Comparison

Offscroll vs Quill

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

Head to head
About

Offscroll

This app helps you reduce excessive screen time by setting time budgets for apps instead of strict locks. It prompts you to pause and reflect when your budget is reached, empowering you to make conscious choices about your usage.

Highlights
  • Set app time budgets
  • Calm pause prompts
  • Conscious choice over lockout
  • Usage dashboard
  • Personalized reflection messages
  • Anonymous community signals
Features
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Built for the people screen-time apps failed. If you have ever turned off your own limit, this was made for you. A budget, not a block. You set a time budget for the apps that pull you in. Use them freely. When the budget runs out, Offscroll doesn't lock you out. It asks you to pause, then hands the choice back to you. Most apps here work by restriction. They block, lock, or punish. That works for some people, but it tends to fail the ones who need it most. Willpower against an algorithm is a losing fight, and being shut out of your own phone usually just leads to shame and a workaround. Offscroll is different. How it works - Pick the apps you want to use less. Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, whatever yours are. - Set a time budget per 4-hour window. Start with what feels honest. - When your budget runs out, a calm pause appears with two choices: close the app, or take a moment. - If you stay, you'll see a short breathing animation and a line written to reconnect you with why you picked up your phone. - Then you decide. Close it, or add 5 more minutes. You're never locked out. What you'll notice - Sessions get shorter. Not because you're forced to stop, but because the pause makes the choice conscious. - Your dashboard shows closes, estimated time saved (every number marked with a ~, with a one-tap explainer), and a weekly view of your windows. - The reflection message that appears adapts over time to what has actually helped you close the app before. - A quiet, anonymous signal that someone else, somewhere, just chose to stop too. No usernames. No leaderboards. Just proof you're not alone. Free, for real Every core feature is free. Budgets, the pause, the dashboard, the streak, the breathing exercise. All of it. Community Tier ($2.99/month or $23.99/year) See what tends to help you. After a few weeks, your pause history starts to show a pattern. Which kinds of moments closed the app. Which ones did not. Subscribers see that breakdown, personal and private, built from their own pauses. If you want, you can also become a Contributor: write the lines that helped you, share them with the community, and see how many people closed an app after reading them. Built with care Offscroll uses Apple's Family Controls. Your watchlist and usage stay on your device. Community contributions are moderated before anyone sees them. Your phone. Your rules. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://offscrollapp.com/terms Privacy: https://offscrollapp.com/privacy

About

Quill

Features
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Quill is a private AI writing assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Paste any text and rewrite it instantly — fix grammar and spelling, change the tone, make it shorter, or summarize it. No account, no cloud, no limits. Unlike cloud writing tools that upload everything you type, Quill works fully offline and processes your words only on your device — so your messages, essays and ideas stay completely private. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Improve clarity, flow and word choice in one tap - Fix grammar and spelling - Switch tone — formal or casual - Shorten or summarize long text - Works in many languages WHY QUILL - 100% on-device AI — works fully offline, anywhere - Private by design — your text is never uploaded or tracked - Unlimited rewriting — no per-word fees - No account, no cloud MEMBERSHIP Quill is a paid app. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Terms: https://bestpaid.app/legal/terms Privacy: https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Offscroll4 screens
Quill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Offscroll at weekly against Quill's every 6 weeks. 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. Offscroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Quill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offscroll ships an update weekly, Quill every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Offscroll versus Quill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffscrollQuill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoah EscobedoVasilii Polovnikov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Offscroll

Subscriptions2
  • Community Tier$2.991 Month
  • Community Tier$23.991 Year
2 purchases

Quill

Subscriptions1
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.49

Questions

Is Offscroll free?
Offscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quill free?
Quill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Offscroll or Quill have ads?
Neither Offscroll nor Quill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Offscroll or Quill?
Offscroll ships an update weekly, and Quill every 6 weeks. Most recently, Offscroll was updated on October 9, 2026 and Quill on October 25, 2026.

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