Comparison

BrainFree vs Stop Scrolling

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

Head to head
About

BrainFree

Regain control of your phone usage by blocking distracting apps and websites. Schedule focused work or personal time with customizable templates or build your own. Protect your attention and reclaim your day from endless scrolling.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Schedule focus time
  • Ready-made and custom schedules
  • App locking
  • Deep focus mode
  • Website blocking
  • App usage time limits
Features
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You pick up your phone to check one thing. An hour later, you’re still scrolling. The average person spends 7+ hours a day staring at their phone. That’s nearly half your waking life gone to scrolling, tapping, and swiping. BrainFree gives it back to you. Brain Rot stops the cycle. Block distracting apps and websites, schedule focus time, and start living your life again all in under 60 seconds. READY-MADE SCHEDULES OR BUILD YOUR OWN Don’t waste time figuring out what to block. Choose from built-in templates like Work, Study, Sleep, or Family Time: each designed for real life. Want something custom? Create your own schedule in seconds. Pick the apps and websites to block, set your hours, and BrainFree handles the rest. Every day. Automatically. APP LOCK See an app that wastes your time? Lock it. One tap. Done. App Lock is the fastest way to remove a distraction from your day. No settings to configure, no timers to set. Just tap, block, and move on with your life. DEEP FOCUS For the moments when you need zero distractions. Deep Focus blocks your most distracting apps and websites for a set period and you can’t undo it until the timer runs out. Perfect for exams, deadlines, or when you just need your brain back. TIME & DAILY + WEBSITE BLOCKER Most screen time apps only block apps. BrainFree blocks websites too across every session and schedule. Reddit, YouTube, news sites, whatever pulls you in. No loopholes. No switching to Safari to cheat. Your focus is fully protected. Limit your app usage by days, or just set how much time you can afford to use it. Links Terms of Service: https://brainfree.app/legal/terms/ Privacy: https://brainfree.app/legal/privacy/

About

Stop Scrolling

This app encourages a healthier relationship with your phone by helping you break the cycle of constant scrolling. It serves as a mindful companion to foster more intentional device usage.

Highlights
  • Mindful companion
  • Healthier device relationship
  • Intentional usage
  • Break scroll cycle
  • Free features
Features
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Take back control of your screen time — and help your kids do the same. Stop Scrolling puts real limits on the apps that eat your day. And now it goes further: you can set your child's daily app limit from your own iPhone. NEW — PARENTAL CONTROLS Set up your child's iPhone once, then manage their limits from yours. No more borrowing their phone every time you want to change something. • Set your child's daily app limit from your own iPhone • Turn website blocking on or off remotely • Lock their settings behind a parent PIN only you know • Link more than one child's phone • Sign in with Apple — your children are still there on any iPhone you sign in to, even after reinstalling HOW IT WORKS 1. On your child's iPhone, install Stop Scrolling while it's signed in to their Apple Account. Run the child setup: choose which apps to limit, set a daily limit, and create a parent PIN. 2. Their phone shows a 6-digit code. 3. On your iPhone, open More → Parental controls → My children, sign in, and enter that code. From then on, you change their daily limit from your own phone. FOR YOUR OWN SCREEN TIME • App Limits — pick the apps that distract you and set a daily time limit • Quick Block — block distracting apps right now, for as long as you choose • Nudge — get intercepted before a distracting app opens • Geofence — block apps automatically when you arrive somewhere • Squat & Push-Up Mode — earn your way back in with real movement • Analytics — see your blocking history and focus streaks PAY ONCE Premium unlocks with a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. PARENTAL CONTROLS — WHAT YOU NEED • Your child's iPhone must be signed in to their own Apple Account, and that account must be a child in your Family Sharing group. • Setup runs on your child's phone and needs Screen Time permission. • Limit changes you make apply on your child's iPhone the next time the app runs there. • Parental controls are part of the one-time Premium unlock. Stop Scrolling uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to apply limits. It never sees which apps your child uses or what they do on their phone.

Screenshots

BrainFree4 screens
Stop Scrolling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stop Scrolling at none against BrainFree's shown. Stop Scrolling also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). BrainFree's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BrainFree sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Stop Scrolling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrainFree against 5.0 for Stop Scrolling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainFree ships an update every 6 weeks, Stop Scrolling every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BrainFree versus Stop Scrolling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainFreeStop Scrolling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS2626.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe App, Inc.Granular Development Limited

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BrainFree

Subscriptions3
  • BrainFree Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • BrainFree Pro$7.991 Month
  • BrainFree Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Stop Scrolling

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$1.99

Questions

Is BrainFree free?
BrainFree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop Scrolling free?
Stop Scrolling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrainFree or Stop Scrolling?
BrainFree and Stop Scrolling are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BrainFree or Stop Scrolling have ads?
BrainFree shows ads; Stop Scrolling does not.
Which is updated more often, BrainFree or Stop Scrolling?
BrainFree ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stop Scrolling every 3 weeks. Most recently, BrainFree was updated on October 1, 2026 and Stop Scrolling on October 6, 2026.

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