Comparison

unscroll vs BackToLife Feed

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

Head to head
About

unscroll

This app helps you reclaim your time by blocking distracting applications and replacing them with curated articles, video essays, and podcasts. It allows you to set custom blocking schedules and provides an offline reader with no ads or popups. You can also listen to articles as audio and track your progress in taking back your scrolling time.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Focus sessions with timers
  • Custom blocking schedules
  • Curated articles, videos, podcasts
  • Offline reader with no ads
  • Article to audio playback
  • Track reclaimed time
Features
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unscroll blocks the apps that steal your time and replaces them with curated articles, video essays, and podcasts. Same impulse, better outcome. How it works 1. Pick the apps you want to block 2. Open a blocked app — a shield appears 3. Tap "Send me something to read" — get a curated article instantly What you get • Block distracting apps with iOS Screen Time • Focus sessions with timers and intentions • Custom blocking schedules (work hours, evenings, always-on) • Curated articles, videos, and podcasts • Clean offline reader — no ads, no popups • Listen to any article as audio • Read YouTube videos as text transcripts • Translate articles into 30+ languages • Create and share collections with a code • Track your progress and reclaimed time Why unscroll is different Other apps just block your phone and leave you staring at a wall. unscroll gives you something better to do. You still pick up your phone — but now you read, learn, and grow instead of scrolling. The numbers don't lie The average person scrolls 3+ hours a day. That's over 1,000 hours a year. Enough to read 170 books. Learn a new skill. Finish 25 online courses. unscroll helps you take that time back. Subscription unscroll requires an active subscription. Plans start with a free trial so you can explore everything risk-free. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://unscrollread.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://unscrollread.com/privacy Support: support@unscrollread.com

About

BackToLife Feed

Regain control of your social media usage by blocking distracting elements like Reels, Shorts, and recommendations. This app uses a controlled browsing environment to apply filters, helping you use platforms intentionally and track your time.

Highlights
  • Block Reels and Shorts
  • Hide comments and suggestions
  • Set strict usage schedules
  • Track time spent on social media
  • Maintain usage streaks
  • DM-only mode
Features
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BackToLife removes Reels, Shorts, For You and infinite scroll from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X, plus ads on Instagram and YouTube. You keep your chats, your friends and the accounts you choose, without what's designed to hook you. Looking for an app to remove Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or TikTok's For You feed without deleting your social media? BackToLife is built for exactly that. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT App blockers take away the whole app. BackToLife only removes what hooks you: you open your social media, do what you meant to do and leave. HOW IT WORKS BackToLife doesn't modify the official apps. It opens the web version of each network inside the app and applies the filters you choose. AVAILABLE FILTERS INSTAGRAM Hide the Reels tab (always on) Hide Reels in the feed Hide AI posts Hide stories Hide likes and comments Hide notifications Hide Explore Hide ads Hide suggestions DMs only Autoplay off YOUTUBE Hide Shorts (always on) Hide comments Hide ads Hide subscriptions Hide home TIKTOK Hide For You (always on) Hide notifications Messages only Search only Autoplay off X Hide Following Hide notifications Hide DMs Hide For You Hide Grok Autoplay off ON EVERY NETWORK Usage timer Unlock code Custom icon STRICT SCHEDULE Choose time blocks when your settings stay locked, for example from 9:00 to 23:00. During that time you can't turn the filters off. Outside it, you have full control again. STREAK Every day you keep your strict schedule adds one day to your streak. If you turn filters off during locked hours, it resets to zero. TIME METRICS See how much time you spend on each network: daily, weekly and monthly. ARE YOU A PARENT? Install BackToLife on your child's phone and BackToLife Parent on yours. From your phone you choose which networks they get, the filters and the schedules, and they can't turn them off. More at backtolife.site PRIVACY Minimal data collection Local storage whenever possible No ads No selling or sharing your data with third parties Anonymous analytics to improve the app Privacy Policy: https://backtolife.site/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://backtolife.site/terms

Screenshots

unscroll4 screens
BackToLife Feed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BackToLife Feed at 50% against unscroll's 0%. BackToLife Feed also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). unscroll's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. unscroll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and BackToLife Feed sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BackToLife Feed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: unscroll has 133 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of unscroll's written reviews are positive against 50% of BackToLife Feed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

unscroll ships an update every 10 days, BackToLife Feed weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
unscroll versus BackToLife Feed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterunscrollBackToLife Feed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (133 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTitun LLCBackToLife

Customer experience

unscroll

All ratings133 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BackToLife Feed

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

unscroll

Subscriptions4
  • unscroll+ (weekly)$4.997 Days
  • unscroll+ (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • unscroll+ (yearly)$34.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • unscroll+ (yearly)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
9 purchases

BackToLife Feed

Subscriptions9
  • Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is unscroll free?
unscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BackToLife Feed free?
BackToLife Feed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, unscroll or BackToLife Feed?
BackToLife Feed is rated higher. unscroll averages 4.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while BackToLife Feed averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do unscroll or BackToLife Feed have ads?
Neither unscroll nor BackToLife Feed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, unscroll or BackToLife Feed?
unscroll ships an update every 10 days, and BackToLife Feed weekly. Most recently, unscroll was updated on October 14, 2026 and BackToLife Feed on October 8, 2026.

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