Blocus vs Scrollwall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blocus
This app helps you break distraction habits and regain control of your time by blocking distracting apps and websites. It offers various enforcement modes, from gentle nudges to strict, irreversible blocks, and allows unlocking distractions only after completing specific tasks or challenges.
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Set daily limits and smart schedules
- Extreme Mode for irreversible blocking
- Unlock distractions via challenges or tasks
- PIN Code Mode for external accountability
- Integrates with system Screen Time
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Blocus – The Focus App That Actually Stops You From Cheating Blocus is a powerful focus and productivity app designed to help you break distraction habits and regain control of your time. Whether you need gentle nudges or absolute enforcement, Blocus adapts to your willpower — or replaces it when needed. Block distracting apps and websites using Blocklists or Allowlists, set daily limits, or automate focus with smart schedules. Blocus integrates seamlessly with Screen Time, ensuring reliable and system-level blocking you can trust. For moments when discipline isn't enough, Blocus offers strict enforcement modes: Extreme Mode A fully irreversible block. Once activated, it cannot be ended early — no tricks, no loopholes, no excuses. Challenges & Unlock Tasks Unlock distractions only after completing meaningful actions: • Steps or workout challenges • Push-ups, squats, planks • Pomodoro sessions • Sudoku or math challenges • Location-based unlocks PIN Code Mode A trusted friend receives a unique unlock code — so only someone else can free you. Perfect for real accountability. Advanced Control & Convenience • Smart schedules by time or day • Flexible or ultra-strict configurations Whether you're studying, working, training your focus, or fighting phone addiction — Blocus gives you the structure you need and the freedom you earn. Stop negotiating with distractions. Block them. Commit. Focus with Blocus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.blocus-app.com/privacy
Scrollwall
This app connects you with a live community of people focusing on tasks like studying or working out. Block distractions and earn rewards for real-life achievements, turning solo habits into a shared experience.
- Live community feed of users focusing
- Block distracting apps during sessions
- Earn coins for focus and real-life boosts
- Daily streaks and challenges
- Two session modes: Chill and Lock-In
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Your phone is designed to be hard to put down. Scrollwall puts a price on it. Pick the apps that take your time. Scrollwall blocks them. To open one, you spend focus coins — and the only way to get coins is to do something real first. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your distracting apps. TikTok, Instagram, whatever yours are. 2. Earn coins by focusing. Start a session for studying, reading, training, cooking, drawing — anything you actually want to spend time on. The clock runs, the coins add up. 3. Spend coins to unlock. Trade what you earned for minutes on the apps you blocked. When the time is up, the wall goes back up. That's the whole idea. Scrolling stops being free and starts being something you chose. YOUR PLAN There are no difficulty levels. You have two numbers of your own: how long you scroll, and how long you focus. They start near where your week actually is and step towards your goal one week at a time, rather than asking for all of it on day one. The Plan tab shows the week you are on, how each number has moved over the last 3, 7, 14 and 30 days, and lets you change either one whenever you want. WHAT YOU GET · A real block, built on Apple's Screen Time, that holds even when you are determined · Focus sessions with a timer, from one minute to open-ended · A balance you can see at a glance, and a card that shows it · Coins that reset each morning, so the plan they pay for stays a daily one · A sleep friction window, where unlocking costs double, so late nights cost more than afternoons · Streaks for the days you show up · Live Activities, so a running session is on your lock screen and not forgotten WHO IT IS FOR People who have tried willpower and found it is not enough. Students who need to study. Anyone who has looked up from their phone and not known where the evening went. SCROLLWALL PREMIUM Scrollwall is a subscription. A free trial is available when you start, and after it ends, earning coins, logging what you did and unlocking your apps all need an active subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Scrollwall uses Apple's Screen Time API to block the apps you choose. It never sees what you do in them. — Terms of Use: https://cortemaderaapps.com/scrollwall/terms Privacy Policy: https://cortemaderaapps.com/scrollwall/privacy
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Verdict
Blocus and Scrollwall both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Scrollwall's written reviews are positive against 9% of Blocus's. Blocus's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Blocus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scrollwall sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scrollwall holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 226 and 148 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Blocus's written reviews are positive against 60% of Scrollwall's.
Blocus ships an update every 3 days, Scrollwall every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blocus | Scrollwall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (226 ratings) | 4.7 (148 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 148 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diyar Dirik | Corte Madera Apps |
Customer experience
Blocus
Scrollwall
In-app purchases
Blocus
- Monthly plan$9.991 Month
- Yearly plan$29.991 Year
- Yearly$39.991 Year
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- Yearly plan7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlock$0.99
- Unlock$3.99
- Unlock$8.99
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- Unlock$17.99
- Unlock$44.99
- Unlock$89.99
Scrollwall
- Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
- Pro Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Pro Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
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- Pro Annual (Special Offer)3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Pro Annual$34.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99







