Brainlock vs ScrollControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brainlock
This app locks distracting applications until you pass a brain-training test. Choose your difficulty to earn screen time and improve your memory, focus, and problem-solving skills. Track your progress and aim for higher ranks without relying on willpower.
- App locking with brain tests
- Multiple difficulty levels
- 18 brain games
- Brainpower Score tracking
- Progress stats
- Daily streaks
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Brainlock helps you quit scrolling using science: COMPARE WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW Invite friends to a private leaderboard and see whose has the lowest screentime SOMETHING BETTER TO DO Brain games, exercise, languages, flashcards and business lessons, so the reflex to reach for your phone has somewhere to go. BUILT ON PUBLISHED RESEARCH Four mechanisms shown in peer-reviewed studies to reduce screen use: making apps harder to open, interrupting the reflex, offering a real alternative, and making someone else aware. Sources are cited in the app. Brainlock Premium Brainlock Premium is available through auto-renewable weekly and yearly subscriptions. Premium unlocks personalised goals, all productive scroll categories, app blocking, and advanced progress tracking. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://plbtk.com/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ScrollControl
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ScrollControl is a simple widget helping turn the time you don't spend scrolling into something tangible: your precious time back. It simply gives you visibility, pauses, nudges and breaks from the apps that steal too much of your time. Your saved minutes compound into months and years and shows exactly how much time you are saving and on track to keep. Most screen-time apps measure what you've used. ScrollControl measures what you've kept. And gives you the insight and tools to keep more. WHAT YOU GET * YEARS OF TIME BACK Your saved scroll time, projected forward, in months and years — using waking hours only (16 of every 24, not 24). A one-way ratchet: never resets, never decreases. * MINDFUL PAUSES AND NUDGES, NEVER BLOCKS A moment when you open tracked apps. Not a wall. Not a shame screen. Just a pause to ask: is this worth it? * SEE WHAT YOUR TIME IS WORTH Set your hourly rate. Watch your virtual savings bank fill as you stay under target. Optionally, give a slice to charity each month — your time, on the side of something real. * STREAKS & WILLPOWER Track good days, willpower wins, and your 12-week journey on the Time Back report. The numbers tell your transformation story without you having to. * HOME SCREEN WIDGET Your saved time, always visible — tap to open the report. * PRIVACY FIRST No tracking, no ads, no data sales. Your scroll history never leaves your device. THE MATH IS HONEST We use 16 waking hours per day in our projections — a "day reclaimed" is a day you'd actually live consciously, not 24 hours that include sleep. Numbers update from your real saving rate over the last 28 days. SUBSCRIPTION ScrollControl is free to download. A monthly subscription unlocks features. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings — no friction. The subscription auto-renews until you cancel; you'll be charged through your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. PRIVACY POLICY: scrollcontrol.io/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: scrollcontrol.io/terms QUESTIONS? andrew@scrollstash.io
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Verdict
Brainlock and ScrollControl are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Brainlock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and ScrollControl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brainlock ships an update every 2 weeks, ScrollControl weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brainlock | ScrollControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — 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 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLBTK Limited | Andrew Dalby |
In-app purchases
Brainlock
- Brainlock Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
- Brainlock Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- BrainLock Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
ScrollControl
- ScrollControl3 Days trial$0.991 Month









