Comparison

BrainFree vs Brain Rot Control

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

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.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Create custom block profiles
  • Schedule focus routines
  • Start detox sessions
  • Track brain health score
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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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

Screenshots

BrainFree4 screens
Brain Rot Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brain Rot Control at none against BrainFree's shown. Brain Rot Control also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 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.

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 Brain Rot Control. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainFree ships an update every 6 weeks, Brain Rot Control every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BrainFree versus Brain Rot Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainFreeBrain Rot Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe App, Inc.Sergey FONOV

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
3 purchases

Brain Rot Control

Subscriptions3
  • 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

Questions

Is BrainFree free?
BrainFree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Rot Control free?
Brain Rot Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrainFree or Brain Rot Control?
BrainFree and Brain Rot Control are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BrainFree or Brain Rot Control have ads?
BrainFree shows ads; Brain Rot Control does not.
Which is updated more often, BrainFree or Brain Rot Control?
BrainFree ships an update every 6 weeks, and Brain Rot Control every 10 days. Most recently, BrainFree was updated on October 1, 2026 and Brain Rot Control on September 29, 2026.

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