Comparison

ScrollPal vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

ScrollPal

Features
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Meet ScrollPal โ€” your phone's accountability pet. Tired of doomscrolling? Your cute Fennec lives in the app. Feed it berries. It thrives. Ignore it, and your apps lock down. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps that steal your day โ€” TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, anything. Your Fennec starts at 100% energy each morning. Every minute you scroll those apps, your Fennec's energy drops. When it hits 25%, the apps lock. To unlock them? Do a task. Drink water. Journal. Pushups. Snap a photo of nature. Each task feeds your Fennec โ€” and earns back your scroll time. WHY IT WORKS Other blockers say "stop." ScrollPal trades. A pushup for TikTok. A glass of water for Instagram. A clean room for YouTube. You don't have to delete your apps. You don't have to pretend you'll never scroll. You just have to earn it. YOUR FENNEC, YOUR PARTNER A cute desert fox that grows with your habits. It loses energy when you scroll. It celebrates when you take care of yourself. The harder you ignore it, the more it suffers. (You won't ignore it. Look at it.) FEATURES - Block any iOS app โ€” TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, games, all of it - 10+ feed-your-Fennec tasks: pushups, squats, water, nature photos, journaling, breathing, dance, posing, bed cleaning - Schedule mode: lock apps during work, sleep, or study (no bypass) - Time decay: 1 minute scrolled = 1% Fennec energy lost - Beautiful custom shield screens (no boring Apple defaults) - Energy stats and habit streaks - Personalize your Fennec's name during setup - Works on your device โ€” your data never leaves your phone PRIVATE & SAFE ScrollPal uses Apple's Screen Time API. All monitoring runs entirely on your device. Stop scrolling. Start trading. Subscription required. Privacy: scrollpal.app/privacy Terms: scrollpal.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bloom

Features
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Your phone takes 4 hours a day. Bloom gives them back. Bloom is an app blocker that turns your screen time into a garden. Put your phone down and your flowers grow. Keep scrolling and they wilt. **HOW IT WORKS** 1. Pick the apps that drain you: social media, games, entertainment, or all of them at once. 2. Set your rule: a fixed schedule, a daily time limit, or a limit on how many times you can open an app. 3. Every day you keep your rules earns you a watering can. 4. Water your garden and watch it grow. Or let it wilt. **WHAT YOU CAN BLOCK** - Individual apps, or entire categories - Social media, games, entertainment, shopping, news - Schedule blocking: mornings, work hours, evenings - Daily time limit per app - Daily limit on how many times you open an app **WHY IT LASTS** Other screen time apps show you numbers. You look once, then you ignore them. Bloom is a garden that depends on you, every single day. It is simple, and it changes everything. **WHAT YOU GET BACK** Bloom gardeners cut their screen time by 38% on average in their first month. That is 28 hours a week, and 61 days a year. **YOUR GARDEN** Sunflowers, tulips, lavender and many more. Every week you keep unlocks new plants. Your garden becomes the visible proof of your discipline. **YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU** Bloom is built on Apple's Screen Time API. Your usage data never leaves your phone. Bloom requires a subscription to unlock all features. Pricing details are available in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScrollPal4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScrollPal at every 5 days against Bloom's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ScrollPal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Bloom 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

ScrollPal ships an update every 5 days, Bloom every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ScrollPal versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollPalBloom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size184 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeni YunusovRodger Studio (Apps)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScrollPal

Subscriptions3
  • ScrollPal Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Exit Offer$39.991 Year
  • ScrollPal Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Bloom

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Bloom Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is ScrollPal free?
ScrollPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScrollPal or Bloom have ads?
Neither ScrollPal nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrollPal or Bloom?
ScrollPal ships an update every 5 days, and Bloom every 10 days. Most recently, ScrollPal was updated on October 2, 2026 and Bloom on October 8, 2026.

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