Scrollless vs climbr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrollless
This app helps you break free from endless scrolling by requiring you to commit to a session length before opening blocked apps. Once your time is up, all selected apps lock together, preventing you from switching to another. It uses behavioral science principles to foster intentional usage and reduce screen time.
- Commit to session length before opening apps
- Cross-app locking to prevent switching
- 5-minute reset breaks
- No surprise lockouts or daily caps
- Built on behavioral science principles
- Privacy-focused with no data collection
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You open Instagram for "just a few minutes." Time flies, so you switch to YouTube. Then TikTok. Two hours gone. Again. Most screen time apps punish you for this. Scrollless empowers you to stop it before it starts. HOW SCROLLLESS IS DIFFERENT Before you open any blocked app, Scrollless asks one simple question: "How long do you want this session to be?" You commit upfront, like making a promise to yourself. When your time is up, all your selected apps lock together. No sneaking to another app. The loop stops. This is not another app blocker. It is a commitment device. WHY IT WORKS → Intentional sessions beat passive blocks. Choosing your time in advance activates commitment, a principle proven by behavioral science. → Cross-app locking stops the app-hopping loop. Instagram, YouTube, TikTok: they all lock together, so you can't just switch to the next one. → 5-minute reset breaks give your brain time to decide: do you actually want more scroll time, or did you just forget you were done? → No surprise lockouts. No daily caps. No fighting your own phone. THE RESULTS Many users report a significant reduction in their daily screen time. Not from willpower. From a smarter system. BUILT ON BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE Scrollless is grounded in habit formation research, decision fatigue studies, and commitment device theory. The same principles behind the most effective behavior change programs. PRIVACY FIRST No VPN. No accounts. No personal data collected by us. Blocking runs on your device using Apple's native Screen Time API. FREE TO USE Scrollless is free, supported by ads. All blocking and session features are fully available for free, no purchase required. SCROLLLESS PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Remove ads with an optional auto-renewable yearly subscription. The price is shown in the app at the time of purchase, billed to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings, Apple ID, Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.scrollless.ch/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.scrollless.ch/terms Break the loop. Keep the good parts of social media. Take back your time.
climbr
This app helps you regain control of your phone usage by blocking distracting applications and setting dedicated focus sessions. It gamifies your progress towards goals with a virtual mountain climb and encourages reflection through daily journaling.
- Block any app
- Automatic schedules
- On-demand focus sessions
- Gamified progress tracking
- Nightly journaling
- Streak maintenance
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Your phone keeps getting in the way. climbr helps you get back to your goals. climbr is the screen-time app for people who are ready to start chasing their goals...because your phone is standing in the way. BLOCK WHAT STEALS YOUR TIME Pick the apps that pull you in (social, video, games, etc) and climbr shields them behind a wall. Set schedules so the wall goes up automatically, or start a focus session on demand. MAKE BAILING COST SOMETHING Anyone can turn off a blocker. So climbr makes quitting deliberate. Choose your door: breathe through a forced pause before you're let back in, or, with hardcore mode armed, pay for a 15-minute break. Every bypass costs $4.99, logged, and subtracted from your progress on the mountain. WATCH YOURSELF CLIMB Your goal becomes a mountain. Every protected day moves you up the slope toward the summit; every bypass slides you back. REFLECT, AND KEEP THE STREAK A nightly journal turns each day into a decision: did you get closer, hold the line, or slip? Claim the day, keep your streak alive, and become someone who follows through. WHAT YOU GET • Block any app • Automatic schedules + on-demand focus sessions • Two exit doors: a breathing pause (free) or hardcore ($4.99 buys a 15-minute break) • A living mountain that tracks real progress toward your goal • Nightly journaling, streaks, and ranks from Base Camp to Summit • Private by design — your blocked-app choices never leave your phone MEMBERSHIP climbr is a subscription: $39.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $12.99/month. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://jaczuck.github.io/summit/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Scrollless at ad-supported against climbr's subscription. Scrollless also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). climbr's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Scrollless sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and climbr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scrollless against 5.0 for climbr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrollless | climbr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gian Muehlemann | Jacob Simangunsong |
Customer experience
Scrollless
climbr
In-app purchases
Scrollless
- Remove Ads$19.991 Year
climbr
- Summit Weekly$5.997 Days
- Summit Monthly$19.991 Month
- Hardcore (End Block Early)$4.99





