ScreenHalt vs OffScroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenHalt
This app helps you regain control of your digital habits by setting strict limits on app usage and opens. It enforces these boundaries to prevent mindless scrolling and encourage discipline. Take back your time and build healthier routines with its simple, distraction-free interface.
- Limit daily app opens
- Set time limits for specific apps
- Enforce strict usage boundaries
- Simple and distraction-free interface
- Build healthier digital habits
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ScreenHalt helps you focus and reduce mindless scrolling by putting firm limits on how much time you spend on apps each day. Set daily limits for app opens and screen time, then let ScreenHalt enforce them. When you reach your limit, access is blocked — no extra scrolling, no exceptions. Designed for people who want real control over their digital habits, ScreenHalt encourages discipline without guilt. Features: • Limit daily app opens • Limit time spent in specific apps • Enforce strict usage boundaries • Simple and distraction-free experience Take back your time and build healthier habits with ScreenHalt. ScreenHalt offers premium features through auto-renewable subscriptions. • Payment will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled 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 in your App Store account settings Terms of Service: https://ScreenHalt.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://ScreenHalt.app/privacy-policy
OffScroll
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Most screen time apps lock you out and leave you standing there. You see a block screen, close it, open the next app — and keep scrolling. OffScroll doesn't just take the feed away. It puts what you actually meant to do in its place. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your limits Pick single apps or whole categories and give them a daily limit. OffScroll builds on Apple Screen Time, so it really blocks — it doesn't just remind you. 2. Write down what's waiting A plain list, no folders and no labels. Whatever is at the top is what matters most. 3. At your limit, you see that list When the time is used up, the block screen shows your three most important tasks. One tap takes you straight there. 4. You can unlock — but you have to explain yourself You can always get back into your apps. You just have to write down why. When the time runs out, OffScroll asks whether it was worth it. WHAT SETS OFFSCROLL APART The block screen isn't a dead end Other apps say "time's up" and that's that. OffScroll puts your open list in the same spot. You don't just lose something — you get something back. Unlocking costs you a sentence No password, no forced waiting period, no wall to fight against. Just one question: why now? That's the difference between a decision and a reflex — and it's why you can look back and see where your time actually went. Priority is simply the order No categories, no priority levels, no stars, no points. What's at the top matters. Drag to reorder, that's it. No leaderboards, no trophies The app reports, it doesn't cheer. You see your numbers — not your rank next to strangers. No account, no sign-up Download it, open it, go. There is nothing to register and no email address to hand over. EVERYTHING IT DOES Limits and blocking · Daily limits for single apps or whole categories · Real blocking through Apple Screen Time, not just a notice · Block websites at all times — in Safari · Cap your daily unlocks: 1 to 10 · Choose how long an unlock lasts: 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes · A follow-up question after every unlock, asking whether it was worth it To-dos · A list where the order is the priority — drag to reorder · The top three appear on the block screen · Completed items are struck through; one-off tasks disappear at the next day change, daily ones come back unchecked · Swipe to pin Overview · A ring with your real screen time and your daily goal · Weekly overview with per-day bars and a goal line · "Time saved" — measured against your screen time before OffScroll · A streak for every day you kept your limits · Unlocks taken and tasks completed per day Also · Evening recap, Sunday weekly recap — both can be turned off · Two colour worlds: Dark Blue or Black & Orange · For iPhone and iPad PRIVATE, BECAUSE NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE OffScroll has no account, no sign-in, no server. Your limits, your to-dos and your usage data live on your iPhone only. Apple Screen Time doesn't even hand the app the names of the apps you block — we couldn't read them if we wanted to. SUBSCRIPTION Use OffScroll for free with one limit for an app, a category or a website, and up to 5 open to-dos. Pro unlocks unlimited limits (including whole groups of apps), daily to-dos, unlimited to-dos and the 7-day overview. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription and starts with an immediate charge. Cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://offscrollsupport-ship-it.github.io/offscroll-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OffScroll at 17.0 against ScreenHalt's 26.0. 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. ScreenHalt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and OffScroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScreenHalt ships an update every 2 weeks, OffScroll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenHalt | OffScroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ScreenHalt LLC | Paul Konrad Blumberg |
In-app purchases
ScreenHalt
- One Month Premium$8.991 Month
- Annual Premium$59.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$149.99
OffScroll
- Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









