Comparison

App Blocker & Focus vs EarnScroll

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

Head to head
About

App Blocker & Focus

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BlockMind is an app blocker and website blocker for iPhone. It is for people who lose hours to social media, games, endless scrolling and distracting websites, and who want a block that stays on when they are tempted to switch it off. One scroll turns into an hour. One "quick check" becomes the whole night. BlockMind helps you stop that loop and rewards every focused day by growing a cozy 3D house. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps and websites that steal your time. 2. Block them now with Quick Block, on a schedule, or after a daily usage limit. 3. Add a cooldown so turning protection off takes time, from 15 minutes up to 24 hours. The urge has a chance to pass before the block does. 4. Turn on Strict Mode when you want a lock you cannot undo until the period you chose ends. 5. Stay focused and watch your streak and your house grow. GROW YOUR HOUSE Every focused day builds your home. Your house grows with your streak in four stages: • Your first house at the start • A new house at 7 days • A bigger house at 30 days • Your final house at 60 days It is progress you can see, so staying on track feels like building something instead of just resisting. FEATURES • App blocking: block social media, games, video apps or any app you choose • Website blocking: block distracting websites in Safari and other browsers • Schedules: automatic blocks for work, study, sleep and focus hours • Quick Block: instant protection when you need it right now • Daily usage limits: block an app after you have used it for a set time • Turn-off cooldown: a wait of 15 minutes to 24 hours before protection can be switched off • Strict Mode: lock your protection for days or weeks • Delete protection: stops you from removing BlockMind in a weak moment • Streak tracking: see your progress in days, hours and minutes and hit milestones • My Why: write your reason for change and see it when you are tempted to give up • Relax and breathe: guided breathing plus waterfall, campfire and birdsong sounds WHO IT IS FOR • People who doomscroll at night and want their evenings and sleep back • Students who need to study without their phone pulling them away • Remote workers and creators who want deep focus hours • People with ADHD who get lost in apps • Anyone doing a digital or dopamine detox • Anyone who has tried Screen Time limits and found them too easy to ignore FAQ What is BlockMind? BlockMind is an iPhone app that blocks the apps and websites you choose and keeps the block on when you try to turn it off. Your focus streak grows a 3D house you can see. How is BlockMind different from Apple Screen Time limits? Screen Time limits can be dismissed with one tap. BlockMind adds a turn-off cooldown, Strict Mode and delete protection, so the block holds in the moments you usually give in. What happens if I try to turn blocking off? Turning protection off starts the cooldown you set, from 15 minutes to 24 hours. Your apps stay blocked until the wait ends. In Strict Mode you cannot turn the block off until the chosen period is over. How do I unlock new houses? Keep your streak going. You get a house at the start, a new one at 7 days, another at 30 days and your final house at 60 days. Can I block apps only at certain times? Yes. Set schedules for work, study or sleep, use Quick Block for instant protection, or block an app after a daily usage limit. Do I need a subscription? Yes. BlockMind requires an active subscription to access app protection and the full app experience. Take back your time, your focus and your habits, one day and one house at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blockmindapp.com/privacy

About

EarnScroll

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by requiring you to complete real-world healthy habits to earn screen time. Block distracting apps and trade physical activity for minutes of guilt-free scrolling.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Earn screen time with physical habits
  • Verified habit completion (motion sensors, GPS)
  • Customizable exchange rates
  • Streak tracking
  • Family mode for kids
  • Focus sessions
Features
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Your phone is stealing your life four seconds at a time. EarnScroll takes it back. EarnScroll is the screen time app that makes you work for every minute on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, and any other app that's quietly rotting your brain. No more mindless unlocks. No more "just five minutes" that turns into two hours. If you want the dopamine, you earn the dopamine. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps that waste your time. EarnScroll blocks them. To unlock them, you complete a real-world healthy habit like push-ups, squats, steps walked, or our favorite: going outside and touching actual grass. Finish the challenge, earn minutes, scroll guilt-free. Run out of minutes? Drop and give us twenty. EARN SCREEN TIME WITH - Push-ups, verified by your phone's motion sensors - Squats, same deal, no cheating - Steps, synced with Apple Health or Google Fit - Outdoor time, confirmed by GPS so you actually leave the house - Custom habits like meditation, reading, or water intake BLOCK THE APPS THAT BLOCK YOUR LIFE Lock Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, X, Facebook, Reddit, dating apps, mobile games, anything you wish you used less. EarnScroll enforces the block at the system level. No willpower required. The app physically will not open until you've earned the time. WHY EARN SCROLL IS DIFFERENT Most screen time apps just shame you with a weekly report. Cool, now what? Most app blockers are too easy to bypass. One tap on "ignore limit" and you're back in the hole. EarnScroll is built on a simple trade: your health for your habits. Every minute of scroll time is a minute you invested in your body. You don't quit social media. You earn it. BUILT FOR - Anyone trying to break a phone addiction - Parents who want kids earning screen time instead of inheriting it - Students who need to focus - Gym-goers turning rest days into rep days - Remote workers fighting the Slack-to-Twitter spiral - People who genuinely want to touch grass more FEATURES - Custom exchange rates so you set how many push-ups equal one minute of Instagram - Streak tracking to build momentum and watch your habit chains grow - Daily and weekly stats showing exactly how much you earned versus spent - Hard mode with no rollover minutes, no banking, no mercy - Family mode to set rules for kids that they can't override - Focus sessions for full lockdown during deep work - Habit history to track fitness wins alongside screen time wins THE PHILOSOPHY We're not anti-phone. We're anti-autopilot. The problem isn't that you use Instagram. The problem is that you opened it without deciding to. EarnScroll puts a small, healthy speed bump between you and the infinite scroll. Over time, that speed bump rewires your defaults. You get fitter. You get outside. You get your attention back. And when you do scroll, you actually enjoy it, because you earned it. DOWNLOAD EARNSCROLL AND START EARNING Stop letting algorithms decide how your day goes. Trade reps for minutes. Trade steps for scrolls. Trade grass for the gram. Your future self is watching. Earn your screen time. Earn your life back. PLAN: Pro Plan - Unlock All EarnScroll Features $8.99/month $39.99/year LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ LEGAL: https://getearnitapp.com/privacy.html https://getearnitapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

App Blocker & Focus4 screens
EarnScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: App Blocker & Focus at weekly against EarnScroll's monthly. EarnScroll's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. App Blocker & Focus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and EarnScroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Blocker & Focus ships an update weekly, EarnScroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
App Blocker & Focus versus EarnScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Blocker & FocusEarnScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—35 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKuba PoprawskiNICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDER

In-app purchases

4 purchases

App Blocker & Focus

Subscriptions3
  • BlockMind Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium - Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • BlockMind Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • BlockMind Lifetime$69.99
3 purchases

EarnScroll

Subscriptions2
  • EarnScroll Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • EarnScroll Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Earn It Monthly$8.99

Questions

Is App Blocker & Focus free?
App Blocker & Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarnScroll free?
EarnScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do App Blocker & Focus or EarnScroll have ads?
Neither App Blocker & Focus nor EarnScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App Blocker & Focus or EarnScroll?
App Blocker & Focus ships an update weekly, and EarnScroll monthly. Most recently, App Blocker & Focus was updated on October 28, 2026 and EarnScroll on October 24, 2026.

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