Scrollmate vs Scrollmates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrollmate
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Block distracting apps, reduce screen time, and take back control of your phone. Free 3-Day Trial • Then Subscription Required Tired of opening social media without thinking? Scrolling for hours when you only meant to check one thing? Setting screen time limits that you end up ignoring? ScrollMate helps you break the cycle. USE SCROLLMATE TO - Reduce time spent on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and other distracting apps - Stop mindless scrolling and doomscrolling - Stay focused while studying or working - Build healthier digital habits - Spend less time on your phone before bed - Break the habit of constantly checking social media - Hold yourself accountable to your screen time goals - Be more present in everyday life Privacy Policy: https://smallstack.dk/scrollmate/privacy Terms of Use: By subscribing to ScrollMate, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scrollmates
This app helps you manage screen time by sharing a pool of minutes with a friend. When the shared time runs out, access to blocked apps becomes restricted, encouraging mutual accountability. Features include shared quests and a journal to track usage.
- Shared minute pool
- Mutual accountability
- App blocking
- Breach recording
- Hardcore Mode
- Shared quests
- Usage journal
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Ever tapped Ignore Limit without really thinking about it? Most of us have. Scrollmates turns your screen time limit into something you share with a friend, because doomscrolling is easier to tackle when you're not doing it alone. You and your scrollmate share one pool of minutes each day for the apps that pull you in. When either of you scrolls, the pool goes down. You're on the same team, so every minute you leave in the pool is one your friend can use, and the other way round. PICK YOUR PERSON It could be your best friend, your partner, a sibling or your gym buddy. Together you agree on the size of the pool and when your day resets. You each choose your own apps privately, and one pool covers you both. HOW A DAY GOES Your day starts with a full pool, and your apps open like normal. When the pool runs low, Scrollmates shields the apps you picked, and getting back in means choosing to claim a short session. Once the pool is empty, your apps stay shielded until your new day starts. You can still get in, but it counts as a breach and your scrollmate will know about it. Scrollmates won't pretend to be an unbreakable lock, because no app on your own phone honestly can be. What it gives you is a speed bump and someone in it with you. WHAT YOUR SCROLLMATE SEES They see your daily minutes, your share of the pool and whether you're scrolling right now. They never see which apps you picked or anything you do inside them. You both see the same things about each other, so neither of you is in charge. DISCIPLINE MODE For the days you'd rather not have the option. With Discipline Mode on, an empty pool stays shut until your new day, and you can't end the day's contract early. If you're bonded, a pass you've earned together will get you back in. For real emergencies there's a 15-minute way in, and it still counts as a breach. QUESTS YOU PLAY AS A TEAM Shared Quests give the two of you one level and one streak. Keep the day under your ceiling and the late nights clear, and you level up together. Passes you earn along the way help on the days that don't go to plan. If the day breaks, the streak resets for both of you. YOUR WEEK IN THE JOURNAL See how the week went for both of you: how much each of you used, how the pool was split, how each day ended and whether you beat last week. SCHEDULES THAT RUN THEMSELVES Set Focus Schedules for the hours you want to keep clear, like your first hour awake, a work block or winding down before bed. They switch on and off by themselves. START SOLO IF YOU LIKE No scrollmate yet? Solo mode is free and doesn't need an account. You get your own daily pool and the same shields, and you can invite someone whenever you're ready. ONE SUBSCRIPTION FOR TWO When you pair up, one subscription covers both of you, and either of you can hold it. GOOD TO KNOW Scrollmates is for iPhone with iOS 18 or later, and both people in a bond need an iPhone. It uses Apple's Screen Time to shield the apps you choose, and Apple never shares their names with us. Privacy Policy: https://scrollmates.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Account terms: https://scrollmates.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Scrollmates at none against Scrollmate's shown. Scrollmate's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Scrollmate sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Scrollmates sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scrollmate ships an update every 10 days, Scrollmates monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrollmate | Scrollmates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | smallstack ApS | INNOV8 VENTURES COMPANY LTD |
In-app purchases
Scrollmate
- Premium$8.991 Month
- Premium$9.997 Days
- Premium$24.991 Year
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- Premium$39.991 Year
- Premium (Yearly)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Scrollmates
- Bond Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Bond Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year









