Comparison

Before You Scroll vs Scrolless

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

Head to head
About

Before You Scroll

This app introduces a mindful pause before you open other applications. Select your mood to receive a reflective quote, then unlock your apps with intention. Designed to help you manage your time and attention more consciously.

Highlights
  • Mood-based quotes
  • Quote of the Day
  • App locking and unlocking
  • Streaks and achievements
  • Emergency unlock
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Pause with intention - then unlock your apps Before You Scroll adds a mindful pause between impulse and action. Instead of instantly opening distracting apps, you're invited to reflect for a moment with a short quote tailored to your current mood. Once you've taken that pause, your apps unlock - helping you stay intentional with your time, attention, and habits. How it works: 1. Choose how you're feeling - struggling, down, okay, good, or great 2. Receive a short, thoughtful quote aligned with your mood 3. Reflect briefly, then unlock your selected apps It's a simple moment of awareness before you scroll. Features: - Mood based quotes that adapt to how you're feeling - Quote of the Day featuring timeless sayings and wisdom - App locking & unlocking using Apple's Screen Time tools - Streaks & achievements to encourage consistency - Emergency unlock when you need instant access - Privacy first design with no data being sold and no social feeds Free vs Premium Free: - One mood based quote every 12 hours - Daily quote access - Core app locking experience Premium: - Unlimited mood based quotes - Advanced insights - Premium customization and features (Subscriptions available monthly or yearly) Designed for balance Before You Scroll isn't about restriction or guilt. It's about creating a small, intentional pause - so your time is spent more consciously. Quotes are for reflection only and are not medical, financial, or professional advice. Privacy Your data stays yours. No ads. No social pressure.

About

Scrolless

This tool helps you regain control over your social media consumption by blocking algorithmic feeds and cleaning up unwanted content. It allows you to keep essential connections while removing distractions, offering a more intentional browsing experience across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Blocks algorithmic feeds on major platforms
  • Cleans suggested content and sponsored posts
  • Keeps messages, friends' stories, and search
  • Customizable blocking and cleaning rules
  • 12-hour delay for loosening restrictions
  • Works as a Safari extension
Features
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Block Reels, Shorts, home feeds, recommendations, and other algorithmic traps - while keeping messages, search, profiles, posting, and the people you actually care about. Scrolless works in Safari, not a fake in-app browser. No subscription. Pay once, own it forever. Social media is useful. Algorithmic feeds are the problem. Scrolless removes the parts designed to keep you scrolling while preserving the parts you actually want to use. -- Feed Blocker -- Block addictive feeds entirely: Reddit’s front page, YouTube home, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, Twitter/X timelines, and more. Open specific posts, videos, profiles, searches, and messages when you need them. -- Feed Cleaner -- Some feeds are worth keeping. Feed Cleaner removes suggested posts, sponsored posts, recommendations, and other algorithmic clutter so you see more of what you actually chose to follow. -- The 12-Hour Rule -- Any change that loosens your blocking takes 12 hours to activate. Make your limits when you’re clear-headed - not when you’re bored and trying to scroll. -- Privacy -- Scrolless is 100% tracker free. We don't collect any data about you or your browsing habits, all your data stays on-device. No tracking, no ads, no account, no subscription. -- Why Scrolless is different -- • Works in Safari with your normal tabs, history, and autofill • Keeps DMs, search, profiles, posting, and useful links • Works across Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and more • Custom rules for sites you choose • No account, no tracking, no ads, no data leaving your device • One-time unlock. No subscription.

Screenshots

Before You Scroll4 screens
Scrolless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Before You Scroll at freemium against Scrolless's paid. Scrolless's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Before You Scroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Scrolless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Before You Scroll against 5.0 for Scrolless. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Before You Scroll ships an update weekly, Scrolless fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Before You Scroll versus Scrolless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefore You ScrollScrolless
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEJ Labs LLCJared Floersch

Customer experience

Before You Scroll

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrolless

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Before You Scroll

Subscriptions2
  • Before You Scroll Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Before You Scroll (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Scrolless

One-time1
  • Unlock Scrolless$4.99

Questions

Is Before You Scroll free?
Before You Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrolless free?
Scrolless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Before You Scroll or Scrolless?
Before You Scroll and Scrolless are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Before You Scroll or Scrolless have ads?
Neither Before You Scroll nor Scrolless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Before You Scroll or Scrolless?
Before You Scroll ships an update weekly, and Scrolless fortnightly. Most recently, Before You Scroll was updated on November 5, 2026 and Scrolless on October 31, 2026.

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