Comparison

Scrollwall vs DutyLock

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

Head to head
About

Scrollwall

This app connects you with a live community of people focusing on tasks like studying or working out. Block distractions and earn rewards for real-life achievements, turning solo habits into a shared experience.

Highlights
  • Live community feed of users focusing
  • Block distracting apps during sessions
  • Earn coins for focus and real-life boosts
  • Daily streaks and challenges
  • Two session modes: Chill and Lock-In
Features
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Your phone is designed to be hard to put down. Scrollwall puts a price on it. Pick the apps that take your time. Scrollwall blocks them. To open one, you spend focus coins — and the only way to get coins is to do something real first. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your distracting apps. TikTok, Instagram, whatever yours are. 2. Earn coins by focusing. Start a session for studying, reading, training, cooking, drawing — anything you actually want to spend time on. The clock runs, the coins add up. 3. Spend coins to unlock. Trade what you earned for minutes on the apps you blocked. When the time is up, the wall goes back up. That's the whole idea. Scrolling stops being free and starts being something you chose. YOUR PLAN There are no difficulty levels. You have two numbers of your own: how long you scroll, and how long you focus. They start near where your week actually is and step towards your goal one week at a time, rather than asking for all of it on day one. The Plan tab shows the week you are on, how each number has moved over the last 3, 7, 14 and 30 days, and lets you change either one whenever you want. WHAT YOU GET · A real block, built on Apple's Screen Time, that holds even when you are determined · Focus sessions with a timer, from one minute to open-ended · A balance you can see at a glance, and a card that shows it · Coins that reset each morning, so the plan they pay for stays a daily one · A sleep friction window, where unlocking costs double, so late nights cost more than afternoons · Streaks for the days you show up · Live Activities, so a running session is on your lock screen and not forgotten WHO IT IS FOR People who have tried willpower and found it is not enough. Students who need to study. Anyone who has looked up from their phone and not known where the evening went. SCROLLWALL PREMIUM Scrollwall is a subscription. A free trial is available when you start, and after it ends, earning coins, logging what you did and unlocking your apps all need an active subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Scrollwall uses Apple's Screen Time API to block the apps you choose. It never sees what you do in them. — Terms of Use: https://cortemaderaapps.com/scrollwall/terms Privacy Policy: https://cortemaderaapps.com/scrollwall/privacy

About

DutyLock

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Focus where it matters. DutyLock blocks your most distracting apps the moment you walk into a place you've chosen. Walk out, they unlock. No willpower required. WALK IN. APPS LOCK. Pick the places. Pick the apps. DutyLock takes the decision off your hands. WHO USES DUTYLOCK Knowledge workers who can't afford a five-minute Instagram detour every hour. They set a lock at their desk and the phone goes quiet while they're there. People reclaiming their evenings. The phone goes down when they sit at the dinner table. Their partner gets them back. Their kids notice. The doomscroll quitters. They turn bedtime into a zone. The TikTok rabbit hole stops existing between 9pm and 7am. People trying to actually sleep. The phone locks itself when they get into bed instead of becoming the thing that keeps them awake until 2am. Gym-goers who want their session. They walk in, the apps lock, the workout is the workout. People who want to read on the train again, or just sit and think on the bus. The commute becomes a real commute, not another scroll session. Movie-goers who go to watch the movie. Couples who want dinner without a phone face-down on the table. People on a date who would like to be on it. Students who turn the library into a study zone and don't see Reddit until they walk back outside. Managers and operators who run shifts on a warehouse floor, in a store, or anywhere phones are supposed to stay in pockets. DutyLock locks the named apps inside the named zones and time windows. Every lock event is logged. No quiet workaround. No restart trick. No Settings toggle that turns it off without somebody knowing. YOUR HISTORY. ON THE RECORD. Every lock and unlock is logged. Export it as a clean report whenever you want proof of where the time went. STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No account. No cloud. No analytics. DutyLock is for people who want to focus and have tried everything else. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION DutyLock offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time lifetime unlock. · DutyLock Pro (Weekly): $2.99/week · DutyLock Pro (Monthly): $4.99/month · DutyLock Pro (Annual): $49.99/year · DutyLock Pro (Lifetime): $99.99 one-time Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device's App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://dutylock-828984049402-eu-west-2-an.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://dutylock-828984049402-eu-west-2-an.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/legal/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Scrollwall4 screens
DutyLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scrollwall at every 2 days against DutyLock's fortnightly. 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. Scrollwall sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and DutyLock sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollwall ships an update every 2 days, DutyLock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scrollwall versus DutyLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollwallDutyLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorte Madera AppsFAT FIRE APPS

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Scrollwall

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Pro Annual (Special Offer)3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99
5 purchases

DutyLock

Subscriptions4
  • DutyLock Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • DutyLock Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DutyLock Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • DutyLock Pro Annual 50% First Year$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • DutyLock Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Scrollwall free?
Scrollwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DutyLock free?
DutyLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollwall or DutyLock have ads?
Neither Scrollwall nor DutyLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollwall or DutyLock?
Scrollwall ships an update every 2 days, and DutyLock fortnightly. Most recently, Scrollwall was updated on October 25, 2026 and DutyLock on October 19, 2026.

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