Comparison

Detach vs ScrollLess

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

Head to head
About

Detach

This app helps you reduce screen time and increase focus by blocking distracting applications on a schedule. It offers strict blockers with no overrides, allowing for gradual reduction of usage and more intentional phone time.

Highlights
  • Strict app blocking
  • Scheduled blocking
  • Daily time limits per app
  • Intentional break scheduling
  • Gradual screen time reduction
  • No overrides or loopholes
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Less screen time. More focus. For real this time. Detach helps you cut your screen time and take back control of your phone — no complicated rules, no going cold turkey. Sound familiar? You pick up your phone to check one thing… and an hour is gone. Detach ends that cycle with app blocking you can't talk yourself out of. WHY DETACH WORKS WHEN OTHERS DON'T iOS Screen Time has a fatal flaw: the "Ignore Limit" button. One tap and you're back to scrolling. Detach is different — our blockers are strict by design. No loopholes, no overrides, no "just five more minutes." Because if there's a way around a limit, we all find it. HOW IT WORKS - App Blocker: Automatically block distracting apps and social media on your schedule — mornings, work hours, bedtime. - Daily Limits: Set time limits per app (e.g. Instagram: 60 min) and actually stick to them. - Intentional Breaks: Choose when to allow yourself phone time — instead of scrolling on impulse. - Step by Step: Reduce your screen time gradually. A little less every day beats quitting overnight. WHAT YOU GET - Noticeably less screen time and doomscrolling - Deeper focus and concentration - Better sleep and more time for what matters START FREE Your first blocker is free. No account needed. Upgrade to Detach Pro for unlimited blockers and full control. Download Detach and quit the brainrot — for good. SUBSCRIPTION INFO Auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.detach-app.de/en/gtc Privacy Policy: https://www.detach-app.de/en/privacy-policy

About

ScrollLess

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Less scrolling. More time for you. ScrollLess lets you set shared daily time budgets for selected apps, categories and websites using Apple’s Screen Time features on your own iPhone. • Shared daily budget for your selection • Budgets of 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 minutes • One-minute budget for testing • Schedules and short focus sessions • An intentional, interactive pause before changing an active plan • On-device focus coach and exercises • Language and speech options • Seven-day Screen Time report • No ScrollLess account and no advertising • Settings and processing stay on your device Core protection, routines and skill games remain free. Optional ScrollLess Pro lets you save and load up to 20 personal focus templates for your app selection, budget and evening schedule. You explicitly activate a template as a plan. Subscription expiry does not delete saved templates or end an active Screen Time plan. ScrollLess Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewable Apple subscription. The current price is displayed before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Screen Time access requires your authorization through Apple. You can manage or revoke it in iOS Settings. Reports require available activity data; ScrollLess displays a notice when data is unavailable. ScrollLess is for personal self-use. New child-protection plans and parent codes are not offered. During active focus periods, ScrollLess asks iOS to prevent app removal. Screen Time authorization remains revocable. A step-by-step tutorial explains the controls and offers a language choice. Persian and Uzbek audio recordings are available offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://scrollless-datenschutz.abdulkarim-rahmani.chatgpt.site New: visible protection days and streaks. ScrollLess Pro adds individual budgets for all seven weekdays and a 28-day protection-event review with a previous-period comparison. A shorter introduction clearly compares Free and Pro. Existing core features remain free. Statistics reflect local events, not measured time saved.

Screenshots

Detach4 screens
ScrollLess3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScrollLess at none against Detach's shown. ScrollLess also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Detach sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ScrollLess sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Detach ships an update every 9 days, ScrollLess every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Detach versus ScrollLess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetachScrollLess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTTI Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH an der Universitat StuttgartAbdulkarim Rahmani

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Detach

Subscriptions7
  • Detach Pro$3.991 Month
  • Detach Pro2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Detach Pro$14.996 Months
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  • Detach Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Detach Pro7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Detach Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Detach Pro7 Days trial$44.991 Year
1 purchases

ScrollLess

Subscriptions1
  • ScrollLess Pro Monthly$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Detach free?
Detach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollLess free?
ScrollLess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Detach or ScrollLess have ads?
Detach shows ads; ScrollLess does not.
Which is updated more often, Detach or ScrollLess?
Detach ships an update every 9 days, and ScrollLess every 4 days. Most recently, Detach was updated on October 31, 2026 and ScrollLess on October 31, 2026.

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