Comparison

Brainlock vs No Scroll

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • App locking with brain tests
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • 18 brain games
  • Brainpower Score tracking
  • Progress stats
  • Daily streaks
Features
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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/

About

No Scroll

Features
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Your time is too valuable to lose to one more scroll. Fella is a simple, powerful app blocker that helps you reduce screen time, block distracting apps, and stay focused when it matters. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Choose the social media, games, entertainment, news, shopping, or other apps that pull you in. No complicated system. Pick what distracts you. Start a block. Get back to your life. MAKE FOCUS AUTOMATIC Create routines for work, studying, mornings, bedtime, reading, exercise, family time, or any part of your day you want protected from distraction. Set your routine once and let Fella create the boundary before the scrolling starts. Fella keeps your selected apps out of reach so you can spend your attention where you meant to. REDUCE SCREEN TIME WITHOUT GIVING UP YOUR PHONE You do not need a dumbphone or another complicated productivity system. Fella helps make distraction harder without removing the apps you still need. Use Fella to: • Block social media while you work or study • Reduce mindless scrolling and doomscrolling • Protect your mornings and bedtime • Stay present with friends and family • Create more time for reading, fitness, sleep, and real life BUILD BETTER PHONE HABITS See your progress, build momentum, and turn focused time into a habit. Instead of only measuring the screen time you lost, see the time you took back. EMERGENCY ACCESS WHEN LIFE HAPPENS Sometimes you genuinely need a blocked app. Fella includes limited emergency access for those moments while keeping the app blocker strong enough to stop casual, impulsive scrolling. The goal is not to make your phone unusable. It is to make distraction a choice instead of a reflex. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Fella is designed to feel calm, clear, and easy to use. Choose what to block, start focusing, and move on with your day. POWERED BY APPLE SCREEN TIME Fella uses Apple’s Screen Time technology to block the apps you choose. You stay in control of what is blocked and when blocking is active. TAKE YOUR TIME BACK Block distracting apps. Reduce screen time. Stay focused. Build better habits. Make your phone work for you instead of against you. Download Fella and get your time back. Some features require a Fella+ subscription Terms of Use (EULA): https://usefella.com/terms

Screenshots

Brainlock4 screens
No Scroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brainlock and No Scroll 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brainlock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and No Scroll sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainlock ships an update every 2 weeks, No Scroll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brainlock versus No Scroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainlockNo Scroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLBTK LimitedMatas Klemenis

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Brainlock

Subscriptions3
  • Brainlock Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Brainlock Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • BrainLock Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
4 purchases

No Scroll

Subscriptions4
  • Fella+ Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Fella+$9.991 Month
  • Fella+$34.991 Year
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  • Fella+ Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Brainlock free?
Brainlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is No Scroll free?
No Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brainlock or No Scroll have ads?
Neither Brainlock nor No Scroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainlock or No Scroll?
Brainlock ships an update every 2 weeks, and No Scroll weekly. Most recently, Brainlock was updated on October 31, 2026 and No Scroll on November 5, 2026.

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