Comparison

ScrollBreak vs Forge

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

Head to head
About

ScrollBreak

Features
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Earn your scroll. Protect your sleep. Keep the apps you enjoy — but earn access with movement, and set a bedtime your banked minutes cannot override. Movement earns access Walk, work out, or knock out a set. Minutes go into your balance. Access is intentional Spend that balance on short, timed unlocks — not forever-open apps. Bedtime is a separate rule When night starts, earned minutes stop working. Emergency unlock stays a limited exception. How it works: • Pick apps, categories, or sites to shield — blocking is free • Earn minutes with on-device exercise (squats free; Pro adds more + Apple Health steps) • Unlock a timed session; a Live Activity shows what’s left • At bedtime, the night lock wins — your bank can’t buy past it Privacy: Rep counting stays on your iPhone. ScrollBreak never records, saves, or uploads video. ScrollBreak Pro: more exercises, step earning, all-day shielding, full history, and the full impact report. Support: https://www.koirala.studio/support Privacy: https://www.koirala.studio/apps/scrollbreak/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.koirala.studio/apps/scrollbreak/terms

About

Forge

This app helps you manage screen time by requiring physical exercise to unlock app usage. Earn minutes by doing push-ups or squats, with your phone's camera counting reps. Once your earned time expires, apps are blocked again.

Highlights
  • Exercise-based screen time
  • Camera rep counting
  • App blocking
  • Gamified progress and leaderboards
  • Customizable time allowances
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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Forge is an app blocker that makes you earn your screen time with exercise. Do push-ups or squats, the camera counts every rep on your iPhone, and your apps unlock for the time you earned. Pick the apps that eat your day: social media, video, games. When your daily free allowance runs out, Forge blocks them. Want more time? Do the reps. Effort first, screen after. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that steal your time. 2. Choose how many minutes you want. 3. Do your reps. The camera counts every one on device. 4. Your apps unlock. When time runs out, the shield comes back. WHY FORGE - Exercise-based: your body is the key, not a pause screen you can tap through - Free to start, no subscription - One-time Pro purchase, family sharing included - No account required EARN IT LIKE A GAME Forge Ranks: climb from Spark to Titan of the Forge as your lifetime score grows. Daily streaks keep you honest. A worldwide leaderboard by country. A FORGED stamp every time you finish a set. YOU SET THE RULES Free minutes per day if you want them: strict, balanced, or generous. Everything beyond that is earned. A three stage friction gate stops rage quitting. PRO, ONCE, FOREVER Squats are free forever. Forge Lifetime adds push-up mode, walking mode (100 steps = 1 minute), full statistics, encrypted backup, and removes every ad. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The camera never records: pose detection runs entirely on your iPhone. No video is stored or uploaded. Forge yourself stronger.

Screenshots

ScrollBreak4 screens
Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScrollBreak at none against Forge's shown. Forge's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. ScrollBreak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrollBreak ships an update every 2 weeks, Forge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ScrollBreak versus Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollBreakForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshish KoiralaTaoufik Jabbari

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScrollBreak

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Forge

One-time1
  • Forge Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is ScrollBreak free?
ScrollBreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forge free?
Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScrollBreak or Forge have ads?
Forge shows ads; ScrollBreak does not.
Which is updated more often, ScrollBreak or Forge?
ScrollBreak ships an update every 2 weeks, and Forge every 5 days. Most recently, ScrollBreak was updated on November 9, 2026 and Forge on November 5, 2026.

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