Comparison

Scrollar vs Plan2Ace

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

Head to head
About

Scrollar

Transform study time into productive screen time. Earn timed access to your favorite apps by completing short learning sessions. Customize what you study and what you unlock, with options to create your own learning materials.

Highlights
  • Study-to-unlock app access
  • Customizable app/website blocking
  • Thousands of study questions
  • Passage-based reading packs
  • Progress tracking and spaced review
  • Create custom study packs (Premium)
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TURN STUDY INTO SCREEN TIME Scrollar is a self-directed study gate. Choose an app that pulls you off task, complete a short study session, and earn a timed unlock. When your time expires, Apple Screen Time shields the app again. This isn’t parental control. You decide what to limit, what to learn, and when to turn the gate off. STUDY TO UNLOCK • Choose the apps, categories, or websites you want behind the gate • Answer a question or complete a reading step • Earn a timed unlock and use the selected app normally • Return for another study rep when the timer ends LEARN WITH REAL STUDY TOOLS • Thousands of questions across exam preparation, languages, coding, and more • Passage-based reading packs for focused reading sessions • Accuracy, mastery, weak-area, streak, and daily-history tracking • Spaced review that brings back material you need to practice CREATE YOUR OWN PACKS WITH PREMIUM • Generate a study pack on any topic • Turn your notes, photos, and PDFs into editable questions • Choose how many questions earn how many minutes • Gate multiple apps, categories, and websites PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no sign-up. Your Screen Time selection stays on your device. Study progress is stored locally and can sync through your personal iCloud. FREE AND PREMIUM The free version includes the complete study-to-unlock loop with one selected item and a fixed 1-question / 5-minute gate. Scrollar Premium adds custom AI packs, custom gate rules, expanded blocking, and additional study tools. Scrollar Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Current pricing and any trial eligibility are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://tryscrollar.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tryscrollar.com/privacy

About

Plan2Ace

Features
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Missed a day? The plan quietly redraws itself. You never open it to a backlog. Built for students who find starting the hardest part, including students with ADHD. Give Plan2Ace your exam date. Exam in 47 days? It builds all 47: what to study, for how long, in what order. Open it and today's work is already picked, sized, and ordered. Nothing to decide. Just start. WHAT IT WON'T DO It won't do your homework. It won't pile up missed days. It won't leave you staring at a blank page. WHAT IT WILL DO • Rebuild your plan around your deadline whenever life gets in the way • Ace, your tutor, explains the same idea from new angles until it lands • Photo a stuck question and Ace works forward one step at a time with you • Flashcards it writes for you, or your own, shown the day before you'd forget • Timed papers in your exam's own format, marked point by point STUDY WITH FRIENDS Private rooms to share notes and materials and keep each other honest. Pomodoro timer and lofi for when you need to sit down and work. WORKS EVEN AT ZERO CREDITS On supported iPhones, the tutor keeps working with on-device Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves your phone. FOR YOUR EXAM GCSE, A level, IB, AP, and more. For high school and university students preparing for a specific exam. PRICING Free to start. Pro yearly is $96, under $2 a week. Also $9.99 monthly or $2.99 weekly. Ace can make mistakes. Always check against your official materials. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scrollar4 screens
Plan2Ace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plan2Ace at none against Scrollar's shown. Plan2Ace also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Scrollar's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Scrollar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Plan2Ace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrollar ships an update every 2 weeks, Plan2Ace every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scrollar versus Plan2Ace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollarPlan2Ace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAbhi SitaparaErildo Shuli

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Scrollar

Subscriptions4
  • Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Plan2Ace

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$96.001 Year

Questions

Is Scrollar free?
Scrollar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan2Ace free?
Plan2Ace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scrollar or Plan2Ace have ads?
Scrollar shows ads; Plan2Ace does not.
Which is updated more often, Scrollar or Plan2Ace?
Scrollar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Plan2Ace every 5 days. Most recently, Scrollar was updated on November 5, 2026 and Plan2Ace on October 31, 2026.

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