Comparison

Scrollless vs Yoakari

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Yoakari

Features
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When you try to open an app you chose, a night town appears. Choose “Don’t open it” and one more window lights up. You can also choose “Open for 5 minutes.” Nothing is taken away — you simply don’t get a light. After five minutes the screen comes back. As lights add up, buildings appear: a bathhouse, an old bookshop, a café, a lantern alley, a lighthouse. You can name every building you build. ■ What you can do ・Choose which apps bring up the screen ・See how often you stopped and how often you opened, on a 7-day chart ・Collect 24 kinds of buildings, plus one that shows up only rarely ・Set the hours the screen can appear (one-time purchase) ■ Nothing is forced Yoakari never makes an app permanently unusable. Choose “Open for 5 minutes” and you can use it. It is one quiet beat, so the choice stays yours. ■ About your records Your counts and the names you give buildings stay on this iPhone. Nothing is sent to the developer. No account is required. There are no ads. ■ About the purchase “Opening Night” is a one-time payment. There is no monthly fee. The free version lets you choose one app and build six kinds of buildings.

Screenshots

Scrollless4 screens
Yoakari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Yoakari at none against Scrollless's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scrollless sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Yoakari sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scrollless versus Yoakari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrolllessYoakari
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGian MuehlemannMasato Oda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrollless

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Yoakari

One-time1
  • Opening Night$5.99

Questions

Is Scrollless free?
Scrollless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yoakari free?
Yoakari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollless or Yoakari have ads?
Scrollless shows ads; Yoakari does not.

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