ScrollBreak vs Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollBreak
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
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.
- Exercise-based screen time
- Camera rep counting
- App blocking
- Gamified progress and leaderboards
- Customizable time allowances
- Privacy-focused on-device processing
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | ScrollBreak | Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashish Koirala | Taoufik Jabbari |
In-app purchases
ScrollBreak
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Forge
- Forge Lifetime$39.99









