Comparison

Stop Brain Rot vs Back To It.

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

Head to head
About

Stop Brain Rot

Features
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Stop Brain Rot helps you block distracting apps so you can focus on your schedule, with no account and no guilt. How It Works Create blocks: name them, set a time range and which days they're active, and choose which apps to block. When a block is running, those apps are blocked. When it's over, everything is back to normal. Need focus right now? Start a Quick Block in one tap. - Schedule blocks by time and weekdays - Group apps (e.g. "social", "games", "distractions") and assign a group to each block - Start from a preset and be set up in under a minute - Quick Block: block your apps for the next 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours - Session Lock: a running block can't be switched off with a tap, so you can't talk yourself out of it - Breaks that cost something: a short pause after a wait that grows with every break - Streaks: count the days in a row you kept a block - Live Activity: the time left on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Insights: see how much time went to your blocked apps, app by app - Uses Screen Time, so your usage stays on your iPhone - Calm, simple interface Reclaim Your Focus Whether it's work, study, sleep, or time with family, set blocks that match your life. Turn off the noise when you need to concentrate. Premium Upgrade for up to 15 blocks and unlimited app groups. One subscription unlocks everything - same calm experience, more flexibility. - Strict Mode: no breaks and no ending early on the blocks you choose - Choose how long a break lasts and how many a day - Unlimited Quick Blocks, from 15 minutes to 12 hours - Streak history, your best streak and a weekly Streak Freeze - Insights trends: week and month views, the time of day it goes, and this week against last Choose monthly or yearly. New subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 7 days; cancel before the trial ends and you won't be charged. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Back To It.

Features
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Back to It is a tiny app for when you suddenly think: “Wait… what was I doing?” It happens all the time. You walk into a room and forget why. You’re halfway through something and it just… disappears. You get interrupted, and everything resets. “I knew this a second ago.” Back to It gives you a simple place to hold onto that thought before it’s gone. How it works You get three slots. That’s it. Type just enough to remember: Dishes. Boil water then pasta. Email Sam. When you come back, you don’t have to think. You just continue. Why it exists I built this because I kept losing my place. Not in big, dramatic ways— in normal, everyday moments. Cooking dinner. Helping my kids. Working on something complex. Getting pulled in five directions at once. I tried reminders, timers, notes. They either got ignored, buried, or became another thing to manage. What I needed was something lighter. Something for right now. What it’s for * When a thought might disappear * When you get interrupted * When you’re juggling a few things at once * When your brain just… drops it What it’s not * Not a task manager * Not a planner * Not a productivity system No lists. No inbox. No history. Just three things you’re doing right now. A different way to remember Instead of holding everything in your head, you put it somewhere visible. Instead of tracking everything, you keep only what matters. Instead of trying to stay organized, you just don’t lose it. Back to It is for when thoughts evaporate. And you want them back.

Screenshots

Stop Brain Rot4 screens
Back To It.2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Back To It. at none against Stop Brain Rot's 2. Back To It. also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Stop Brain Rot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Back To It. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Stop Brain Rot versus Back To It.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop Brain RotBack To It.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMIR MATIKJames Michael Stone

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stop Brain Rot

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Back To It.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop Brain Rot free?
Stop Brain Rot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Back To It. free?
Back To It. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stop Brain Rot or Back To It. have ads?
Neither Stop Brain Rot nor Back To It. shows ads.

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