Comparison

EarnScroll vs ScrollSwap

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

ScrollSwap

This app helps you reduce screen time by requiring you to exercise before unlocking your most distracting applications. It uses AI-powered camera tracking to count your reps for activities like squats and push-ups, earning you screen time minutes.

Highlights
  • Exercise to unlock apps
  • AI rep counting with camera
  • Block distracting apps
  • Build healthy habits
  • New exercise game modes
  • On-device pose detection
Features
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Replace doomscrolling with exercise! Stop wasting time scrolling on apps and instead earn your screen time by exercising. Spending hours doomscrolling instead of actually living? ScrollSwap can help. To unlock your most distracting apps, you earn screen time by working out; counted rep by rep with your camera. It's the app blocker that actually makes you earn your screen time. Move your body to earn your minutes. New exercise game modes! You can now battle your way through the Campaign and Endless Waves modes. Clear dungeons, battle enemies, take on bosses, earn XP, and rank up! Unlock monsters you defeat; can you complete the entire beastiary? HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps you want to lock: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X, mobile games, anything! Open a locked app with no time banked, and ScrollSwap steps in. Do a quick workout: squats, push-ups, sit-ups, or jumping jacks. Our AI counts every rep with your phone's camera and in exchange gives you screen-time minutes. Spend those minutes on the apps you love, guilt free. Why ScrollSwap? • Turn screen time into exercise — every scroll session requires a workout • AI rep counting — just prop your phone up and move. No wearables, no manual logging • Block distracting apps and take back your focus and attention • Build a healthy daily habit • Hard Mode — no bypassing. Zero excuses: the only way into your apps is a workout PERFECT FOR • Reducing screen time without deleting the apps you actually use • Beating phone addiction and mindless doomscrolling • Building a consistent workout habit a few reps at a time • Students, remote workers, and anyone who wants more focus • Replacing scrolling with movement WORKOUTS, TRACKED IN REAL TIME Squats, push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks: all counted automatically by on-device AI pose detection. Your camera does the counting, so you can focus on form. More workouts coming soon! YOUR PRIVACY Pose detection runs on-device. The camera is only used to count your reps during a workout. Less doomscrolling. More doing. Download ScrollSwap and earn your scroll today! Terms of Use EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EarnScroll4 screens
ScrollSwap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScrollSwap at 100% against EarnScroll's 60%. ScrollSwap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). EarnScroll's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 6). 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 ScrollSwap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScrollSwap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of EarnScroll's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScrollSwap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarnScroll ships an update monthly, ScrollSwap every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EarnScroll versus ScrollSwap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarnScrollScrollSwap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNICHOLAS ALLEN SNIDERJonathan Zarra

Customer experience

EarnScroll

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

ScrollSwap

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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
3 purchases

ScrollSwap

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$9.491 Month
  • Yearly Discounted7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is EarnScroll free?
EarnScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScrollSwap free?
ScrollSwap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EarnScroll or ScrollSwap?
ScrollSwap is rated higher. EarnScroll averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while ScrollSwap averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do EarnScroll or ScrollSwap have ads?
Neither EarnScroll nor ScrollSwap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarnScroll or ScrollSwap?
EarnScroll ships an update monthly, and ScrollSwap every 6 days. Most recently, EarnScroll was updated on September 12, 2026 and ScrollSwap on September 14, 2026.

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