Rotcut vs Vesper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rotcut
This app helps you break free from mindless scrolling by introducing friction and a reward system before you can access distracting apps. Complete focus tasks to earn unlock currency and spend it to access your chosen apps for a limited time, building healthier digital habits.
- App blocker using Apple Screen Time
- Earn energy points for focus tasks
- Push-up and step counter for energy
- Focus timer and meditation timer
- Daily streaks and progress tracking
- Home screen widget for energy and streak
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Rotcut - Block Apps, Earn Your Screen Time Go From Mindless Scrolling to Intentional Use Your phone is designed to keep you hooked. Every spare second pulls you back into the feed, and before you know it an hour is gone. Rotcut breaks that loop. Instead of opening a distracting app on autopilot, you pause, complete a quick focus task, and earn the right to unlock it. Distraction stops being free, and your attention becomes something you choose to spend. This is not another screen time tracker that just shows you numbers and hopes you feel bad. Rotcut puts real friction and a real reward system between you and the apps that drain your day. How It Works 1) Choose the apps that steal your time, like social media, video, or games 2) Complete focus tasks to earn energy, your unlock currency 3) Spend energy to unlock blocked apps for a limited time 4) Build daily streaks, watch your stats climb, and shrink your scroll loops over time When your unlock time runs out, the block comes back on automatically. You stay in control, not the algorithm. What's Inside - App blocker: shield any apps you choose using Apple Screen Time. Your selection stays private and never leaves your device - Energy points: earn unlock currency by doing something real instead of scrolling - Push-up counter: drop and earn, with on-device motion tracking that counts your reps - Step counter: get up and move to bank energy - Lock in and focus timer: deep work sessions that reward you for staying off your phone - Meditation timer: calm down and reset - Touch grass: a nudge to step outside and reconnect with real life - Panic button: an instant reset for the moments you feel the pull hardest - Daily streaks: keep your momentum alive day after day - Personalized plan: a quick setup tailors your tasks and goals to your habits - Progress and stats: see your streak, energy earned, tasks completed, and history you can be proud of - Daily reminders: gentle nudges to keep your focus on track - Home screen widget: your energy and streak at a glance Good For 1) Reducing compulsive social media use 2) Breaking doomscrolling and short video habits 3) Building more intentional, mindful screen time 4) Staying focused on work, study, or the people in front of you 5) Creating friction before distraction takes over Why Rotcut Is Different Most apps try to block you and hope willpower does the rest. Rotcut gives you a system. You earn your access, you feel the trade, and over time the habit loop weakens. You still have to do the work, but Rotcut gives you the structure, the friction, and the motivation to actually follow through. No account or login is required to get started. Just open the app and begin. Start small. Stay consistent. Take your attention back. If you have ideas or questions, email us at hello@kopontech.com Full access requires a subscription. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Vesper
This app helps users, particularly women, reduce mindless scrolling and regain calm with their phones. It offers gentle pauses before opening distracting apps and allows for scheduled quiet windows to promote focus and intentional usage.
- Screen time protection for distracting apps
- Morning and Night Quiet Windows
- Earn 'Glow' for keeping promises
- Two-minute breathing ritual
- Intentional app access
- Calm reward moments
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Vesper helps you turn the urge to scroll into a reason to move. Choose the distracting apps you want to protect with Apple Screen Time. When you reach for them, Vesper creates a calm pause and guides you toward a verified live walk before granting a bounded opening. When the opening ends, your selected apps return to protection automatically. See your verified daily steps and walking goal on Home, start a live walking session, and follow your progress as you move. If walking is not available, Box Breathing offers a limited fallback. Vesper is designed for women who want less automatic scrolling, more movement, and a softer way to protect their attention—without shame, punishment, or productivity pressure. Features: • Screen Time protection for selected distracting apps • Verified live walking for bounded intentional access • Daily iOS Health step progress and walking goals • Clear protection status and next actions on Home • Automatic re-protection after each opening • Limited Box Breathing fallback • Calm celebrations and a warm star companion Your attention belongs to you. Stop scrolling. Step into her. Vesper offers free onboarding. Additional features require a lifetime purchase or subscription. Terms of use: https://xcompass.ai/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Vesper at free with in-app purchases against Rotcut's subscription. Vesper also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Rotcut's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Rotcut sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 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 Rotcut against 5.0 for Vesper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Rotcut ships an update every 4 days, Vesper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotcut | Vesper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justine Ladlad | xCompass, LLC |
Customer experience
Rotcut
Vesper
In-app purchases
Rotcut
- RotCut Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- RotCut Pro - Annual$19.991 Year
- RotCut Pro - Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- RotCut Pro - Lifetime$49.99
Vesper
- Vesper Weekly$12.997 Days
- Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Believer$99.99









