Comparison

Unslop vs ClearRead

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

Head to head
About

Unslop

This app requires users to complete brain challenges, learn new facts, or read book summaries to earn screen time. Instead of simply blocking distracting apps, it encourages productive activities before allowing access. It aims to help users reduce screen time, improve focus, and build healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through challenges
  • Block distracting apps
  • Brain games and logic puzzles
  • Learning cards and book summaries
  • Focus and productivity tools
  • Screen time management
Features
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Stop Scrolling. Start Thinking. Unslop is the screen time app that makes you earn your entertainment. Instead of mindlessly opening distracting apps, complete a quick brain challenge, learn something new, or read a book summary to earn screen time and unlock the apps you want to use. **Your screen time isn't free anymore. You earn it.** ### EARN SCREEN TIME Unslop puts a simple challenge between you and endless scrolling. Want to use Instagram? Solve a puzzle. Want to watch YouTube? Complete a quiz. Want more screen time? Learn something first. Complete a challenge, earn your minutes, and unlock your apps. ### PLAY BRAIN GAMES Turn every unlock into a chance to train your brain. Choose from a growing collection of fun challenges designed around: • Logic • Memory • Problem solving • Reasoning • Concentration • Pattern recognition • Vocabulary • Critical thinking Games include: • Word Guess • Brain Trivia • Word Search • Flow Free • Infinity Loop • Tube Sort • Circuit Puzzle • Block Escape • Arrow Escape • Maze • Image Rotate • Math Genius New challenges are added regularly to keep your unlocks fresh. ### LEARN SOMETHING NEW Your phone can do more than entertain you. Fun Reads gives you short, fascinating learning cards covering science, psychology, history, space, technology, nature, geography, health, and surprising facts. Discover answers to questions like: • Why can't humans sink in the Dead Sea? • Are bananas radioactive? • How much does a cloud weigh? • Why is the sky blue? • How does memory work? Read for a minute, answer a quick quiz, and earn more screen time. ### READ BOOK SUMMARIES Want to read more but never have the time? Book Summaries turn popular books into short, easy-to-read cards containing the most useful ideas. Explore topics including: • Productivity • Psychology • Habits • Business • Finance • Leadership • Communication • Self-improvement Finish with a knowledge check and earn your next unlock. ### BREAK THE DOOMSCROLLING LOOP Traditional app blockers simply say "No." Unslop gives you a choice: Stop. Think. Do something useful. Then decide whether you still want to scroll. Use Unslop to reduce screen time, block distracting apps, fight doomscrolling, improve focus, and build better digital habits. ### BUILT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Unslop is useful for: • Students who need fewer distractions • Professionals who want better focus • Remote workers fighting interruptions • Anyone who spends too much time scrolling • Puzzle and brain game lovers • Lifelong learners • Anyone trying to build healthier phone habits ### FEATURES • Block distracting apps • Earn screen time through challenges • Brain games and logic puzzles • Trivia and quizzes • Learning cards • Book summaries • Knowledge checks • Daily brain training • Focus and productivity tools • Screen time management • Regular content updates Your phone doesn't have to make you less productive. It can make you think. It can make you learn. And it can make you earn the time you spend on it. **One puzzle. One lesson. One unlock at a time.** Terms of Use (EULA): https://rinithbinny.github.io/unslop-EULA

About

ClearRead

This app synchronizes spoken words with highlighted text, aiding comprehension for individuals with dyslexia, ADHD, or visual impairments. It offers customizable reading environments with various fonts, spacing, and focus tools to enhance the reading experience for all users.

Highlights
  • Synchronized word highlighting with text-to-speech
  • Customizable fonts, spacing, and themes
  • Bionic reading and focus mode
  • Import ePubs, PDFs, and web articles
  • Premium AI voices and adjustable speed
  • Distraction-free reading view
Features
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ClearRead helps you read and listen at the same time. Words highlight in sync as they're spoken aloud, so your eyes and ears work together — making it easier to focus, absorb, and enjoy what you're reading. Built for readers with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual impairments — but useful for anyone who wants a better reading experience. READ YOUR WAY Import your own ePubs and PDFs, save articles from the web, or paste any text. ClearRead turns everything into a clean, distraction-free reading view with your preferred settings applied automatically. FONTS THAT FIT YOUR BRAIN Choose from Lexend, OpenDyslexic, and other accessibility-optimized fonts. Adjust font size, line height, letter spacing, word spacing, and paragraph spacing until it feels right. LISTEN AND READ TOGETHER Text-to-speech with word-by-word highlighting keeps you anchored to the page. Pick from system voices or upgrade to premium AI voices that sound natural. Control speed from 0.5x to 2.5x. FOCUS TOOLS Bionic reading bolds the first portion of each word to guide your eye. Focus mode dims surrounding text so you only see the line you're on. Scroll continuously or read page-by-page — whatever works for you. THEMES & COLORS Light, dark, sepia, and high contrast themes built in. Or create your own custom theme with any background, text, and accent color you want. PDF READING, REINVENTED PDFs don't have to be painful. ClearRead extracts the text and renders it with full accessibility — your fonts, your spacing, your colors. MULTIPLE WAYS TO ADD CONTENT - Import ePub and PDF files from your device - Save articles by pasting a URL - Paste any text directly CLEARREAD PRO ClearRead is free to use, with a Pro subscription available: - $7.99 per week - $49.99 per year Pro unlocks premium AI voices and higher text-to-speech character limits. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Unslop4 screens
ClearRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Unslop at 100% against ClearRead's 50%. Unslop also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). ClearRead's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Unslop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ClearRead sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unslop ships an update monthly, ClearRead every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Unslop versus ClearRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnslopClearRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB147 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRinith BinnyEC Digital

Customer experience

Unslop

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ClearRead

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Unslop

Subscriptions2
  • Unslop Pro$2.991 Month
  • Unslop Pro$19.991 Year
9 purchases

ClearRead

Subscriptions9
  • ClearRead weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • ClearRead Starter$7.991 Month
  • ClearRead Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
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  • ClearRead Pro$12.991 Month
  • ClearRead Elite$39.991 Month
  • ClearRead Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • ClearRead Starter (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • ClearRead Pro (Annual)$129.991 Year
  • ClearRead Elite (Annual)$399.991 Year

Questions

Is Unslop free?
Unslop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClearRead free?
ClearRead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unslop or ClearRead have ads?
Unslop shows ads; ClearRead does not.
Which is updated more often, Unslop or ClearRead?
Unslop ships an update monthly, and ClearRead every 9 days. Most recently, Unslop was updated on November 9, 2026 and ClearRead on November 8, 2026.

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