Screen Time Control vs ScrollPause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Time Control
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Take back your screen time with ScreenPup, a playful focus blocker that helps you spend less time inside the apps you open by accident. Start focus sessions, block distracting apps, set daily limits, schedule screen-free windows, and track your progress with real usage reports. ScreenPup is built for people who want fewer compulsive pickups, less doomscrolling, better sleep, and more time back in their day. What You Get - Focus sessions that block distracting apps while you work, study, or reset - App Lock to limit how often certain apps can be opened each day - Daily time limits for the apps that drain the most attention - Smart schedules for mornings, deep work, wind-down, and bedtime - Limited unlocks and breaks so you can stay flexible without losing control - Real screen time reports with weekly and monthly trends - Focus score, streaks, pickups, and top app insights - Personalized onboarding based on your habits and goals - Reminders and progress signals to help you stay consistent Private & Secure ScreenPup uses your device's Screen Time and usage permissions to power blocking, schedules, and reports. Your focus controls are designed to run on your phone, and ScreenPup does not need access to the specific content you view inside apps. *Note: All features described above require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.screenpup.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.screenpup.app/privacy
ScrollPause
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ScrollPause puts one moment of friction between you and the app you open without meaning to. Pick the apps that pull you in. The next time you open one, a pause screen appears first. It tells you which app you are opening and what time it is, and asks whether you really meant to. Tap "I'll pass" and the app closes. Tap through twice and you get five minutes, then the pause comes back. That is the whole idea. No streaks, no lectures, no shame. LOCK SCROLLPAUSE ITSELF WITH A PIN Every screen-time tool has the same weak point: the moment you decide to switch it off. Usually that moment arrives late at night, and it wins. Set a four-digit PIN and ScrollPause asks for it before it opens. Your quiet hours, your paused apps, your settings ā none of it can be changed by whoever is holding the phone. Including you, at 1am. ⢠The PIN is asked when the app opens, and again after thirty seconds away ⢠Five wrong tries and the waiting starts: thirty seconds, then five minutes, then fifteen, then an hour ⢠Moving the phone's clock forward does not shorten that wait ⢠The app switcher preview is covered, so a glance at your phone shows nothing ⢠Forgot it? A twelve-character recovery code, saved when you set the PIN and readable again from Settings whenever you want What the PIN honestly does and does not do: it guards ScrollPause. It cannot stop anyone from deleting the app, or from switching Screen Time off in iPhone Settings ā no app on iOS can do that, and any app that says otherwise is selling you something. WHAT ELSE YOU GET ⢠A pause screen in front of the apps you choose, drawn by iOS itself ⢠Two taps to get in, so going in is a decision rather than a reflex ⢠A count of how often you paused and how often you walked away ⢠A weekly summary in plain words: when you reach for your phone most, which day was hardest, how you compare to last week ⢠A home-screen widget with the minutes you kept today SCROLLPAUSE PRO ⢠Lock the app with a PIN ⢠Pause up to 50 apps instead of 3 ⢠Quiet hours: the hours where there is no five-minute pass at all ⢠Every past week, not just this one Pro is a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase. There is no free trial that renews behind your back. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-in. No server. No ads. No analytics. No third-party code of any kind. The apps you choose are handled by Apple's Screen Time system, which hands ScrollPause an anonymous token for each one ā a value the app cannot read or turn back into a name. Your counts live in a database on your iPhone. Your PIN is stored as a one-way hash in the iOS Keychain and never leaves the device. Delete the app and all of it goes with it. Made by PrimeTruth Team. Questions: zenDesign219@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://primetruthteam.github.io/scrollpause/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScrollPause at none against Screen Time Control's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Screen Time Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and ScrollPause sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Screen Time Control | ScrollPause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | ā |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soleia Technologies (OPC) Private Limited | Nguyen Dinh Chung |
In-app purchases
Screen Time Control
- ScreenPup Premium Monthly V23 Days trial$9.991 Month
- ScreenPup Premium Yearly V23 Days trial$39.991 Year
ScrollPause
- ScrollPause Pro ā Yearly$24.991 Year
- ScrollPause Pro ā Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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