ScrollMint vs LockIn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
LockIn
This app helps you block distracting applications until you complete your daily tasks. It allows you to set goals, lock away time-wasting apps, and earn access back by finishing your work. Track your progress and build consistency to reduce screen time and beat procrastination.
- Block distracting apps
- Set daily tasks
- Earn access to blocked apps
- Track progress and streaks
- Hard Mode for commitment
- Reduce screen time
- Build better habits
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Kill the distraction. Earn your dopamine. LockIn helps you block distracting apps until you finish what actually matters. Choose your distractions. Set your daily tasks. Get to work. Your selected apps stay blocked until you've earned them back. TASKS FIRST. DOPAMINE SECOND. HOW LOCKIN WORKS • Choose your distractions Select the apps that steal your attention. • Set your daily tasks Decide what needs to get done today. • Lock distractions Keep selected apps out of reach while your tasks are waiting. • Earn your access Complete your tasks and unlock your distractions. • Build consistency Track your streak, promises kept, missed tasks, give ups, and time protected. HARD MODE Know you'll give in? Hard Mode removes the easy way out. Once activated, stay committed to your rules and finish your tasks before unlocking your distractions. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how consistently you're keeping your promises and protecting your time. Build streaks, review your progress, and turn discipline into a habit. BUILT FOR FOCUS LockIn can help you: • Reduce screen time • Stop mindless scrolling • Beat procrastination • Stay focused • Build better habits • Finish daily tasks • Use distracting apps more intentionally You make the rules. LockIn helps you follow them. Do the work. Earn the dopamine. Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/5ac457fa-58f8-4d10-8aac-15e0c53ef8ee Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LockIn at none against ScrollMint's shown. LockIn also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ScrollMint sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and LockIn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScrollMint against 5.0 for LockIn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
ScrollMint ships an update every 2 weeks, LockIn every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ScrollMint | LockIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oner Teknoloji Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi | PureScan Solutions Corp |
Customer experience
ScrollMint
LockIn
In-app purchases
ScrollMint
- 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
LockIn
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
- LockIn Premium - Yearly$49.991 Year









