Shelly vs RepRock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelly
This app helps you build healthier phone habits with a visual motivator. It blocks distracting apps, offers focus schedules, and provides gentle breathing reminders to prevent mindless scrolling. Track your progress and improve your digital well-being.
- Visual motivation with a growing snail
- App blocking and smart schedules
- Breathing interventions
- Shell Mode for total focus
- Daily time allowances
- Streak tracking
- History and insights
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Take back your day with Shelly — your friendly screen time coach to help you build healthy phone habits. Shelly is a cute snail who lives on your phone. The less you doom-scroll, the healthier Shelly gets. The more you mindlessly scroll, the more Shelly retreats into her shell. It's a simple visual nudge that works — no guilt trips, no lectures, just a little friend keeping you honest. Most of us spend 5+ hours glued to our screens without realizing it. Shelly flips the script: block the apps that drain your time, set focus schedules, and get gentle breathing reminders when you're about to spiral into another scroll session. WHY SHELLY WORKS - Visual motivation: Watch Shelly's health improve as your screen time drops - Gentle nudges, not guilt: Breathing exercises instead of harsh lockouts - Smart schedules: Auto-block apps during bedtime, work hours, or study sessions - Shell Mode: Total focus mode that blocks everything except what you whitelist - Real insights: See exactly which apps eat your time and track your progress FEATURES - Instant App Blocking: Pick the apps and sites to block. Done in seconds. - Shell Mode: Block everything except what you whitelist. Total focus. - Breathing Interventions: A 10-second breathing pause before any tracked app opens. - Smart Schedules: Auto-block apps at bedtime, work hours, or custom windows. - Daily Time Allowances: Cap usage on any app. Hit the limit, Shelly blocks it. - Escape Hatch: Need a blocked app? Simple unblock. - Streak Tracking: Stay under your goal. Watch the streak grow. - Home Screen Widget: Today's health score, always visible. - History & Insights: Weekly charts to spot patterns and celebrate wins. DESIGNED FOR - Students who lose hours to scrolling before exams - Creators who need to focus on making, not consuming - Professionals who want deep work without distractions - Parents building healthier phone habits for the family - Anyone who's tired of picking up their phone 150+ times a day PRIVATE & SECURE Shelly uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring and blocking happen entirely on your device. Your usage data never leaves your phone — ever. No tracking. No ads. Just you and Shelly. FOUNDERS NOTE: I built Shelly because I was scrolling for 6 hours a day on my phone and couldn't stop. None of the screen time apps felt right — they were either too strict, too preachy, too complicated, or too easy to bypass. Shelly is the app I wished existed: simple, kind, and effective. All features described above require a subscription. Terms of Service: https://getshelly.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getshelly.app/privacy
RepRock
This app encourages physical activity by letting you earn screen time minutes through workouts. Once you've completed your exercises, you can use your earned minutes to access chosen apps, categories, or websites.
- Earn screen time through exercise
- Manage app, category, or website access
- Integrates with HealthKit for walking
- On-device camera tracking for workouts
- Progress tracking and weekly charts
- Encouraging workout buddy
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Move first. Scroll later. RepRock turns movement into screen time. Choose the apps, categories, or websites that tend to pull you in, complete a workout, and earn minutes you can use when you’re ready to scroll. When your earned balance reaches zero, RepRock applies the Screen Time restrictions you set. EARN TIME YOUR WAY • Walk • Do push-ups • Complete squats • Hold a plank • Do jumping jacks HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps, categories, or websites you want RepRock to manage. 2. Pick a workout and goal. 3. Move while RepRock tracks your progress. 4. Earn screen-time minutes. 5. See your activity and progress add up. BUILT TO HELP YOU CHANGE THE HABIT • Apple Screen Time controls for the apps you choose • Automatic walking progress with HealthKit and Motion & Fitness • On-device camera tracking for supported bodyweight workouts • Easy, medium, and hard goals • Earned-minute balance and activity history • Weekly progress charts • Rocky, your encouraging workout buddy RepRock is not about quitting your favorite apps. It changes the order: movement first, scrolling second. HealthKit is used, with your permission, to read step count for walking activity. Camera analysis happens on your device; RepRock does not record or upload camera footage. Screen Time, Health, Motion & Fitness, and camera features require the related Apple permissions. RepRock Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Available plans, prices, trial eligibility, and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getreprock.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getreprock.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RepRock at freemium against Shelly's subscription. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Shelly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and RepRock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shelly against 5.0 for RepRock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Shelly ships an update every 3 weeks, RepRock every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelly | RepRock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spindle Hyperlocal Solutions Private Limited | Lyalin LLC |
Customer experience
Shelly
RepRock
In-app purchases
Shelly
- Premium Plan$5.991 Month
- One time offer$24.991 Year
- Premium Plan$49.991 Year
RepRock
- RepRock Premium Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- RepRock Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year









