Comparison

EarnScroll vs TimeTrader

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

Head to head
About

EarnScroll

This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by requiring you to complete real-world healthy habits to earn screen time. Block distracting apps and trade physical activity for minutes of guilt-free scrolling.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Earn screen time with physical habits
  • Verified habit completion (motion sensors, GPS)
  • Customizable exchange rates
  • Streak tracking
  • Family mode for kids
  • Focus sessions
Features
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Your phone is stealing your life four seconds at a time. EarnScroll takes it back. EarnScroll is the screen time app that makes you work for every minute on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, and any other app that's quietly rotting your brain. No more mindless unlocks. No more "just five minutes" that turns into two hours. If you want the dopamine, you earn the dopamine. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps that waste your time. EarnScroll blocks them. To unlock them, you complete a real-world healthy habit like push-ups, squats, steps walked, or our favorite: going outside and touching actual grass. Finish the challenge, earn minutes, scroll guilt-free. Run out of minutes? Drop and give us twenty. EARN SCREEN TIME WITH - Push-ups, verified by your phone's motion sensors - Squats, same deal, no cheating - Steps, synced with Apple Health or Google Fit - Outdoor time, confirmed by GPS so you actually leave the house - Custom habits like meditation, reading, or water intake BLOCK THE APPS THAT BLOCK YOUR LIFE Lock Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, X, Facebook, Reddit, dating apps, mobile games, anything you wish you used less. EarnScroll enforces the block at the system level. No willpower required. The app physically will not open until you've earned the time. WHY EARN SCROLL IS DIFFERENT Most screen time apps just shame you with a weekly report. Cool, now what? Most app blockers are too easy to bypass. One tap on "ignore limit" and you're back in the hole. EarnScroll is built on a simple trade: your health for your habits. Every minute of scroll time is a minute you invested in your body. You don't quit social media. You earn it. BUILT FOR - Anyone trying to break a phone addiction - Parents who want kids earning screen time instead of inheriting it - Students who need to focus - Gym-goers turning rest days into rep days - Remote workers fighting the Slack-to-Twitter spiral - People who genuinely want to touch grass more FEATURES - Custom exchange rates so you set how many push-ups equal one minute of Instagram - Streak tracking to build momentum and watch your habit chains grow - Daily and weekly stats showing exactly how much you earned versus spent - Hard mode with no rollover minutes, no banking, no mercy - Family mode to set rules for kids that they can't override - Focus sessions for full lockdown during deep work - Habit history to track fitness wins alongside screen time wins THE PHILOSOPHY We're not anti-phone. We're anti-autopilot. The problem isn't that you use Instagram. The problem is that you opened it without deciding to. EarnScroll puts a small, healthy speed bump between you and the infinite scroll. Over time, that speed bump rewires your defaults. You get fitter. You get outside. You get your attention back. And when you do scroll, you actually enjoy it, because you earned it. DOWNLOAD EARNSCROLL AND START EARNING Stop letting algorithms decide how your day goes. Trade reps for minutes. Trade steps for scrolls. Trade grass for the gram. Your future self is watching. Earn your screen time. Earn your life back. PLAN: Pro Plan - Unlock All EarnScroll Features $8.99/month $39.99/year LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ LEGAL: https://getearnitapp.com/privacy.html https://getearnitapp.com/terms.html

About

TimeTrader

This app rewards you for completing offline activities like walking or exercising by granting you screen time for your favorite apps. It helps reduce mindless scrolling and build healthier habits by making real-life actions the currency for digital engagement.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through real-life actions
  • Complete offline activities like walking and exercising
  • Reduce mindless screen time
  • Build healthier habits
  • Block distracting apps when earned time runs out
  • Change your relationship with your phone
Features
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Doomscrolling is easy. Stopping is hard. TimeTrader gives you a better way. Instead of relying on willpower, TimeTrader helps you turn real-life actions into screen time rewards. Want more time for your favorite apps? Earn it first. Complete healthy offline activities like walking, exercising, doing push-ups, or spending time away from your screen. Then trade that effort for screen time. When your earned time runs out, distracting apps can be blocked again, helping you avoid falling back into endless scrolling. TimeTrader helps you: * Beat doomscrolling * Reduce mindless screen time * Earn app time through real-life actions * Build healthier habits * Make movement and exercise more rewarding * Use your phone with more intention Most screen time apps only tell you to use your phone less. TimeTrader gives you a simple system that makes better behavior feel rewarding. Real life becomes the price of screen time. It is not about quitting your phone completely. It is about changing the relationship. Move first. Live first. Earn your time. Download TimeTrader and start trading real-life effort for screen time Privacy Policy: https://timetrader.ponyma.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://timetrader.ponyma.net/terms

Screenshots

EarnScroll4 screens
TimeTrader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeTrader at 5.0 against EarnScroll's 4.5. TimeTrader also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). EarnScroll's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. EarnScroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and TimeTrader sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeTrader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EarnScroll has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarnScroll ships an update monthly, TimeTrader every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EarnScroll versus TimeTrader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarnScrollTimeTrader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDER楠 王

Customer experience

EarnScroll

All ratings31 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

TimeTrader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EarnScroll

Subscriptions2
  • EarnScroll Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • EarnScroll Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Earn It Monthly$8.99
7 purchases

TimeTrader

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Annually3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annually3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annually3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Annually3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is EarnScroll free?
EarnScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeTrader free?
TimeTrader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EarnScroll or TimeTrader?
TimeTrader is rated higher. EarnScroll averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while TimeTrader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EarnScroll or TimeTrader have ads?
Neither EarnScroll nor TimeTrader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarnScroll or TimeTrader?
EarnScroll ships an update monthly, and TimeTrader every 3 days. Most recently, EarnScroll was updated on October 1, 2026 and TimeTrader on October 7, 2026.

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