Comparison

QuitScroll vs AppBlocker

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

Head to head
About

QuitScroll

This app employs a strict, system-level approach to curb excessive app usage. It utilizes guilt-inducing shame screens and timed unlock attempts with harsh consequences for breaking streaks. Designed for those who need strong motivation to reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • System-level blocking
  • Brutal shame screens
  • 10-second unlock countdown
  • Permanent streak tracking
  • Daily allowance monitoring
  • Guilt-trip tasks
  • Focus schedule (Premium)
  • Weekly analytics (Premium)
Features
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QuitScroll is the screen time app that doesn't sugarcoat it. System-level blocking, shame screens, and guilt-trip tasks for people who've tried everything else and still can't stop doomscrolling. NO GENTLE NUDGES. NO KIND REMINDERS. Most screen time apps show you a number and hope you care. QuitScroll makes you feel something. When you try to open a blocked app, you're hit with a brutal shame screen. There's a 10-second countdown if you want to unlock it - guilt-trip messages the entire time. If you crack, your streak resets to zero. Permanently logged. This is the strict app blocker for people who know they have a problem and want real consequences, not a virtual tree. KEY FEATURES - System-Level Blocking - Real iOS shields at the OS level. No workarounds. No cheating. - Shame Screens - Brutal messages when you try to open a blocked app. Time-of-day aware. - 10-Second Countdown - Try to unlock? Wait while it guilt-trips you. Every. Single. Time. - Streak Tracking - Consecutive clean days, displayed prominently. Breaking it hurts. - Daily Allowance - Set your limit. Watch the bar fill from green to red to "ZERO SELF-CONTROL." - Guilt-Trip Tasks - Your avoided tasks haunt every block screen. "Go build your app - or keep being a loser on Instagram." - Focus Schedule (Premium) — Auto-block during work hours, bedtime, or study time. - Weekly Analytics (Premium) - See your breach trends. Find out which days you're weakest. - Custom Shame Messages (Premium) - Write your own. Then get hit by them. Painful. Effective. - Commit to Block - Lock your settings for 1-4 hours. No undo, no excuses. Emergency unlock requires typing "I QUIT." FREE - Block up to 3 apps - Daily allowance tracking - Streak tracking - Default shame messages - 10-second unlock countdown PREMIUM - Unlimited app blocking - Custom shame messages - Auto-block when allowance exceeded - Weekly analytics + breach reports - Focus schedule - Guilt-trip tasks Not for everyone. But if gentle hasn't worked - maybe brutal will. Terms of Use: https://quitscroll.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://quitscroll.app/privacy.html

About

AppBlocker

Features
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PEAK turns a focus session into a commitment your phone helps you defend. Pick what distracts you. Pick how long you want to work. Then lock in. For the length of the session PEAK uses Apple's Screen Time to shield the apps and websites you chose, so the decision to focus gets made once instead of every ninety seconds. LOCK THEM OUT Choose apps, categories and websites through Apple's own picker. PEAK never learns which ones you picked. Screen Time hands the app an opaque token and nothing else. STRICT MODE Strict mode holds the session closed. Quitting early takes a deliberate confirmation rather than a reflex tap, so a dull moment does not cost you the block. PRESETS THAT FIT THE WORK SPRINT runs 25 minutes on and 5 off. DEEP WORK runs 50 and 10. LOCK IN runs 90 and 15. Build your own when none of those match the task. A DAILY TARGET Set a target in minutes and watch the day fill in. Progress keeps your completed sessions, your streak and an honest record of where the hours went. ROUTINES Schedule recurring sessions by weekday and time. The morning block starts itself. HOLD TO COMMIT Starting a session takes a press and hold rather than a tap. Small friction, deliberately placed. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sessions, presets and routines stay on your device. There is no account, no login and no cloud sync, and your Screen Time selection never leaves your phone. PEAK PRO PEAK is a subscription app. Full access needs PEAK Pro, an auto-renewing subscription available as a weekly or a yearly plan. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://peak-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://peak-landing.avilletardpiano.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

QuitScroll4 screens
AppBlocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

QuitScroll and AppBlocker 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 · 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. QuitScroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and AppBlocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
QuitScroll versus AppBlocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuitScrollAppBlocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRakela RoshiAugustin Villetard

In-app purchases

3 purchases

QuitScroll

Subscriptions2
  • QuitScroll Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • QuitScroll Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • QuitScroll Lifetime$89.99
2 purchases

AppBlocker

Subscriptions2
  • PEAK Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • PEAK Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is QuitScroll free?
QuitScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AppBlocker free?
AppBlocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuitScroll or AppBlocker have ads?
Neither QuitScroll nor AppBlocker shows ads.

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