Spend that balance on short, timed unlocks — not forever-open apps. Bedtime is a separate rule When night starts, earned minutes stop working. Emergency unlock stays a limited exception. How it works: • Pick apps, categories, or sites to shield — blocking is free • Earn minutes with on-device exercise (squats free; Pro adds more + Apple Health steps) • Unlock a timed session; a Live Activity shows what’s left • At bedtime, the night lock wins — your bank can’t buy past it Privacy: Rep counting stays on your iPhone. ScrollBreak never records, saves, or uploads video. ScrollBreak Pro: more exercises, step earning, all-day shielding, full history, and the full impact report. Support: https://www.koirala.studio/support Privacy: https://www.koirala.studio/apps/scrollbreak/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.koirala.studio/apps/scrollbreak/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ScrollBreak at every 2 weeks against Scroll Patrol's every 4 months. 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
Both are free to download. Scroll Patrol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and ScrollBreak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scroll Patrol ships an update every 4 months, ScrollBreak every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scroll Patrol | ScrollBreak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ouroboros Technologies, LLC | Ashish Koirala |
In-app purchases
Scroll Patrol
- Yearly$7.991 Year
- Scroll Patrol Pro Lifetime$14.99
ScrollBreak
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year









