Comparison

Vesper vs Unscroll

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Unscroll

Features
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Meet Dopa — the little monster living in your screen. Every time you open an app out of habit and scroll without thinking, Dopa grows a little bigger. Unscroll is the calm, playful way to shrink it: block the apps that hook you, run real focus sessions, and slowly win your attention back. No shame. No lectures. Just a friendlier relationship with your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Block distracting apps — pick the apps that steal your time and lock them. Add friction so opening them takes real, deliberate effort. • Focus sessions — start a timer, put the phone down, and watch the monster shrink. Turn on Hard Mode when you want zero escape routes. • Focus schedules — set "study" or "sleep" windows so distractions stay locked without relying on willpower. • See where your time goes — a clear picture of your screen time, your most-used apps, and how each day stacks up against your goal. • Streaks and badges — hit your daily goal, keep your streak alive, and unlock badges as your focus habit grows. • Exam Mode — heading into a big study stretch? Lock things down even harder until the day you choose. BUILT TO BE USED LESS, NOT MORE Unscroll isn't another app fighting for your attention. It's quiet, honest, and on your side — designed to give your time back to you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. Your usage, block list, and focus history are stored on your device. UNSCROLL PREMIUM Go further with Premium: • Unlimited blocked apps • Stronger friction and Hard Mode • Exam Mode • Detailed weekly analytics and trends Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Cancel anytime. Your screen-time monster grows a little with every mindless scroll. Download Unscroll and start shrinking it today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vesper4 screens
Unscroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vesper at none against Unscroll's shown. Vesper also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Unscroll's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Vesper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Unscroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vesper ships an update every 3 weeks, Unscroll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vesper versus Unscroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVesperUnscroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperxCompass, LLCFahreddin Sevindir

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Vesper

Subscriptions8
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Vesper Weekly3 Days trial$10.997 Days
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  • Vesper Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Vesper Lifetime$49.99
  • Believer$99.99
3 purchases

Unscroll

Subscriptions2
  • Unscroll Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Unscroll Premium Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unscroll Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Vesper free?
Vesper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unscroll free?
Unscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vesper or Unscroll have ads?
Unscroll shows ads; Vesper does not.
Which is updated more often, Vesper or Unscroll?
Vesper ships an update every 3 weeks, and Unscroll weekly. Most recently, Vesper was updated on October 25, 2026 and Unscroll on October 24, 2026.

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