LingoLock vs Brain Rot Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LingoLock
This app helps you manage screen time by requiring you to learn vocabulary before accessing blocked applications. Earn minutes of usage by correctly answering translation questions, turning passive scrolling into active learning.
- Block chosen apps
- Learn vocabulary to unlock apps
- Earn screen time per correct word
- Spaced repetition learning
- Track progress (time bank, streaks, words mastered)
- Supports 7 languages
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1 word = 1 minute of scrolling. Block your apps, learn vocabulary to unlock them. Fix your brainrot by earning every scroll. That's it. LingoLock blocks the apps you choose. Instagram, TikTok, X, whatever distracts you. Want to open them? Learn a word first. Every word you get right gives you 1 minute of screen time. Spend your earned minutes, scroll freely, and come back to learn more when time runs out. No willpower needed. Just a simple deal. Learn a word, earn a minute. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a language you want to learn 2. Block the apps that waste your time 3. Open a blocked app and LingoLock's shield appears 4. Start a session. 10 words, pick the right translation from 4 options 5. Every correct answer = 1 minute added to your time bank 6. Spend 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes on your favorite apps 7. Time's up? Learn more, scroll more. YOUR TIME BANK Your screen time is a currency. See your balance on the home screen. Earn it word by word, spend it scroll by scroll. Choose how much time to spend and LingoLock temporarily unlocks your apps. When time runs out, the shield comes back. LEARN A LANGUAGE WITHOUT A TEXTBOOK LingoLock uses spaced repetition, a proven method that makes words stick. Here's how: - Get a word wrong? It comes back until you know it - Get a word right 3 times in a row? It's mastered - LingoLock adapts to your level. Words get harder as you improve - Short sessions, real progress. 10 words at a time, whenever you want You'll build real vocabulary just by earning your daily scroll. 7 LANGUAGES Learn English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Ukrainian. More languages coming soon. THE LINGOLOCK SHIELD Every time you try to open a blocked app, LingoLock's shield shows up right on top. It shows your current time bank balance and gives you two choices. Start learning or spend your earned time. You're always one tap away from either. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Time bank balance. See exactly how many minutes you've earned - Daily streak. Keep it going, day after day - Words mastered. Watch your vocabulary grow - Today's progress. See how many words you've learned today BUILT DIFFERENT LingoLock isn't a focus timer or another screen time blocker. It's a deal with yourself. The more you learn, the more you get to scroll. You're not punishing yourself with willpower. You're investing in yourself. Every minute of scrolling is a minute you earned by learning a language. Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone tired of doomscrolling who wants something to show for their screen time. SUBSCRIPTION LingoLock requires an active subscription to access full features. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lingolock.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://lingolock.vercel.app/terms Start with one word. Earn your first minute.
Brain Rot Control
Take back your phone with playful yet firm screen time controls. Block distracting apps and websites, set up focus routines, and track your brain health score as you disconnect. Features include customizable block profiles and schedules for various times of day.
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Create custom block profiles
- Schedule focus routines
- Start detox sessions
- Track brain health score
- Home Screen widget
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Brain Rot Control puts a pause between you and the apps you open without deciding to. When a protected app opens, a Screen Time shield lands first. You can stay out, or take a timed unlock — five, ten, or fifteen minutes that lock themselves back automatically. That single pause is the whole product. WHAT YOU GET - A shield before the app, not a report after it - Timed unlocks that re-lock on their own - Deep Detox: a stronger session for when you need the door shut - Bedtime, work, study, morning, and weekend windows with real hours and days - Brain Recovery: a score that moves when you stay out, finish a detox, or hold bedtime — never from a tap - A weekly recovery report: time reclaimed, opens prevented, longest detox, nights protected - Challenges built from what you actually did, not from streak theatre - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets HOW IT WORKS Setup starts with a few questions about where your time goes, then builds a protection plan around them. After that you pick the real apps and sites with Apple's own picker, and the first rule goes live. You test it immediately: open one of the blocked apps and watch the shield appear. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS Screen Time settings always stay yours. Deep Detox makes leaving slow on purpose, but no app can stop you from changing Screen Time permissions in iOS Settings, and this one does not pretend otherwise. PRIVACY Your selected apps and recovery progress stay on your device. No account, no backend, no advertising, and no cross-app tracking. SUBSCRIPTION Yearly Pro includes a 3-day free trial. Monthly Pro is available without a trial. Everything above requires an active subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fonovapplab.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://fonovapplab.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Brain Rot Control at freemium against LingoLock's subscription. Brain Rot Control also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. LingoLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Brain Rot Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LingoLock against 5.0 for Brain Rot Control. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
LingoLock ships an update monthly, Brain Rot Control every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LingoLock | Brain Rot Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksymilian Mogilski | Sergey FONOV |
Customer experience
LingoLock
Brain Rot Control
In-app purchases
LingoLock
- PRO ACCESS (Weekly)$7.997 Days
- PRO ACCESS (Annually)$29.991 Year
- PRO ACCESS (Annually)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Brain Rot Control
- Brain Rot Control Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Brain Rot Control Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Brain Rot Control Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year






