Comparison

ScrollMint vs SnapFocus

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

Head to head
About

ScrollMint

This app helps you reclaim your time by locking distracting applications and allowing you to earn back screen time through physical activity, focused work, or healthy habits. It offers a unique exchange rate system to encourage mindful usage and reduce doomscrolling.

Highlights
  • Lock distracting apps
  • Earn screen time by moving
  • Earn screen time by focusing
  • Earn screen time with healthy habits
  • On-device rep counting with form feedback
  • Reliable re-locking via Screen Time technology
  • Time Bank ledger
Features
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Earn your screen time. Don't just burn it. Lock the apps that eat your day — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reels, whatever owns you — then earn every minute back with your body, your focus or one small healthy act. 3 ways, 20+ options, no daily cap. Your phone hands you unlimited scrolling for free and quietly takes your hours, your attention and your evenings in return. ScrollMint changes the deal: an app blocker that makes you earn the unlock. Doomscrolling isn't free anymore. Move more. Scroll less. Earn your scroll back. Willpower isn't the plan — the exchange rate is. When a scroll costs a set of squats, you scroll less. And when you've earned it, you enjoy it, guilt-free. HOW IT WORKS — ONE HONEST LOOP 1. LOCK. Pick the apps that steal your day. ScrollMint shields them with Apple's Screen Time technology, so the block holds even when your willpower doesn't. One tap on the shield takes you to earning. 2. EARN. Bank minutes three ways: • MOVE — your camera counts real reps: push-ups, diamond push-ups, squats, jumping jacks, high knees, butt kicks and a squat hold. Live form feedback, no wearables. Easy moves earn 1 minute a rep, harder ones 2, diamond push-ups 3. The video never leaves your phone. • FOCUS — run a Deep Work, Pomodoro, Study or Custom session (5 to 120 minutes) and earn while you concentrate. Guided breathing and follow-along yoga pay 5×: one mindful minute buys five. • HABITS — prove a small healthy habit with a quick photo: drink water, eat something real, touch grass, nature time, make your bed, clean your desk, hang out, smile. Each earns 2 to 5 minutes and can be repeated. Verified on your device, never uploaded. 3. SPEND. Trade banked minutes to unlock your apps for 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 60 minutes. Purchases stack. When the time runs out, the apps re-lock automatically — even if one is still open. Past you stays in charge. WHY IT WORKS WHEN BLOCKERS DON'T Timers and "are you sure?" pop-ups are easy to swipe away. A price isn't. Most screen time apps give you one lever — a hard block or a single way to unlock. ScrollMint gives you three, so the deal fits the day you're having: a workout, a focused hour or a glass of water. Self control with a scoreboard, not a lecture. MADE FOR THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ACTUALLY SEARCH FOR • Doomscrolling and mindless scrolling at night • Phone addiction and social media addiction • Blocking Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Reels without deleting them • A dopamine detox or digital detox that lasts longer than a weekend • Screen time limits that survive the ignore button • Distraction-free focus for study, deep work or Pomodoro • Procrastination that starts with "just one scroll" WHAT YOU GET • Time Bank — every minute earned and spent, in one honest ledger • A daily goal you set (15 to 360 minutes), streaks and personal bests • On-device rep counting with live form feedback — no wearables, no equipment • Reliable re-locking built on Apple Screen Time • Live Activities: follow your session from the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island • A demo of the loop before you start • No daily caps — earn as much as you're willing to work for • Private by design — camera and photo checks happen on your device, not in the cloud. No account, no login. WHO IT'S FOR Students who lose evenings to Reels. Professionals who open Instagram forty times a day. Anyone who has tried screen time limits, phone jail, deleting the apps and a detox that lasted a weekend — and wants to beat phone addiction in a way that feels good. Your feed can wait. Your body can't. Requires an iPhone with iOS 17 or later. ScrollMint uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to lock and unlock the apps you choose. Free to download; subscription required after the 7-day free trial on the annual plan (monthly has no trial). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://scrollmint.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scrollmint.app/privacy

About

SnapFocus

Features
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Spend less time on your phone — and earn your way back in. SnapFocus blocks the apps that eat your day. When you want one back, you don't just tap through a timer: you do push-ups or squats, counted by the camera, before it opens. KEEP A RULE WITH FRIENDS Create a group, share a code, and everyone follows the same limit. You each choose which of your own apps it applies to, and you each keep your own streak. Pick a name and a face your friends will see on the leaderboard. EARN YOUR UNLOCK Set a daily limit, a pause before an app opens, or a workout. Push-ups and squats are counted on the device, so a session is something you did rather than something you waited out. DEEP FOCUS Put everything away for a set stretch. Finished sessions grow plants you keep, and a streak you can see across the week. WHAT WE CANNOT SEE iOS never tells SnapFocus which apps you picked — it hands over an encrypted token that cannot be turned back into an app name, by us or by anyone else. The camera counts your reps on the device: nothing is recorded, and no frame is uploaded. Nobody in a group can see what you blocked, only whether you kept to it. EVERYTHING STAYS ESCAPABLE There is no punishment here. You can give up a workout, leave a group, or change a rule. The point is to make the easy path a little harder, not to lock you out of your own phone. Requires Screen Time permission to block apps, and camera permission only if you turn on a workout challenge. SUBSCRIPTION Premium is optional — every blocking feature is free and always will be. It is sold as an auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase that never renews. The subscription periods, any free trial, and the price in your local currency are shown in the app before you confirm. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://snapfocus.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://snapfocus.net/privacy

Screenshots

ScrollMint4 screens
SnapFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SnapFocus at none against ScrollMint's shown. ScrollMint's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. ScrollMint sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SnapFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScrollMint against 5.0 for SnapFocus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrollMint ships an update every 2 weeks, SnapFocus weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ScrollMint versus SnapFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollMintSnapFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOner Teknoloji Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited SirketiSilverAI Joint Stock Company

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ScrollMint

Subscriptions5
  • ScrollMint Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • ScrollMint Premium Annual Offer$24.991 Year
  • ScrollMint Premium Annual Offer$34.991 Year
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  • ScrollMint Premium Annual Spin$46.901 Year
  • ScrollMint Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

SnapFocus

Subscriptions2
  • FocusFlow 1 tháng3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • FocusFlow 1 năm3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocusFlow Trọn đời$29.99

Questions

Is ScrollMint free?
ScrollMint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapFocus free?
SnapFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScrollMint or SnapFocus?
ScrollMint and SnapFocus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ScrollMint or SnapFocus have ads?
ScrollMint shows ads; SnapFocus does not.
Which is updated more often, ScrollMint or SnapFocus?
ScrollMint ships an update every 2 weeks, and SnapFocus weekly. Most recently, ScrollMint was updated on October 24, 2026 and SnapFocus on October 24, 2026.

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