Comparison

Outloop vs Unloop

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

Head to head
About

Outloop

Features
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Outloop turns scrolling from a reflex into a choice. Most screen-time apps just block your apps and leave you fighting willpower. Outloop flips it: your favourite apps stay locked, and you unlock scroll time by doing something good for yourself first. A minute of breathing. A short walk. A few push-ups. Do the healthy thing, earn the scroll โ€” and most days you'll find you don't even want it anymore. HOW IT WORKS - Pick the apps that pull you in. Outloop shields them. - Out of free time? Earn more with a real action โ€” breathing, reading, meditation, steps, or push-ups. No fake "I did it" buttons: steps are counted live, push-ups are counted by the camera. - Spend your earned minutes whenever you choose to scroll. WHY IT WORKS Putting a small, healthy price on scrolling makes you pause and decide if it's worth it. That pause is where the habit breaks. It's built on positive reinforcement, not punishment. FEATURES - Earn-to-Scroll: unlock screen time with healthy actions - Live-verified push-ups (camera) and steps (motion) โ€” no shortcuts - A calm Garden that grows as you build the habit - Real Screen Time insights for your blocked apps - Light & dark mode, fully on-device โ€” your data never leaves your phone Outloop Premium unlocks all earn actions and deeper insights. And if you're ever really in a pinch, you can even buy scroll time with real money โ€” a tongue-in-cheek reminder of what your attention is worth. Leave the loop. Earn your scroll. Terms of Use (EULA): https://outloopapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://outloopapp.com/privacy

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Unloop

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Unloop helps you scroll less without fighting yourself. Meet Mo, who lives on your phone and feels every minute you spend in the apps that pull you in. Stay within your budget and Mo glows. Scroll past it and Mo melts a little. No shame, no lectures, just a friend who notices. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Give the apps that steal your time a daily budget. When it's gone, the shield comes up, even mid-scroll. โ€ข Every so often Mo checks in: still on purpose? โ€ข Want back in? Tell Mo why. Replying to someone opens right away, something specific takes one breath, and boredom gets a real pause and a better idea. โ€ข Messaging apps can stay open, even inside a blocked category. MADE FOR REAL LIFE โ€ข Sleep pass: fall asleep to a podcast or video without opening your feeds. โ€ข Focus sessions: shut everything you choose with one tap, from the app or with Siri and Shortcuts. โ€ข Schedules: a wind-down shield at night, a slow morning without your phone. โ€ข Streaks with freezes, so one rough day doesn't erase a good week. SEE WHAT YOU GOT BACK โ€ข Your Screen Time, privately on your iPhone. โ€ข A time bank that turns saved minutes into chapters read and hours slept. โ€ข Postcards from Mo on good days, and a weekly letter about how it went. UNLOOP+ The core stays free: Mo, one shield with a daily budget, the sleep pass and postcards. Unloop+ adds unlimited shields, strict shields and typed intentions, a lock against deleting the app, focus up to 3 hours or "everything except" mode, your full history with a monthly letter, a new postcard series every month, a streak freeze every week and riso editions of the app icon. PRIVACY Unloop is built on Apple's Screen Time API. Which apps you use never leaves your iPhone, not even we can see it. No account, no ads, no tracking. Unloop+ is billed to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unloop.deckle.io/privacy

Screenshots

Outloop4 screens
Unloop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Unloop at daily against Outloop's every 5 days. Outloop's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Outloop sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Unloop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outloop ships an update every 5 days, Unloop daily. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Outloop versus Unloop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutloopUnloop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon HatzlhofferMarvin Kicha

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Outloop

Subscriptions2
  • Outloop Premium โ€“ Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Outloop Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 minutes of scroll time$0.99
  • 15 minutes of scroll time$2.99
  • 30 minutes of scroll time$3.99
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  • Outloop Premium โ€“ Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Unloop

Subscriptions2
  • Unloop+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unloop+ Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unloop+ Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Outloop free?
Outloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unloop free?
Unloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Outloop or Unloop have ads?
Neither Outloop nor Unloop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outloop or Unloop?
Outloop ships an update every 5 days, and Unloop daily. Most recently, Outloop was updated on October 10, 2026 and Unloop on October 10, 2026.

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