Comparison

Scrollar vs UpHill

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

Head to head
About

Scrollar

This app helps you manage your phone usage by setting daily screen time goals and budgets for app groups. It offers gentle nudges and multiple blocking methods to reduce distractions, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily screen time goals
  • App group budgeting
  • Limit blocking
  • Scheduled blocking
  • CEO Mode focus sessions
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Progress tracking
Features
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We’ve all been there: You pick up your phone to check one thing… and suddenly an hour is gone.
You tell yourself “I’ll cut back tomorrow.”
But tomorrow never comes. SCROLLAR WORKS - BECAUSE IT DOESN’T SHAME YOU
No guilt trips. No scary warnings. Just a simple idea: give your attention a daily budget — like money.
Spend it how you want, just a little more intentionally. YOUR DAILY SCREEN TIME GOAL
Start by setting a daily limit based on how you actually use your phone — not some unrealistic target. Every minute you save helps your Pixel Pig grow, evolving through 25 levels from a tiny piglet to a golden bank. CREATE YOUR APP GROUPS, YOUR WAY
Organize apps in a way that makes sense to you — social, streaming, gaming, or anything else. Each group gets its own shared daily budget, so you can be strict where it matters and flexible where it doesn’t. THREE WAYS TO BLOCK DISTRACTIONS
 1. Limit Blocking
Go over a group’s limit? Those apps lock until tomorrow.
You set the rules — Scrollar enforces them.
 2. Scheduled Blocking
Create boundaries that fit your life.
No social media during work. No scrolling before bed. Set it once and forget it.
 3. CEO Mode
Need to focus right now?
Start a session that blocks all your tracked apps until you’re done. No shortcuts. GENTLE NUDGES, NOT GUILT TRIPS
Get a heads-up right before you hit your limit. No pressure. No shame.
Just a moment to decide if you want to keep going. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES
Clear, simple insights show your daily and weekly habits. Spot what’s taking your time, track your streaks, and watch your progress build. 100% PRIVATE
No accounts. No cloud. No tracking.
Everything stays on your device — exactly where it belongs. Scrollar doesn’t judge you.
It doesn’t try to control you. It just helps you notice — and makes it easier to put your phone down. Built for people who’ve tried Screen Time and gave up.
Built for people who want to scroll less, but don’t know how to start. Built for you. Terms of Use: https://ntudevelop.github.io/Scrollar/ Privacy Policy: https://ntudevelop.github.io/Scrollar/

About

UpHill

Features
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Your phone should help you move forward—not quietly take over your time. UpHill is an app and website blocker and focus timer built on Apple’s Screen Time controls. Set boundaries around distracting apps, protect deep work, and turn focused effort into a climb you can see. When a focus block is active, your climber pushes a boulder uphill. As focused time builds, the climb moves forward. Instead of relying on willpower alone, you get structure, friction, and visible momentum. BLOCK THE DISTRACTIONS Choose the apps, app categories, and websites that pull you off track. UpHill uses Apple’s Screen Time controls to block your selections according to the rules you set and during your focus sessions. BUILD RULES THAT RUN AUTOMATICALLY Create repeating schedules for the days and times when your attention matters most. Add daily time limits to keep specific distractions from taking over the rest of your day. CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF COMMITMENT Easy Mode is free and allows short, intentional breaks. UpHill Pro unlocks Hard Mode, where regular breaks are disabled and you get one 5-minute emergency unlock per day. FOCUS ON DEMAND Need to get something done right now? Start a manual focus timer, choose the duration, and select what to block. Ending a session early requires a deliberate press and hold, turning an impulse into a conscious choice. TURN FOCUS INTO MOMENTUM Review your streak, completed focus blocks, focused time, climb history, and progress toward higher ridges. Each completed session gives you a clear record of showing up. KEEP PROGRESS IN VIEW Follow an active climb with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, the Dynamic Island. Add the Daily Discipline widget for a fresh reminder on your Home Screen. GET A NUDGE WHEN YOU NEED ONE Optional alerts can check in after an extended stretch in selected distracting apps, helping you notice when a quick visit has turned into a long one. OPTIONAL ADULT-SITE FILTERING Enable filtering for adult websites in browsers and web views compatible with Apple’s Screen Time controls. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Apple provides UpHill with privacy-preserving tokens for the apps and websites you select. UpHill does not receive the contents of your apps, messages, or private browsing history. No UpHill account is required. Use UpHill to study, work, read, create, train, build routines, wind down, and take back control of your attention. Less scrolling. More progress. Keep climbing. UpHill Pro is available through optional auto-renewing subscriptions. Available plans, offers, and trial eligibility may vary. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blue-nova-tech.com/UpHill/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Scrollar4 screens
UpHill4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scrollar and UpHill are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Scrollar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and UpHill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollar ships an update every 5 days, UpHill weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scrollar versus UpHill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollarUpHill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNguyen Thao UyenBlue Nova Tech S. de R.L de C.V

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scrollar

Subscriptions2
  • Scrollar Premium Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Scrollar Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

UpHill

Subscriptions2
  • UpHill Weekly$2.997 Days
  • UpHill Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Scrollar free?
Scrollar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpHill free?
UpHill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollar or UpHill have ads?
Neither Scrollar nor UpHill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollar or UpHill?
Scrollar ships an update every 5 days, and UpHill weekly. Most recently, Scrollar was updated on October 31, 2026 and UpHill on October 28, 2026.

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