Comparison

Orbit vs Scrollscore

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

Head to head
About

Orbit

This app helps you set and enforce app usage limits to regain control of your screen time. It leverages social accountability by allowing you to share your progress and commitments with a small group of friends, fostering mutual support and motivation.

Highlights
  • Enforced app limits
  • Social accountability groups
  • Daily time budgets
  • Scheduled app blocking
  • Focus session lockouts
  • Shared commitment tracking
  • Group chat for support
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Screen time goals, kept together. Not alone. Orbit helps you set real, enforced limits on the apps that pull you in, and share that commitment with a small group of friends called an Orbit. It uses Apple's Screen Time technology for limits that actually hold, backed by the one thing app blockers have always been missing: people who notice. THE PROBLEM Social media is engineered to win. The algorithms exploit your brain's wiring for connection and novelty, and willpower alone doesn't beat technology built to defeat it. You've tried app limits and ignored them. You've deleted apps and reinstalled them. Your friends struggle with the same thing, but everyone's failing alone. HOW ORBIT WORKS Set goals. Choose the apps and the limits that matter to you, with three goal types: • Daily Limit: a time budget for an app each day. • Scheduled Block: apps locked during the hours you choose, such as mornings, work, or bedtime. • Focus Session: an on-demand timed lockout for when you need to lock in. Hit the shield. When you reach a limit, the app is blocked. The shield is deliberately passive. There's no "just 5 more minutes" button on the block screen. Make a real decision. To get past a limit, you open Orbit, find the goal, and override it through a short countdown that shows your Orbit's shared commitment. Overriding is always possible; it's just never frictionless or invisible. Your Orbit sees it. Every override is shared with your group instantly. You build streaks together, and if someone slips, the Orbit knows. A built-in group chat keeps the accountability and encouragement flowing. WHY THIS WORKS Every accountability model that actually works, like sponsor systems, group programs, and training partners, runs on human connection, not solitary willpower. Orbit points the same social psychology that keeps you hooked (connection, accountability, not wanting to let people down) back toward getting your time back. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your raw Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Orbit shares only the accountability summaries you'd expect, whether you stayed within a limit or overrode it, and only with the friends in the Orbits you choose to join. No ads. No trackers. No selling your data. SOLO OR TOGETHER Use Orbit on your own for enforced limits, or invite a few friends and make it a team effort. You can't fight the most advanced attention technology in the world alone. Together, you have a shot. note iPhone only. Requires iOS 26 or later and Screen Time access.

About

Scrollscore

This app transforms screen time reduction into a social competition. Track your daily usage, build streaks, and engage in group challenges with friends to make cutting back more enjoyable and accountable.

Highlights
  • Daily screen-time check-ins
  • Streak tracking and motivation
  • Social feed with friends
  • Group challenges and leaderboards
  • Custom app limits and blocking
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Apple already shows your screen time, and it keeps rising. A private dashboard doesn't change anything. Your friends do. Scrollscore turns your screen time into a score you post once a day. Your friends see it, you see theirs, and the lowest number wins. Daily check-ins, streaks, leaderboards, and group challenges make cutting back something you actually want to keep doing. Scroll less. Score more. A DAILY SCREEN-TIME CHECK-IN Post yesterday's screen time each day: your total, how you did against your goal, and which apps took the most. Watch the number drop as your habits change. STREAKS THAT MOTIVATE Post every day and your streak grows. Showing up is the win. Miss a day? Use a streak freeze or just pick back up. Goals are flexible and fit real life. A SOCIAL FEED WITH FRIENDS Follow friends, react to their days, and cheer the wins. When someone's watching, the phone goes down sooner. FRIEND LEADERBOARDS & CHALLENGES Lowest screen time takes the top spot. Weekly and monthly group challenges, including blind ones where standings stay hidden until the end. APP LIMITS, BLOCKING & DETOX MODE Set daily limits and blocks on the apps that pull you in, powered by Apple's Screen Time. Or take them away entirely with Detox Mode, for anywhere from a day to 90 days. Your usage data stays private on your device. INVITE FRIENDS, EARN FREEZES Share your invite code. When a friend joins and posts, you earn a streak freeze. ACCOUNTABILITY, ZERO SHAME Guilt doesn't last. Being seen does. Scrollscore is supportive, social, and built for long-term change. Get your time back, one day at a time. Scrollscore uses Apple's Screen Time features. Optional streak freezes via in-app purchase. Sign in with Apple or Google. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Orbit4 screens
Scrollscore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Scrollscore's 3. Scrollscore's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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. Scrollscore sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Orbit against 5.0 for Scrollscore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orbit versus Scrollscore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitScrollscore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMILLER JACK LILLIEPHILLIP DAVID CONLEY

Customer experience

Orbit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scrollscore

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Scrollscore

One-time3
  • 1 Streak Freeze$2.99
  • 3 Streak Freezes$6.99
  • 10 Streak Freezes$16.99

Questions

Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrollscore free?
Scrollscore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orbit or Scrollscore?
Orbit and Scrollscore are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Orbit or Scrollscore have ads?
Neither Orbit nor Scrollscore shows ads.

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