Bouncer vs Scrollr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bouncer
This app acts as a digital doorman, enforcing your screen time rules. It locks down distracting apps and requires you to actively choose to bypass restrictions, making you pay in attention for access.
- Arm custom screen time rules
- Time window and daily limit enforcement
- Attention-based unlock system
- No negotiation or easy setting changes
- Honest screen time reporting
- Lockdown mode for strict enforcement
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Bouncer blocks distracting apps. You decide when each rule applies and how strict to make it. ADD RULES Choose apps to block, like TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat. Schedule a window for sleep, work or focus, or set a daily usage limit. Start with Sleep, Focus or Social, or make your own rule. A blocked app has no unlock button. Open Bouncer if you want temporary access. CHOOSE A LEVEL Normal: Wait a few seconds, then use the blocked apps for up to 15 minutes. High: After each successful unblock, the next wait gets longer and your time with the apps gets shorter. Lockdown: The apps stay blocked until your chosen window ends. There is no countdown to wait out, and you cannot edit or turn off the rule while it is active. Normal and High countdowns pause if you leave the unblock screen or lock your iPhone. Walking away does not make the next High wait longer. Changing or turning off an active Normal or High rule also requires a wait, unless temporary access is already running. To end a Lockdown early, use the Emergency Pass in Settings if it is available. It turns off all active Lockdown rules, while Normal and High stay on. The pass returns seven days after use. TRACK YOUR SCREEN TIME See your daily average in blocked apps and your total screen time. The figures come from Screen Time on your iPhone. Bouncer does not invent time saved. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE No account needed. Your Screen Time usage, app selections and rules stay on your iPhone. Apple and RevenueCat handle purchases and subscriptions. Bouncer sends a limited set of anonymous operational events and crash diagnostics. PAID ACCESS Bouncer requires a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Available offers and pricing are shown in the app before you make a purchase. Your brain, your rules. Terms of Use: https://thebouncerapp.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thebouncerapp.com/privacy
Scrollr
This app blocks chosen applications until you correctly answer a vocabulary question in your target language. It leverages system-level screen time tools for reliable blocking and privacy. Turn procrastination into a learning opportunity by answering questions to unlock apps for a set duration.
- Block selected apps
- Vocabulary-based unlocking
- Customizable unlock duration
- Multiple language support
- System-level privacy
- Integrates with Screen Time
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Scrollr blocks the apps that eat your days — social media, games, anything you pick. To reopen one, you do a habit. Thirty seconds. Then the door opens. Not a ban. A trade. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps to block. Pick your habits: translate a sentence, mental maths, two minutes of breathing, a photo of the dishes you just did, a memory game, a workout. Open Instagram: Scrollr asks for your habit of the moment. Do it, and the app unlocks for as long as you decided — from 1 minute to 24 hours. WHAT MAKES SCROLLR DIFFERENT Photos are actually checked. A picture of your desk won't pass for a workout: the analysis runs on your phone, no image ever leaves it. Habits grow with you. Five difficulty levels: at level one you put two words back in order; at level five, a full eleven-word sentence. Your real hours, not an estimate. Scrollr reads your actual Screen Time and counts the hours you take back. A day only counts if you held your target until midnight. Every app can have its own habit. Snapchat opens only after your workout, if that's what you decide. 15 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese. Scrollr uses Apple's Screen Time tools to block at the system level. No usage data is sent anywhere. Some features require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i5e9RHQ7ocg08XyX_D73xgrBy-2R16ZdL5U_PfC_5Jw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.hvd3elsqb32m
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scrollr at every 3 days against Bouncer's monthly. On price, ads, 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. Bouncer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Scrollr sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bouncer ships an update monthly, Scrollr every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Bouncer | Scrollr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOHAN SIHOU | Attila Meste |
Customer experience
Bouncer
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In-app purchases
Bouncer
- Bouncer Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Bouncer Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Scrollr
- weekly offert$2.997 Days
- Monthly product 1$9.991 Month
- exit paywall3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Yearly suscription$49.991 Year
- lifetime$34.99









