unscroll vs Mini Loops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Mini Loops
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One habit at a time, until it stops being a decision. Mini Loops sets up a single habit and the moment it follows. Each day it asks two things: did it happen, and how did it feel. Ten seconds. A loop is one day: your moment, the habit, and those ten seconds. Small enough to close on a bad day. ONE HABIT, NOT A LIST You set up a single habit and the moment it follows. Nothing else competes with it, and the next one waits until this one is steady. A VERSION FOR THE BAD DAYS Every habit gets a small version for the days that fall apart. It keeps the repetition going, and the repetition is what builds the habit. WHEN SOMETHING KEEPS GETTING IN THE WAY Mini Loops says what it noticed and suggests a change: a smaller size, a different moment. Nothing changes until you agree to it. NO STREAKS, NO SCORES Nothing to break, and nothing to lose on the day you miss. The only question it answers is whether this is getting easier. TEN SECONDS A DAY A nudge at your moment, and two taps to close the loop, straight from the notification if you like. WHEN IT IS STEADY When the habit stops being a decision, Mini Loops says so, and asks whether you want to start another. Building one habit teaches you how to build habits, and that is the part you keep. WHAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE The habit, your notes and your answers are kept on the device. The app reports anonymous usage counts (whether setup finished, whether a suggestion was accepted) and never a word you wrote. On newer iPhones the phrasing is done on the device, and it is only the phrasing. What Mini Loops suggests comes from your own answers. SUBSCRIPTION Mini Loops is a subscription, monthly or yearly, with a free trial on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and renews unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://miniloops.app/terms Privacy policy: https://miniloops.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: unscroll at 16.4 against Mini Loops's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. unscroll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mini Loops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
unscroll ships an update every 10 days, Mini Loops every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | unscroll | Mini Loops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (133 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Titun LLC | Leila Khanova |
In-app purchases
unscroll
- unscroll+ (weekly)$4.997 Days
- unscroll+ (monthly)$9.991 Month
- unscroll+ (yearly)$34.991 Year
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- unscroll+ (yearly)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
Mini Loops
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









