Block&Read vs Solys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block&Read
This app replaces distracting apps with reading material to help you achieve your daily page goals. It offers a built-in e-reader and blocks selected applications until you meet your reading targets, promoting focus and time management.
- Block distracting apps
- Read to meet page goals
- Built-in e-reader
- Public domain classics library
- Import your own EPUBs
- Reading insights
- Strict mode for focus
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Trade the scroll for a chapter. Block&Read locks the apps that eat your evenings and opens a book in their place. Reach your page count, and the lock lifts. A real e-reader and a real app blocker, in one app. No willpower required, just a page or two. HOW IT WORKS • Set your blocklist: social, video, news, whatever burns your day • Reach for one of them and a book opens instead • Read to your daily goal, and the lock lifts • Keep the streak alive and win your time back FREE • Block one app, forever free • Bring one of your own books • A shelf of public-domain classics in English and Spanish • Streaks, stats and daily reminders • Strict mode, no easy way out PREMIUM • Block unlimited apps • Import your own EPUBs and search 75,000+ classics • Blocking schedules and extra reader themes • Reading insights, see how you read • Private iCloud backup of your library • Monthly or yearly, or pay once with Lifetime Privacy is total. There is no account to create, nothing is measured, and nothing is sent anywhere. Your library and your reading stay on your device, or in your own private iCloud. Earn the scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dezeo.lat/blockandread/privacypolicy/
Solys
This app helps you reclaim your mornings by pausing selected applications when your alarm rings. It prevents mindless scrolling, allowing you to start your day intentionally. You can also set an evening curfew for specific apps.
- Pause selected apps upon alarm
- Set custom pause durations
- Optional evening app curfew
- Set daily intentions
- Weekly view of protected mornings
- Emergency app unlock
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Stop scrolling in bed. Solys is the app blocker that starts when your alarm rings: the apps you choose stay paused, so the first minutes of your day belong to you, not your feeds. You know the pattern. The alarm goes off, you reach for your phone, and one quick check turns into half an hour of doomscrolling. Solys breaks that loop right where it starts. MAKE MORNINGS YOURS • Set your alarm and choose the apps you want to pause: social media or any other app. • When the alarm rings, they stay paused for 30, 45, or 60 minutes. You pick the length. • Add an optional evening curfew so the same apps rest at night, too. • Set a daily intention and see your protected mornings in a weekly view. • Use the in-app emergency unlock when you truly need access. WHO IT’S FOR Anyone who wants to stop doomscrolling, cut down on screen time in bed, or start each day with a dopamine detox, without deleting a single app. HOW IT WORKS Solys uses Apple’s Screen Time permission to pause the apps you select. Apps you do not select remain available. Blocking depends on the permissions you grant on your iPhone. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE In Settings, you decide whether Solys shares usage statistics. SUBSCRIPTION An active subscription is required after the demo. The price, billing period, any eligible trial, and first payment date are shown before purchase. Apple handles payment. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://getsolys.com/cgu Privacy Policy: https://getsolys.com/confidentialite
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Block&Read at none against Solys's shown. Solys's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Block&Read sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Solys sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.59 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Block&Read ships an update every 2 weeks, Solys every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Block&Read | Solys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Gula | Mehdi Azizi |
Customer experience
Block&Read
Solys
In-app purchases
Block&Read
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
Solys
- Solys Premium (weekly)$5.597 Days
- Solys Premium (monthly)$27.991 Month
- Solys Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Solys Premium (yearly)$79.991 Year
- One streak freeze$1.99
- Solys Lifetime$59.99







