Comparison

Well Earned vs Scroll

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

Head to head
About

Well Earned

This app helps you reduce screen time by earning access to your phone's apps through completing real-world habits. It offers a clean interface and flexible tracking for various activities, promoting focus and consistency.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time by completing habits
  • Minimal habit tracking system
  • Screen time limits and rewards
  • Track diverse habit types
  • Consistency streak tracker
  • Calm, minimal design
Features
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Live more offline. Your phone is designed to keep you distracted. Instead of endless scrolling, earn your screen time by completing healthy habits. Well Earned helps you build focus and reduce screen time by creating a positive feedback loop to unlock your apps. Unlike typical habit trackers or screen time blockers, Well Earned connects your digital life to real-world actions using verification and accountability. Key Features • Earn Screen Time Complete real-world habits to unlock screen time for social media and apps. • Habit Tracker Quickly log daily habits with a clean, minimal habit tracking system. • Screen Time Control Reduce phone addiction with built-in limits, cooldowns, and smart rewards. • Flexible Habit Types Track movement, reading, mindfulness, hydration, meals, and more. • Built for Consistency Simple streak tracker - progress at your own pace. • Clean, Minimal Design Calm visuals designed to keep you focused, not overwhelmed. A subscription is required after the free trial to continue accessing these premium features. Most productivity apps motivate you with points and notifications. Well Earned motivates you with something real: your time. Privacy Policy: https://wellearned.xyz/privacy Terms of Service: https://wellearned.xyz/terms

About

Scroll

Transform wasted scroll time into bite-sized daily lessons across various subjects. Engage with quick quizzes, track progress with streaks, and explore focused knowledge packs. Become more informed in just five minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Daily micro-lessons
  • Quick quizzes
  • Streaks and achievements
  • Save favorite lessons
  • Focused Knowledge Packs
  • Multiple learning categories
Features
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Replace mindless scrolling with knowledge that lasts. Scroll turns wasted scroll-time into bite-sized daily lessons across psychology, business, money, science, philosophy, history, productivity, and tech and internet. Become the most interesting person in the room, five minutes at a time. Most people lose hours a day to endless feeds, news cycles, and social media. Scroll uses the same scroll motion to give you back something useful: one fact, idea, or story that sticks. What's inside: - Daily micro-lessons across 8 categories - A quick quiz after every lesson, so the learning holds - Streaks, XP, and achievements to keep you consistent - Save lessons you love and return to them anytime - Knowledge Packs: focused deep dives on Stoicism, Money Mindset, Peak Productivity, History of War, and more What you'll learn: - Psychology: cognitive biases, decision-making, the science of habits - Business: strategy, leadership, and how great companies really work - Money: investing, personal finance, building wealth that lasts - Science: physics, biology, and the workings of the universe - Philosophy: stoicism, ethics, and the ideas that have shaped human thought - History: stories from the past that explain the present - Productivity: focus, time, energy, and how to get things done - Tech and Internet: how the digital world really works Who Scroll is for: Curious minds. Busy professionals. Lifelong learners. Students. Anyone tired of doomscrolling who wants their phone to make them smarter, not duller. Why Scroll: - Built for the modern attention span: short, sharp, and useful - No fluff, no filler. Just real facts, ideas, and stories you'll remember tomorrow - New lessons and topics are added every week, so the feed stays fresh and there's always something new to learn - Free to use daily. Optional Premium unlocks unlimited lessons. Knowledge Packs are one-time purchases for going deeper on the topics that matter to you Take a coffee break. Take the bus. Wind down before bed. The minutes you'd usually spend doomscrolling are now minutes you spend learning something worth knowing. Download free and start your daily knowledge habit today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Well Earned4 screens
Scroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Well Earned at 5.0 against Scroll's 4.0. Well Earned also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Scroll's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Well Earned sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Scroll sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Well Earned holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Well Earned ships an update every 4 days, Scroll every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Well Earned versus Scroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWell EarnedScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGAPV IncWilson Mucheke

Customer experience

Well Earned

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

Scroll

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Well Earned

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year
8 purchases

Scroll

Subscriptions2
  • Scroll - Daily Learning Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Scroll - Daily Learning Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Stoicism Pack$2.99
  • Psychology Pack$2.99
  • Money Mindset Pack$2.99
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  • History and War Pack$2.99
  • Peak Productivity Pack$2.99
  • Science and Wonders Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Well Earned free?
Well Earned is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scroll free?
Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Well Earned or Scroll?
Well Earned is rated higher. Well Earned averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Scroll averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Well Earned or Scroll have ads?
Neither Well Earned nor Scroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Well Earned or Scroll?
Well Earned ships an update every 4 days, and Scroll every 5 weeks. Most recently, Well Earned was updated on October 31, 2026 and Scroll on October 31, 2026.

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