Comparison

Scrollhole vs Screen Credits

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

Head to head
About

Scrollhole

This app locks distracting applications behind a daily budget, requiring physical activity verified by your camera to unlock extra scroll time. It aims to curb excessive screen use by making it costly and encourages accidental fitness through habit completion.

Highlights
  • Set daily app scroll budgets
  • Unlock time with camera-verified habits
  • Integrates with step counter
  • Variety of physical and mindful habits
  • Screen time reports
  • Virtual pet with unlockable items
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your screen time isn't a willpower problem, it's an autopilot problem. scrollhole locks your distracting apps behind a daily budget, and extra scroll time costs real movement your camera verifies. how it works • pick your apps, set a daily scroll budget • inside the budget, scroll guilt free, that's what it's for • budget gone? the feed locks until you do a real habit • squats, push-ups, planks, walks: counted by your camera and step counter • not feeling it? a glass of water, breathing, or a stretch works too you can't cheat it we tried. waving the phone doesn't count, nodding at the camera doesn't count. the reps have to be real, and somewhere around rep six you'll ask if this hour of scrolling is even worth it. that little moment of math is the entire app. what you get back • your evenings, because scrolling stops being free • a screen time report you can open without wincing • accidental fitness: every extension is a workout that actually happened • zero shame: a budget spent on purpose is just a tuesday also, there's an otter he lives in the app, your habits earn him coins, and coins buy furniture for his room. he's never once been disappointed in you, which is more than you can say for your screen time report. why this one sticks every blocker dies the same death: the "5 more minutes" button. this one replaced that button with a camera that counts squats. closing the app becomes the lazy option, and for once laziness is on your side. privacy, straight answer: reps are counted on your device with apple's body-pose detection. nothing is recorded, nothing is uploaded, no video ever exists. scrollhole is a paid subscription, monthly or annual. it renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. privacy policy: https://scrollholeapp.com/privacy terms of use: https://scrollholeapp.com/terms

About

Screen Credits

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Screen Credits helps you build healthier digital habits by turning activity into screen time. Choose the apps, categories, or websites you want to limit. Each day starts with a screen time allowance. When your time runs out, your selected distractions stay locked until your daily allowance resets or you redeem Screen Credits for more time. Stay active, complete healthy activities, and connect Apple Health on supported iPhone devices to earn credits you can exchange for additional screen time. FEATURES • Earn screen time through activity • Limit selected apps, categories, and websites • Redeem credits for extra app usage time • Track your daily screen time balance • See your activity and credit progress • Choose a personal screen time reduction goal • Build healthier screen habits • Reduce mindless scrolling • Integrates with Apple Health on supported iPhone devices USE SCREEN CREDITS FOR • Reducing screen time • Building healthier digital habits • Staying motivated to move • Creating a better balance between activity and technology • Limiting distracting apps and websites • Turning healthy activity into screen time • Making screen limits feel more rewarding SCREEN CREDITS PLUS Screen Credits may offer optional paid plans, including monthly, annual, and lifetime options. Paid plans help unlock the full Screen Credits experience and support future premium features and improvements. Some features may require an active subscription or purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scrollhole4 screens
Screen Credits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Screen Credits at 18.0 against Scrollhole's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Scrollhole sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Screen Credits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollhole ships an update every 6 days, Screen Credits weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scrollhole versus Screen Credits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollholeScreen Credits
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAMKR, LLCStudio Demo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scrollhole

Subscriptions2
  • Scrollhole Premium (Monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Scrollhole Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Screen Credits

Subscriptions2
  • Screen Credits Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Screen Credits Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Screen Credits Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Scrollhole free?
Scrollhole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Credits free?
Screen Credits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollhole or Screen Credits have ads?
Neither Scrollhole nor Screen Credits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrollhole or Screen Credits?
Scrollhole ships an update every 6 days, and Screen Credits weekly. Most recently, Scrollhole was updated on October 31, 2026 and Screen Credits on November 5, 2026.

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