Unscroll vs Screen Time Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unscroll
This app transforms screen time into earned rewards by having users complete physical exercises. Users set app limits, perform exercises tracked by AI, and earn minutes back to use on desired apps. It offers challenges, leaderboards, and journaling for a balanced digital life.
- AI-powered rep counting
- Physical exercise challenges
- Screen time rewards
- App usage blocking
- Gamified progress tracking
- Friend leaderboards
- Gratitude journaling
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Unscroll turns your screen time into something you actually earn. Instead of mindlessly scrolling, you complete quick physical challenges — push-ups, squats, jumping jacks — to unlock time on the apps you love. Set which apps get blocked. Choose your exercises. Every rep you complete earns you minutes back. It's that simple. **How It Works** • Pick the apps you want to limit • Complete real exercises tracked by your camera • Earn Unlocked Time for every set you finish • Use your earned minutes however you want **Features** • AI-powered pose detection counts your reps automatically • Daily quests and challenges keep you motivated • XP system, streaks, and badges reward consistency • Compete with friends on leaderboards • Gratitude journaling for a mindful reset • Live Activities show your session progress in real time **Your Screen Time, Your Rules** Unscroll uses Apple's Screen Time APIs so your app usage data never leaves your device. We don't track which apps you use or for how long — everything stays private. **Unscroll Premium** Unscroll requires an active subscription to use. • 7-day free trial for all new subscribers • Monthly: $9.99/month • Yearly: $29.99/year (save 75%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.startunscroll.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.startunscroll.com/terms
Screen Time Control
This app transforms your to-do list into screen time. Complete tasks to earn logs, which you can then use to extend your allowed usage of distracting apps. When your screen time runs out, those apps are blocked until you earn more time by being productive.
- Task and habit creation with custom rewards
- Screen time management with app blocking
- Interactive flame companion with mood states
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Customizable screen time limits and app selection
- Private by design, no cloud sync or tracking
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Stop doomscrolling. Earn your screen time instead. Burn turns your to-do list into screen time. Get things done, earn logs, and feed them to Burn, a little flame who lives on your phone. Scroll too much and Burn's fuel runs out, and so do your distracting apps. No willpower required. Just a flame worth keeping lit. HOW IT WORKS • Start each day with a screen time budget you choose • Scrolling the apps you pick burns through it, minute by minute • Hit zero and those apps lock • Finish tasks to earn logs • Feed logs to Burn: every log buys 10 more minutes GET STUFF DONE • Give every task its own log reward, so big jobs pay more • Daily, weekday, or custom repeating tasks for your habits • Plan Today, Tomorrow, and the days ahead • Sort tasks into color-coded categories • Shake to undo if you tap too soon A FLAME WORTH KEEPING LIT • Burn reacts to your day: happy when you're on track, worried when time runs low, out cold when it's gone • Tap, pet, and drag logs in to feed him • Dozes off at night with a sleepy face • Keep Burn lit at midnight to build your streak YOU'RE IN CONTROL • Choose exactly which apps and categories burn fuel • Everything else stays open • Set your own daily budget • No account, no sign-in, no ads. BURN+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • 13 flame colors, each with a matching app icon • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a task list you can check off without opening the app • Live Activity: watch your fuel count down in the Dynamic Island • Low fuel warnings before your apps lock • Screen Time Insights: see which apps ate your time, by day, week, and month Burn uses Apple's Screen Time to track and limit only the apps you choose. What you do in them never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Screen Time Control at free with in-app purchases against Unscroll's subscription. Screen Time Control also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Unscroll's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Unscroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Screen Time Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unscroll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Time Control has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Unscroll ships an update weekly, Screen Time Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unscroll | Screen Time Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hauer Studios Inc | Vincent Nguyen |
Customer experience
Unscroll
Screen Time Control
In-app purchases
Unscroll
- Unscroll Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Unscroll Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Screen Time Control
- Burn+$9.99








