Comparison

BrainFree vs Screen Time 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

Screen Time Control

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Take back your attention with Unsway, a calm app and website blocker for iPhone. Choose the apps and websites that distract you. Start Quick Focus in seconds, use a timer that fits your day, or create automatic schedules for work, study, evenings, and sleep. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block selected apps and websites • Start a manual Quick Focus session whenever you need it • Choose 30 minutes, 1 hour, until you turn it off, or a custom duration • Create focus modes for different moments • Run schedules automatically in the background • Use Locked Mode when you want a commitment you cannot end early • See focused time, completed sessions, completion rate, and streaks FREE AND PRO Free includes one focus mode and manual Quick Focus. Unsway Pro unlocks additional modes, automatic schedules, Locked Mode, and full progress insights. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Unsway uses Apple’s Screen Time frameworks to apply your choices on your device. Your selected apps and websites are represented by private system tokens and are not sent to our analytics services. Less pull. More intention. Terms: https://unswayapp.com/terms/ Privacy: https://unswayapp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

BrainFree4 screens
Screen Time Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Screen Time Control at none against BrainFree's shown. Screen Time Control also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BrainFree versus Screen Time Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainFreeScreen Time Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS2616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLILUCAT SLUIhor Bilohubov

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
2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • Unsway Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Unsway Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is BrainFree free?
BrainFree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainFree or Screen Time Control have ads?
BrainFree shows ads; Screen Time Control does not.

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