Comparison

BrainMaxx vs Blob

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

Head to head
About

BrainMaxx

This app helps you complete tasks and habits before you can access your phone's apps. Earn screen time by finishing your to-do list and keep a virtual pet happy with your progress. Build discipline and a healthier relationship with your device.

Highlights
  • Task and habit completion
  • App blocking
  • Earn screen time
  • Virtual pet companion
  • Progress tracking
  • Routine building
Features
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Get your time, focus, and attention span back with BrainMaxx, the screen time app with a cute brain that rots as you doomscroll and heals when you live your life. Block the apps that eat your day, set schedules, and let the brain nudge you to put the phone down. Save about 2 hours a day, think clearer, sleep better, and actually get things done. What you get: - A brain that rots as you doom scroll, so you see the damage before it's done - App blocking with schedules for mornings, work hours, bedtime and custom times - Unrots: quick habits that heal your brain, like walking, reading, touching grass, and push-ups - A brain that talks you out of scrolling the moment you open a blocked app - Mindful breaks you choose on purpose, without the guilt or shame - Clear insights into your screen time, pickups, and worst hours - Daily streaks that unlock new worlds for your brain PRIVATE & SECURE BrainMaxx uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring, blocking, and your brain health score stay entirely on your device. Your app usage never leaves your phone. Stop scrolling. Unrot your brain. *All features described above require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.brainmaxxapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.brainmaxxapp.com/terms Support: support@doerpal.com

About

Blob

This app introduces friction to prevent impulsive app usage, helping you reduce mindless scrolling and reclaim your time. It offers customizable challenges to unlock apps, encouraging intentional use and breaking autopilot habits.

Highlights
  • Reduce mindless scrolling
  • Break impulsive app habits
  • Reclaim focus time
  • Protect time-consuming apps
  • Track time saved and streaks
  • Harder math gates for unlocking
  • Temporary app unlocks
Features
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Blob helps you spend less time on distracting apps and more time living your actual life. Most screen time tools either block apps completely or quietly track the damage afterward. Blob does something different: it adds just enough friction before your most tempting apps to break the autopilot. When you try to open a protected app, Blob makes you pause. You can earn a short unlock pass, or you can walk away and keep your time. That tiny interruption can be the difference between “just checking” and losing another hour. Use Blob to: Reduce mindless scrolling Break the habit of impulsively opening apps Get your mornings, evenings, and focus time back Protect specific apps that steal the most time Track walk-aways, streaks, interceptions, and time saved Make late-night scrolling harder with Hard Hours Unlock apps temporarily when you actually mean to use them And if basic friction is not enough, Blob can get ridiculous. Turn up the challenge level and face harder math gates, from quick arithmetic to algebra, derivatives, and “why did I do this to myself?” mode. The point is simple: if you still want the app badly enough to solve it, fine. If not, you just got your time back. Blob is not about guilt or punishment. It is about snapping out of autopilot before your attention disappears. Get your time back. Scroll less. Live more. All features above require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://spammusubitech.github.io/prof-blob/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spammusubitech.github.io/prof-blob/terms/

Screenshots

BrainMaxx4 screens
Blob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: BrainMaxx at free with in-app purchases against Blob's subscription. BrainMaxx also leads on ratings volume (176 vs 3). Blob's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. BrainMaxx sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Blob sells 6 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

Blob holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainMaxx has 176 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of BrainMaxx's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blob's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BrainMaxx versus Blob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainMaxxBlob
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (176 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Vizoso PradoSpam Musubi Technologies

Customer experience

BrainMaxx

All ratings176 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Blob

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

BrainMaxx

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$12.997 Days
  • Full Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Show 5 more
  • Full Access$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$44.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Full Access$69.991 Year
6 purchases

Blob

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annual Extreme Discount$9.991 Year
Show 3 more
  • Annual Discount$17.991 Year
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BrainMaxx free?
BrainMaxx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blob free?
Blob is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrainMaxx or Blob?
Blob is rated higher. BrainMaxx averages 4.8 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Blob averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BrainMaxx or Blob have ads?
Both BrainMaxx and Blob show ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainMaxx or Blob?
BrainMaxx ships an update weekly, and Blob weekly. Most recently, BrainMaxx was updated on September 30, 2026 and Blob on October 1, 2026.

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