Comparison

Block Apps vs EarnScroll

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

Head to head
About

Block Apps

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One scroll turns into an hour. One “quick check” becomes the whole night. Built for people who are tired of losing time to social media, games, endless scrolling and inappropriate websites. What BlockMind helps you do: • Block inappropriate websites across Safari and other browsers • Lock distracting apps like social media, games. • Schedule blocks for work, sleep, study, and focus hours • Use Quick Block when you need protection right now • Turn on Strict Mode when you want a harder block with no way to exit • Prevent deleting BlockMind during weak moments • Invite an accountability partner for encouragement and remote blocking • Write your “My Why” and record a video or voice recording and see it when you are tempted to give up • Track your streak, screen time, pickups, and most-used apps • Calm down with breathing exercises and relaxing sounds BlockMind is not just another screen-time tracker. It is a protection system for the moments when you usually lose control. Take back control of your time, focus, and habits. BlockMind requires an active subscription to access app protection and the full app experience. 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

Block Apps4 screens
EarnScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Block Apps 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. Block Apps sells 3 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

Block Apps ships an update weekly, EarnScroll monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Block Apps versus EarnScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock AppsEarnScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—31 — 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
Size83 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKuba PoprawskiNICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDER

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Block Apps

Subscriptions3
  • BlockMind Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium - Special Offer$24.991 Year
  • BlockMind Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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 Block Apps free?
Block Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarnScroll free?
EarnScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Block Apps or EarnScroll have ads?
Neither Block Apps nor EarnScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Apps or EarnScroll?
Block Apps ships an update weekly, and EarnScroll monthly. Most recently, Block Apps was updated on September 30, 2026 and EarnScroll on October 1, 2026.

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