Comparison

Walkaway vs Stop Scrolling

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

Head to head
About

Walkaway

Features
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Walkaway is the app blocker that makes you move. Instead of a timer you can dismiss, it puts a real, physical walk between you and your most distracting apps. THE PROBLEM WITH WILLPOWER Feeds are engineered to be opened on autopilot. By the time you notice, an hour is gone. Walkaway interrupts the reflex with the one thing a feed can't compete with: your own body in motion. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the apps that pull you in (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — anything). 2. Walkaway shields them using Apple's Screen Time technology. 3. Want in? Walk. Your steps are counted live, and when you hit your goal the app unlocks for a short session. Moving is the opposite of scrolling. Most of the time, by the end of the walk, you no longer want to open the app at all. WAYS TO BLOCK • Walk to unlock — earn your time with real steps, counted by your iPhone's motion sensor • Hard block — no early unlock, no exceptions • Schedules — block mornings, evenings, or any custom daily window • Commitment locks — seal a block for 3 hours up to 1 week; no way to switch it off early BUILT TO RESIST FUTURE-YOU Deleting the app or flipping blocking off in Settings is the loophole every blocker shares. Walkaway walks you through closing it: lock your settings with a Screen Time passcode you don't memorize, and the block actually sticks. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up • Step counting happens on-device • Apple's Screen Time framework means Walkaway never sees which apps you use or what you do in them • Nothing leaves your iPhone A 1-MINUTE SCROLL CHECK Four quick questions show how much of your scrolling runs on autopilot — then Walkaway sets the right walking goal for you. WHO IT'S FOR • Doomscrollers who lose hours without deciding to • Students and deep workers protecting their focus • Anyone trying a digital detox who wants to move more instead of scrolling Stop negotiating with the feed. Put your shoes on and take your time back — one walk at a time.

About

Stop Scrolling

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Stop scrolling on autopilot. Pausely is a screen time app blocker that puts a short, calm pause between the tap and the feed. You didn't decide to open it. Your thumb did. Choose the apps that pull you in (social media, video, games) and the next time you reach for one, Pausely steps in first: a breath, a written reminder, a quiet moment to decide whether you actually want this one. You can always continue. Pausely never locks you out of your own phone. It simply returns the few seconds the habit skips, and most of the time that's all it takes. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps, categories or websites to protect, powered by Apple's Screen Time technology • Reaching for one brings up a calm pause instead: a breath to follow, a line worth reading, a moment to feel where you are • Continue if you mean it, or walk away. No guilt, no shaming either way • Or do the thing you said you'd rather do: "Or: read for 10 minutes" can open your book, your notes, your meditation app WATCH THE TIME COME BACK • Time reclaimed this week, counted in hours and minutes • Pauses, walk-aways and streaks, kept kindly and never held against you • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Live Activity while a short access window runs MADE FOR • Breaking the doomscrolling habit on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit or any app you choose • Staying focused during work, study and sleep • A digital detox that doesn't mean giving up your phone PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No ads. No tracking • Pausely never learns which apps you block. Apple's Screen Time keeps that on your device • Until you switch on the optional AI reflection, the app makes no network calls at all IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. Pausely is not about quitting your phone. It's about the twenty opens a day you never actually chose. Privacy Policy: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/terms/

Screenshots

Walkaway4 screens
Stop Scrolling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walkaway at none against Stop Scrolling's 5. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stop Scrolling sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Walkaway asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Walkaway versus Stop Scrolling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkawayStop Scrolling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANIELLO DI POLITOSohaib Ali

In-app purchases

None

Walkaway

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Stop Scrolling

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Family Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99
  • Premium Family Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is Walkaway free?
Walkaway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stop Scrolling free?
Stop Scrolling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Walkaway or Stop Scrolling have ads?
Neither Walkaway nor Stop Scrolling shows ads.

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