Comparison

Screen Time Control vs Scrollar

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

Head to head
About

Screen Time Control

Features
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ScrollCat helps you set a real boundary before a quick check turns into another endless scroll session. Choose the apps, categories, or websites that steal your time, set one shared daily limit, and they’ll be blocked when time runs out. Other blockers give you a cold gray wall. You get a cat with an attitude. YOUR CAT SCROLLS WITH YOU Meet Scrolly, your digital twin. The more time you spend in your selected apps, the more energy Scrolly loses. Instead of hiding your screen time inside another chart, ScrollCat makes it impossible to ignore. You always see how much time you've used, how much is left, and how your scrolling is affecting your cat. BLOCK YOUR WAY • After Limit: use your selected apps normally until you hit your shared daily limit. • Instant Mode: keep distracting apps and websites blocked from the start. • Time Blocks: schedule blocking for work, study, bedtime, or whenever you need to lock in. THE CAT THAT BLOCKS BACK When ScrollCat blocks a distracting app, Scrolly does not leave you staring at a dead end. Scrolly suggests better ways to use the moment, such as a quick activity, a mindful reset, something productive, or a personalized video recommendation. Instead of opening the same feed again, you get a clear next step that helps you move on. SEE YOUR REAL NUMBERS • Current screen time and time remaining • One daily limit across your selected apps • Streaks, XP, and unlockable badges • App, category, and website blocking • Custom block screens with Scrolly • A cat that changes with your screen time No shame, just facts. So you actually know where your day goes. WITH SCROLLCAT PRO • Scheduled Time Blocks • Detailed analytics • App usage, daily averages, and pickups • Home Screen widgets • Productive alternatives in chat • Personalized video suggestions Scroll less. Touch grass. Let Scrolly handle the rest. ScrollCat uses Apple's Screen Time API to monitor and block the apps, categories, and websites you select. Your screen time data stays on your device. The app is free to start. Pro unlocks scheduled Time Blocks, detailed analytics, Home Screen widgets, productive alternatives, and personalized picks. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=ec191bdf-ded1-4c88-aa11-4d6a66d0aeae Terms of Use: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=47adc836-435b-45a1-b72f-58e4a6aee037

About

Scrollar

This app helps you manage your phone usage by setting daily screen time goals and budgets for app groups. It offers gentle nudges and multiple blocking methods to reduce distractions, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily screen time goals
  • App group budgeting
  • Limit blocking
  • Scheduled blocking
  • CEO Mode focus sessions
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Progress tracking
Features
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We’ve all been there: You pick up your phone to check one thing… and suddenly an hour is gone.
You tell yourself “I’ll cut back tomorrow.”
But tomorrow never comes. SCROLLAR WORKS - BECAUSE IT DOESN’T SHAME YOU
No guilt trips. No scary warnings. Just a simple idea: give your attention a daily budget — like money.
Spend it how you want, just a little more intentionally. YOUR DAILY SCREEN TIME GOAL
Start by setting a daily limit based on how you actually use your phone — not some unrealistic target. Every minute you save helps your Pixel Pig grow, evolving through 25 levels from a tiny piglet to a golden bank. CREATE YOUR APP GROUPS, YOUR WAY
Organize apps in a way that makes sense to you — social, streaming, gaming, or anything else. Each group gets its own shared daily budget, so you can be strict where it matters and flexible where it doesn’t. THREE WAYS TO BLOCK DISTRACTIONS
 1. Limit Blocking
Go over a group’s limit? Those apps lock until tomorrow.
You set the rules — Scrollar enforces them.
 2. Scheduled Blocking
Create boundaries that fit your life.
No social media during work. No scrolling before bed. Set it once and forget it.
 3. CEO Mode
Need to focus right now?
Start a session that blocks all your tracked apps until you’re done. No shortcuts. GENTLE NUDGES, NOT GUILT TRIPS
Get a heads-up right before you hit your limit. No pressure. No shame.
Just a moment to decide if you want to keep going. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES
Clear, simple insights show your daily and weekly habits. Spot what’s taking your time, track your streaks, and watch your progress build. 100% PRIVATE
No accounts. No cloud. No tracking.
Everything stays on your device — exactly where it belongs. Scrollar doesn’t judge you.
It doesn’t try to control you. It just helps you notice — and makes it easier to put your phone down. Built for people who’ve tried Screen Time and gave up.
Built for people who want to scroll less, but don’t know how to start. Built for you. Terms of Use: https://ntudevelop.github.io/Scrollar/ Privacy Policy: https://ntudevelop.github.io/Scrollar/

Screenshots

Screen Time Control4 screens
Scrollar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scrollar at every 5 days against Screen Time Control's fortnightly. Scrollar also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scrollar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Time Control ships an update fortnightly, Scrollar every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Screen Time Control versus Scrollar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen Time ControlScrollar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB111 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSamet CeylanNguyen Thao Uyen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Screen Time Control

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollCat Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • ScrollCat Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Scrollar

Subscriptions2
  • Scrollar Premium Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Scrollar Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Screen Time Control free?
Screen Time Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrollar free?
Scrollar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screen Time Control or Scrollar have ads?
Neither Screen Time Control nor Scrollar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Time Control or Scrollar?
Screen Time Control ships an update fortnightly, and Scrollar every 5 days. Most recently, Screen Time Control was updated on October 12, 2026 and Scrollar on October 10, 2026.

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