Comparison

App Blocker vs Scrollless

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker

This app helps you build habits and improve focus, either solo or with friends. Track personal goals, engage in shared streaks, and use a Pomodoro timer for deep work. It offers ADHD-friendly features and syncs with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Solo or shared habit tracking
  • Joint streaks with friends
  • Real-time focus sessions
  • Multi-step habit goals
  • Apple Health sync
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • ADHD-friendly design
Features
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Blocking that actually holds. Choose the apps to block and set your time — they stay locked for the full duration, even if you try to delete Stickly. A weak moment can't undo the commitment you made to yourself. Stickly is a habit tracker, Pomodoro timer, and real app blocker — built for minds that need structure. Block apps that steal your focus. Study together with friends. Build habits that stick. Earn medals for showing up. No willpower required. NEW: REAL 3D MEDALS 51 achievements across Blocking, Habits, Focus, Friends and All-round — real 3D medals with weight, shine and a satisfying spin. Daily, weekly and monthly medals keep every day worth showing up for; rare long-haul medals mark 90, 180 and 365 days of progress. Repeatable medals count up like a trophy case. Free for everyone, with a gallery in Stats and share cards for the ones you're proud of. DEEP FOCUS — BLOCK APPS THAT STEAL YOUR ATTENTION Pick the apps that distract you most — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, whatever pulls you in. Stickly blocks them at the system level. They won't launch until your timer ends, even if your thumb has muscle memory. A real app blocker, not a beeping clock. ONE-TAP BLOCKING — HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN Save block profiles for every part of your life — Deep Work, Study, Class, Gym, Screen Detox — and fire them with one tap from a widget. Lock Screen blocks run up to 12 hours and end silently by default, so an overnight block never wakes you. A BLOCK THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS Once a block starts there's no panic button. Two honest ways out: a free 30-minute cooldown, or a one-time instant unlock. That bit of friction is what finally makes focus stick. FOCUS TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS Add a friend once — after that every invite is one tap. Your friend taps Join and your Pomodoro timers sync to the same wall-clock end. One alarm rings for both of you. Built for study buddies, accountability partners, and the body-doubling crowd. POMODORO TIMER + LIVE ACTIVITY Any-length sessions with custom focus/break splits. Lock Screen + Dynamic Island show your remaining time. Alarms ring through Silent Mode and Do Not Disturb — exactly when you need them. BUILD HABITS THAT STICK Daily, weekly or custom habits. Visual streaks that don't shame you when you miss a day. One-tap completion. Joint streaks with friends — if either of you misses, the streak resets. STATS THAT TELL THE TRUTH See exactly how much time you've reclaimed this week, month, year — plus a ranking of your most-blocked apps. No vanity numbers. Just what actually happened. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your habits, friends, sessions and stats live on Apple's iCloud. We don't have a backend. We've never seen your data. STICKLY FREE 60 minutes of real app blocking every day. Up to 4 habits. Pomodoro timer. Core stats. Medals included. Plenty to see if Stickly clicks for you. STICKLY PLUS • Unlimited app blocking, every day • Unlimited habits • Focus together with friends • Block profiles + one-tap widgets • Joint streaks and full analytics • All future updates included Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. BUILT FOR ADHD brains. Students grinding for exams. Founders fighting the dopamine slot machine in their pocket. Anyone whose phone is a problem. Anyone who's tried "willpower" and found it lacking. — Privacy Policy: https://wystoneapps.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://wystoneapps.com/terms Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.

About

Scrollless

This app helps you break free from endless scrolling by requiring you to commit to a session length before opening blocked apps. Once your time is up, all selected apps lock together, preventing you from switching to another. It uses behavioral science principles to foster intentional usage and reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • Commit to session length before opening apps
  • Cross-app locking to prevent switching
  • 5-minute reset breaks
  • No surprise lockouts or daily caps
  • Built on behavioral science principles
  • Privacy-focused with no data collection
Features
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You open Instagram for "just a few minutes." Time flies, so you switch to YouTube. Then TikTok. Two hours gone. Again. Most screen time apps punish you for this. Scrollless empowers you to stop it before it starts. HOW SCROLLLESS IS DIFFERENT Before you open any blocked app, Scrollless asks one simple question: "How long do you want this session to be?" You commit upfront, like making a promise to yourself. When your time is up, all your selected apps lock together. No sneaking to another app. The loop stops. This is not another app blocker. It is a commitment device. WHY IT WORKS → Intentional sessions beat passive blocks. Choosing your time in advance activates commitment, a principle proven by behavioral science. → Cross-app locking stops the app-hopping loop. Instagram, YouTube, TikTok: they all lock together, so you can't just switch to the next one. → 5-minute reset breaks give your brain time to decide: do you actually want more scroll time, or did you just forget you were done? → No surprise lockouts. No daily caps. No fighting your own phone. THE RESULTS Many users report a significant reduction in their daily screen time. Not from willpower. From a smarter system. BUILT ON BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE Scrollless is grounded in habit formation research, decision fatigue studies, and commitment device theory. The same principles behind the most effective behavior change programs. PRIVACY FIRST No VPN. No accounts. No personal data collected by us. Blocking runs on your device using Apple's native Screen Time API. FREE TO USE Scrollless is free, supported by ads. All blocking and session features are fully available for free, no purchase required. SCROLLLESS PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Remove ads with an optional auto-renewable yearly subscription. The price is shown in the app at the time of purchase, billed to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings, Apple ID, Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.scrollless.ch/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.scrollless.ch/terms Break the loop. Keep the good parts of social media. Take back your time.

Screenshots

App Blocker4 screens
Scrollless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: App Blocker at none against Scrollless's shown. Scrollless's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. App Blocker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scrollless sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. 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 App Blocker against 5.0 for Scrollless. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
App Blocker versus Scrollless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp BlockerScrollless
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWystone LLCGian Muehlemann

Customer experience

App Blocker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrollless

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

App Blocker

Subscriptions3
  • Stickly Plus$1.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Stickly Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Early Session End$1.99
  • Pro Unlock$4.99
  • Plus Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Scrollless

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$19.991 Year

Questions

Is App Blocker free?
App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrollless free?
Scrollless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, App Blocker or Scrollless?
App Blocker and Scrollless are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do App Blocker or Scrollless have ads?
Scrollless shows ads; App Blocker does not.

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