Unscroller vs DoomPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unscroller
This app helps you regain control of your time by blocking distracting social media feeds. It allows you to stay connected for essential tasks like messaging and posting, while preventing endless scrolling and mindless browsing. It also offers tools for focus, planning, and habit building.
- Block social media feeds
- Reduce doomscrolling
- Focus sessions
- Daily to-dos and planning
- Habit tracking
- Journaling and reset tools
- Progress tracking
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Stop doomscrolling. Start living. The workout you keep skipping. The project you want to finish. The people you want to be present for. Your goals deserve more than the time left after scrolling. If social media feels hard to put down, Unscroller helps you interrupt the loop, protect your attention, and take a practical step toward the life you want to build. KEEP THE CONNECTION. SKIP THE ENDLESS FEED. Reply to messages, post, search, and open links friends send you while reducing distracting feeds and short-video loops on supported social surfaces. You can stay connected with a clearer stopping point. MAKE TIME FOR WHAT MATTERS • Block distracting apps and set limits when a quick check keeps pulling you away. • Schedule protected time for studying, work, or an evening you want to spend differently. • Choose a next action in your to-do list and start a focus session. • Build habits around the goals you keep putting off. GET BACK ON TRACK, ONE DAY AT A TIME See your Screen Time, focus sessions, and streak together in Progress. Notice your patterns and choose what to change next. When you feel stuck, use optional AI coaching to work through a next step, or reach for breathing, journaling, and reset tools. Whether you call it doomscrolling, social media addiction, or just too much time on your phone, you can start with one change today. Pick a goal. Protect a little time. Give yourself room to follow through. Supported features vary by device, service, and permissions. Setup explains what works on your device. PRIVACY AND CONTROL On supported iOS devices, focused browsing works within your own session. Unscroller does not ask for your social passwords or store provider cookies on its servers. Optional location, community, analytics, AI, and voice features process the data needed to provide the feature you choose. Unscroller does not sell personal information or use it to track you across other companies’ apps and websites for targeted advertising. See the Privacy Policy for full details and deletion choices. SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium features require a subscription. Pricing and any trial terms are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Unscroller is an independent productivity and digital-wellness app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by third-party social platforms. It is not medical care or a substitute for professional support. Terms of Use: https://unscroller.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unscroller.com/privacy/
DoomPal
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DoomPal puts a tiny animated pet in your Dynamic Island that lives and dies by your doomscrolling. Pick your pal from a roster of pixel pets. Set a daily scroll budget. Summon. Your pal hangs out in the Dynamic Island while you scroll, with a heart showing how much time you've got left. Burn through three-quarters of it, and they get sleepy. Burn through all of it and, well... they don't make it. You'll get a notification. You'll feel bad. That's the point. CONNECT SCREEN TIME Link Screen Time and pick the apps that eat your day. Then your pal reacts to the time actually spent scrolling. Everything stays on your device. FEATURES • Animated pixel pet in your Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen • 8 pets to choose from, each with their own idle, sleepy, and doom animations • Daily scroll budget with a draining heart • Screen Time integration for real usage tracking • Watch an ad to revive your pal for more time • No accounts required Your feed will still be there tomorrow. Your pal might not.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DoomPal at none against Unscroller's 3. Unscroller's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Unscroller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DoomPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unscroller ships an update every 9 days, DoomPal weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unscroller | DoomPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 358 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OutFulfilled Growth Partner LLC | Chizimuzo Ikejiani |
In-app purchases
Unscroller
- Unscroller Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unscroller Monthly$12.991 Month
- Unscroller Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
DoomPal
No in-app purchases









