RotStop vs Unhook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RotStop
Manage your screen time effectively with customizable schedules, limits, and health-focused prerequisites. Incorporates movement-based breaks to encourage physical activity. All data remains private on your device, with no accounts, purchases, or ads.
- Customizable screen time schedules
- Health prerequisite limits
- Movement-based breaks
- No accounts required
- No in-app purchases
- No advertisements
- Local data storage
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Control your screen time with schedules, limits, health prerequisites, and movement based breaks. No accounts, no purchases, no ads, no tracking — everything stays on your iPhone.
Unhook
This app helps you reduce screen time by letting you earn virtual currency for time spent away from distracting applications. You can then use this earned currency to unlock access to your chosen apps, promoting a healthier balance between digital engagement and real-world activities.
- Earn coins for time away from apps
- Unlock apps with earned coins
- Focus sessions
- App blocking tools
- Private and secure on-device monitoring
- Subscription-based features
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Unhook helps you spend less time scrolling and more time doing what you actually want to do. Instead of completely giving up your favorite apps, Unhook lets you earn your screen time. Focus, earn coins, then use those coins to unlock the apps you choose. How it works: • Choose the apps you want to limit • Start a focus session and stay off distracting apps • Earn coins for your time away • Spend your coins when you want some screen time Unhook also includes simple app blocking tools to help you stay focused when you need to get things done. No complicated systems. No deleting your favorite apps. Just a simple trade: spend less time on your phone, earn your scroll. Take back your time with Unhook. # PRIVATE & SECURE Unhook uses Apple’s Screen Time API; all monitoring and blocking run *entirely* on your device. Your browsing data never leaves your phone. *All features described above require a subscription.* Privacy Policy: https://www.graey.dev/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RotStop at none against Unhook's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Unhook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. RotStop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RotStop against 5.0 for Unhook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | RotStop | Unhook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harkirat Bains | Jonathon Norton |
Customer experience
RotStop
Unhook
In-app purchases
RotStop
No in-app purchases
Unhook
- Weekly | Pro - Weekly (1 Week)$7.997 Days
- Yearly | Pro - Yearly (1 Year)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
