Comparison

Brain Games vs Screen Time Limit

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

Head to head
About

Brain Games

This app helps break mindless scrolling habits by requiring users to solve a quick puzzle before opening distracting apps. It turns passive screen time into active mental exercise, empowering users to regain control over their device usage and build discipline.

Highlights
  • Logic, math, memory, and pattern puzzles
  • App blocking by category or individual app
  • Tracks abandoned app unlocks
  • Difficulty scales with user speed
  • Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
  • Integrates with Apple's Screen Time framework
Features
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Let's be honest: you've opened Instagram, closed it, and reopened it within the same minute. No new notifications. No reason. Just thumbs moving on their own while your brain idles in the back seat. That's not a willpower problem. That's autopilot. And you can't out-discipline a habit your hands do without asking you. BrainScreen fixes the loop with one beautifully annoying idea: before you can open the apps that eat your day, you have to solve a quick puzzle. Logic, math, memory, patterns — 15 seconds of actually thinking. Two things happen. Sometimes you solve it, get in, and carry on (a little sharper than before). And sometimes, halfway through the puzzle, your brain catches up and goes "wait, why am I even opening this?" — and you close the app and get on with your life. That second moment is the whole point. Most of your unlocks aren't decisions. They're reflexes. A tiny puzzle is just enough friction to turn the reflex back into a choice. GET SMARTER, NOT NUMBER Every app you'd normally scroll into becomes a 15-second mental rep. Over a week that's hundreds of little workouts for your brain instead of hundreds of dead-eyed scrolls. Same phone. Opposite result. - Logic puzzles designed to catch you mid-autopilot - Quick math with just enough time pressure to wake you up - Memory and pattern challenges - Word and attention tests that are weirdly satisfying - Difficulty that scales up as you get faster YOU PICK THE GATEKEEPING You decide which apps get the puzzle treatment. Lock down the obvious offenders, leave your maps and music alone. You're in charge of where the friction goes. - Block any app or whole category - Set it once, forget it, let the puzzles do the work - Built on Apple's Screen Time framework, so the blocks actually hold — no flimsy workarounds WATCH THE WINS ADD UP BrainScreen counts the unlocks you started but abandoned — the scrolls you talked yourself out of. Turns out "didn't open it" is a stat worth celebrating. - See how many pointless unlocks you skipped - Build streaks that reward discipline, not screen time - Track your puzzle speed climbing as your brain wakes back up ACTUALLY PRIVATE Your app activity never leaves your phone. We use Apple's own Screen Time technology, which means we literally cannot see what you do — and we built it that way on purpose. Your business stays your business. THE MATH THAT SHOULD ANNOY YOU The average person burns 4+ hours a day on their phone. A lot of that is autopilot you'd happily skip if something just made you pause. BrainScreen is that pause. Trade the mindless scroll for a few seconds of thinking, and get back hours you didn't know you were losing. Your thumbs have been running the show long enough. Time to make your brain do the unlocking. BrainScreen offers an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use - https://brainscreen.io/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://brainscreen.io/privacy.html EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Screen Time Limit

Features
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ScrollToll is completely free... unless you are weak. Standard screen time blockers fail because they rely on gentle mindfulness and passive timers that are easily bypassed by tapping "Ignore Limit for 15 minutes." Willpower alone is mathematically proven to fail when there are zero real-world stakes. The app is 100% free to protect your focus, however, if you break discipline during an active lock block, you must pay a $0.99 emergency bypass fee. We replace guilt with involuntary friction. You will spend 11.4 years of your waking life staring at vertical video feeds at a rate of 5 hours/ day over 55 years of life. Enter ScrollToll. Protect your focus with ScrollToll features: * The Dopamine Tax: Pay a $0.99 consumable micro-transaction via Apple Pay to buy a 15-minute emergency override token to look at blocked apps. * Hardware-Level Interception: Powered by Apple’s native Family Controls, ScrollToll shields apps instantly before they can load. * Daily Limits & Scheduled Blocks: Use exact hour and minute caps to limit apps, or lock them down completely during scheduled hours like bedtime or work. * Toll Receipts: Track your willpower with a monospaced receipt ledger that records every time you paid to give in, along with a visual toll bucket that fills with a gold chip for every $0.99 spent. * High-Contrast OLED Design: A pure pitch-black interface with stark neon red and green accents that acts as a serious system utility, not a pastel wellness coach. What changes: * Your brain evaluates whether opening social media is actually worth the financial cost. * Mindless impulse opens stop instantly because the immediate reward is ruined. * You transition from a passive scroller into a disciplined individual that can better spend the new found time on hobbies/interests/relationships/self improvement. Download now to stop leaking your focus and reclaim your time.

Screenshots

Brain Games4 screens
Screen Time Limit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Brain Games and Screen Time Limit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Brain Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Screen Time Limit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brain Games versus Screen Time Limit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain GamesScreen Time Limit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreentime Labs LLCJairam Manikandan

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Brain Games

Subscriptions5
  • Brain Screen Pro$7.997 Days
  • Brain Screen Pro$39.991 Year
  • Brain Screen Pro$49.991 Year
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  • Brain Screen Pro$59.991 Year
  • Brain Screen Pro$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Screen Time Limit

One-time1
  • Pay to Scroll - 15 minute unlock$0.99

Questions

Is Brain Games free?
Brain Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen Time Limit free?
Screen Time Limit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Games or Screen Time Limit have ads?
Neither Brain Games nor Screen Time Limit shows ads.

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