Comparison

PushPal vs Scrollhole

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

Head to head
About

PushPal

This app blocks distracting applications, requiring users to complete physical exercises to earn back screen time. It uses AI pose detection to verify reps and form, ensuring genuine effort is made before access is granted.

Highlights
  • AI pose detection for rep verification
  • Temporarily block any app
  • Earn screen time through exercise
  • Adjustable rep-to-minute ratio
  • Multiple exercise options (push-ups, squats, sit-ups)
  • Calibrates to user and environment
Features
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PushPal locks the apps that waste your time and only unlocks them when you exercise. Every rep you complete earns screen time. One push-up, one minute. AI pose detection counts your reps and checks your form, so there is no way to fake it. THE PROBLEM You have tried screen time limits. You have tried app timers. You dismissed them in seconds and went right back to scrolling. The average person spends over 4 hours a day on their phone. That is 60 full days a year lost to apps designed to keep you hooked. THE SOLUTION PushPal is the only app blocker that requires real physical effort to unlock your distractions. Not a timer. Not a breathing exercise. Not a notification you can swipe away. Actual reps, verified by AI, before you get access. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps that distract you most - Choose your exercise: push-ups, squats, sit-ups, and more - Tap a blocked app and start repping - Each verified rep earns one minute of screen time - Adjust the ratio anytime in settings FEATURES - AI pose detection that verifies every rep in real time - Temporarily block any app on your phone - Earn one minute per rep by default, fully adjustable - Push-ups, squats, sit-ups, with more exercises on the way - Calibrates to your body and environment each session - Behavioural analytics that track what actually matters THE SHIFT When scrolling costs effort, you stop scrolling mindlessly. Most people notice a change in the first week. Fifteen push-ups before opening TikTok makes you reconsider whether you even want it. What are you waiting for? Download PushPal and start fixing your life. By using the app you agree to the following: Terms of Use: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/pushpal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/pushpal/privacy-policy

About

Scrollhole

This app locks distracting applications behind a daily budget, requiring physical activity verified by your camera to unlock extra scroll time. It aims to curb excessive screen use by making it costly and encourages accidental fitness through habit completion.

Highlights
  • Set daily app scroll budgets
  • Unlock time with camera-verified habits
  • Integrates with step counter
  • Variety of physical and mindful habits
  • Screen time reports
  • Virtual pet with unlockable items
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your screen time isn't a willpower problem, it's an autopilot problem. scrollhole locks your distracting apps behind a daily budget, and extra scroll time costs real movement your camera verifies. how it works • pick your apps, set a daily scroll budget • inside the budget, scroll guilt free, that's what it's for • budget gone? the feed locks until you do a real habit • squats, push-ups, planks, walks: counted by your camera and step counter • not feeling it? a glass of water, breathing, or a stretch works too you can't cheat it we tried. waving the phone doesn't count, nodding at the camera doesn't count. the reps have to be real, and somewhere around rep six you'll ask if this hour of scrolling is even worth it. that little moment of math is the entire app. what you get back • your evenings, because scrolling stops being free • a screen time report you can open without wincing • accidental fitness: every extension is a workout that actually happened • zero shame: a budget spent on purpose is just a tuesday also, there's an otter he lives in the app, your habits earn him coins, and coins buy furniture for his room. he's never once been disappointed in you, which is more than you can say for your screen time report. why this one sticks every blocker dies the same death: the "5 more minutes" button. this one replaced that button with a camera that counts squats. closing the app becomes the lazy option, and for once laziness is on your side. privacy, straight answer: reps are counted on your device with apple's body-pose detection. nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, no video ever exists. scrollhole is a paid subscription, monthly or annual. it renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. privacy policy: https://scrollholeapp.com/privacy terms of use: https://scrollholeapp.com/terms

Screenshots

PushPal3 screens
Scrollhole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scrollhole at 100% against PushPal's 50%. Scrollhole also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks). PushPal's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (32 vs 3). 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. PushPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scrollhole sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrollhole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PushPal has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PushPal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scrollhole's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PushPal ships an update every 4 weeks, Scrollhole every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PushPal versus Scrollhole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushPalScrollhole
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB248 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1001255042 ONTARIO INC.KAMKR, LLC

Customer experience

PushPal

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Scrollhole

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PushPal

Subscriptions7
  • Full Access$9.991 Month
  • Full Access$14.991 Month
  • Full Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Full Access$29.991 Year
  • Full Access$39.991 Year
  • Full Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Full Access2 variants$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Scrollhole

Subscriptions2
  • Scrollhole Premium (Monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Scrollhole Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PushPal free?
PushPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrollhole free?
Scrollhole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PushPal or Scrollhole?
Scrollhole is rated higher. PushPal averages 4.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Scrollhole averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PushPal or Scrollhole have ads?
Neither PushPal nor Scrollhole shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PushPal or Scrollhole?
PushPal ships an update every 4 weeks, and Scrollhole every 6 days. Most recently, PushPal was updated on October 16, 2026 and Scrollhole on October 15, 2026.

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