Comparison

doomscroll vs Terms

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

Head to head
About

doomscroll

Features
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Turn any GitHub repo into a deck of swipeable code cards. Master codebases through spaced repetition — the same technique used to learn languages, now applied to code. HOW IT WORKS • Paste any public GitHub repo URL • We extract the key functions, types, and patterns • Swipe right if you understand it, left to see it again • Cards resurface using spaced repetition until you master them FEATURES • Supports TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Rust, Go, and Swift • Syntax-highlighted code cards with context • Three-tier mastery system: unseen → learning → mastered • Streak tracking to build a daily learning habit • Per-repo progress saved locally • Recent repos for quick access • Beautiful dark interface built for focused reading • Haptic feedback on every interaction WHY DOOMSCROLL Reading code is hard. Codebases are overwhelming. doomscroll breaks repos into digestible cards and uses spaced repetition to make the knowledge stick. Swipe right when you get it. Swipe left to see it again. Swipe up to skip. Master a card after 3 correct swipes. All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking.

About

Terms

Features
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You've seen the terminal. Your AI assistant practically lives in it. Time to actually read what it's typing. Terms teaches you real terminal commands the way a vocabulary app teaches words — one card at a time, a few a day, until they stick. THE WIDGET IS THE APP Add the home-screen widget and a new command appears next to your apps every day. Read it when you unlock your phone. No app open required. A FEED YOU CAN BINGE Full-screen flashcards drawn as terminal windows: the command, what it does, every flag explained piece by piece, and why you've seen it before — "agents use grep to locate where code lives." HONEST LEVELS A 60-second placement test deals you in at the right tier: on-ramp, daily driver, combos & power, or deep cuts. No fake progress, no flattery — the deck starts exactly where your knowledge ends. PRACTICE THAT STICKS Quick quizzes built from the cards you're learning, with spaced repetition scheduling the reviews. Tap "just got it!" or "alr knew it" — that's the whole ceremony. CALM BY DESIGN • One notification a day. Opt-in, at your time, hard cap two. • Free, offline, no account, no ads. • Dangerous commands carry the warning they deserve (looking at you, rm -rf). WHAT'S INSIDE 231 real commands and concepts at launch — ls, cd, grep, cat, lsof -i :3000, chmod, pipes, redirects, xargs, sed, awk, tar — tiered from total beginner to power user, searchable in the library, every one tracked to mastery. Built for everyone shell-adjacent: vibe coders shipping with AI, students, new developers, and anyone who has ever copy-pasted a command and prayed. The terminal is the first course. More languages of code are coming.

Screenshots

doomscroll4 screens
Terms4 screens

Verdict

The call

doomscroll and Terms are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
doomscroll versus Terms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdoomscrollTerms
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxwell YoungBen Little

In-app purchases

None

doomscroll

No in-app purchases

None

Terms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is doomscroll free?
doomscroll is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Terms free?
Terms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do doomscroll or Terms have ads?
Neither doomscroll nor Terms shows ads.

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