ScrollScholar vs Reset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollScholar
This app helps you break free from mindless scrolling by introducing positive friction. Earn back time for distracting apps by completing short, bite-sized language lessons.
- App blocker for distracting apps
- Earn screen time by learning
- Bite-sized language lessons
- Positive friction to break habits
- Uses Apple Screen Time technology
- Habit-stacking for learning
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ScrollScholar helps you stop scrolling, and it does it using YOUR materials from your class or course. Choose the language-learning mode instead, and you scroll only after you finish a lesson. Studies show a direct link between mindless scrolling and lower well-being. Most of us know the feeling. A guilt that we should be doing something meaningful, like studying or learning a language, while remaining sucked into our phones. Why is it so hard to stop scrolling? Because addictive apps are designed to be "frictionless." They remove every hurdle between you and the next hit of dopamine. ScrollScholar adds positive friction to break that automatic loop. By placing a shield in front of your distracting apps, we help your brain switch from "autopilot" to "intentional mode." In behavioral science, adding just a few seconds of friction to a bad habit is often enough to stop the craving. We use that moment to redirect your energy toward something productive. And if you spend the points you earn from studying on screen time, you have at least earned it. We don't expect you to study for hours. ScrollScholar is built on habit-stacking. By tying your studying to your phone usage, you get the frequent, short sessions that long-term memory actually needs. Small daily wins add up to real knowledge, and knowing the material is how you get the A. Or learn the language. Break free from bad habits. Cut your screen time and learn something while you do it. KEY FEATURES Study with your own materials. Upload the notes, slides, and readings from your class, and ScrollScholar turns them into quiz questions made for you. Answer questions to build up points, then spend those points to open the apps you want. ScrollScholar puts a productivity gate in front of the apps you choose, so opening them takes a moment of intention. Pick a language and unlock scrolling only after you finish a lesson. Short, frequent study sessions tied to your phone usage, so the material sticks. A few minutes at a time leads to knowing the material, and knowing the material leads to better grades. HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps you want to put behind the shield. Add your study materials, or pick a language to learn. Answer questions to earn points. Spend your points to unlock screen time. You checked your feed, and you earned it. SUBSCRIPTION ScrollScholar Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. It unlocks the whole app: the shield in front of your chosen apps, quiz questions generated from your own class materials, earned screen time, progress and streaks, and all four language packs. Current pricing, the subscription length, and any free trial are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. GET IN TOUCH https://scrollscholar.com/terms https://scrollscholar.com/privacy Contact us at admin@morrelventures.com
Reset
This app helps you regain control of your digital life by earning screen time through healthy behaviors. It acts as a behavioral operating system, rewarding effort with access to your device and providing insights into your reward system.
- Earn screen time through effort
- Track daily dopamine balance
- Measure behavior's impact on reward system
- Dopamine Age comparison
- Recovery-based performance insights
- Real-time feedback on dopamine and unlocked minutes
- Pattern insights for focus drops
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Modern apps are engineered to hijack your dopamine. Reset helps you take it back. Reset is a subscription service. The features described below require an active Reset Premium subscription. Track your daily dopamine balance, earn your screen time through effort, and measure how your behavior shapes your reward system over time. Core Mechanic Start every day at zero. Healthy behaviors build dopamine. Dopamine unlocks intentional screen time. No restrictions. No guilt. Just a system. What Makes Reset Different Reset isn't a habit tracker. It's a behavioral operating system. You don't quit your phone. You earn it. Key Features (Reset Premium) Earn Your Screen Time Turn effort into access. Exercise, deep work, and recovery unlock intentional screen time. Dopamine Age See how balanced your reward system is compared to your actual age. Updated weekly based on real behavior. Recovery-Based Performance Sleep, consistency, and late-night usage affect how efficiently you earn. Real-Time Feedback Track your dopamine score and unlocked minutes throughout the day. Pattern Insights Understand when your focus drops and why. Who It's For Built for people who want to: • Improve focus • Reduce reactive scrolling • Build discipline without burnout • Operate at a higher level Closing Your brain adapts to what you reward. Reset it. — — — Subscription Details Reset Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Pricing and available plans are shown in-app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ScrollScholar at free with in-app purchases against Reset's subscription. ScrollScholar also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Reset's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. ScrollScholar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Reset sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScrollScholar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reset has 91 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ScrollScholar ships an update every 6 days, Reset every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrollScholar | Reset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better | 4.4 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morrel Ventures LLC | Life Development LLC |
Customer experience
ScrollScholar
Reset
In-app purchases
ScrollScholar
- English3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
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- English3 Days trial$34.993 Months
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Reset
- Premium Access$4.997 Days
- Premium Access2 variants$19.991 Year
- Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Access$49.991 Year
- Premium Access$59.991 Year
- Premium Access$69.991 Year
- Premium Access3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Premium Access$99.991 Year









