Comparison

Brainmaxxing vs Pausewall

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

Head to head
About

Brainmaxxing

Visualize your study progress with color-coded brain maps and daily snapshots. Track time spent on classes, projects, or habits to understand where your effort goes. Make learning more satisfying and motivating.

Highlights
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Color-coded brain maps
  • Daily progress snapshots
  • Log study sessions
  • Categorize by class, project, or habit
  • Satisfying progress visualization
Features
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Brainmaxxing turns your study sessions into visual progress you can actually see. Instead of just tracking hours or streaks, your work builds into color-coded brain maps, trees, and daily progress snapshots. Log what you worked on, choose a class, project, habit, or skill, and see where your time actually went. As you keep studying, your progress becomes easier to understand and a lot more satisfying to look back on. Whether you're studying for exams, learning something new, working on a project, or just trying to stay consistent, Brainmaxxing gives you a more motivating way to track your effort over time. Study. Track. Build your brain. Level up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://brainmaxxing.dev/privacy.html

About

Pausewall

Features
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The apps you pick stay closed while you focus — Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, whichever pull you in. Pausewall is an app blocker and focus timer that locks them through Apple's Screen Time API. No "Ignore Limit" to tap through: the apps open again when your session ends, and you choose how hard it is to quit early. HOW IT WORKS • Pick the apps that distract you — three to five you open without thinking are enough • Start a 15, 25, 45 or 60-minute focus session. iOS keeps those apps shut for the whole time • Study time, deep work, before bed — block automatically at the same time every day • Set a daily allowance; once it's used up, the apps stay closed until tomorrow • Watch completed focus time and your streak add up — and a plant grow with them • 7-Day Reset: one task a day, a routine in a week WHY PAUSEWALL • 90-second setup. One profile, one button, done • Gentle, Focus or Strict — you decide how hard quitting should be • No sign-in, no account, no server. Blocking works with no internet at all • Only finished sessions count. We don't show numbers we didn't measure PREMIUM Free includes 15 and 25-minute sessions, one profile and the last three days of history. Premium unlocks: • Every session length (45, 60 and custom) • Ten profiles — study, social, before sleep • Schedules that block automatically at the same time each day • Strict mode and daily usage limits • Full history and the whole 7-Day Reset programme PRIVACY Which apps you chose and how long you used them never leave your iPhone. Pausewall cannot see app names — iOS hands it anonymous tokens only — and no Screen Time data is sent anywhere. There is no server to send it to. HONESTLY Pausewall is a pause, not a padlock. You own the device, and you can always revoke the Screen Time permission in Settings. What we do is put time between "I want to look" and "I opened it". SUBSCRIPTION Pausewall Premium is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. Price and trial terms are always shown on screen before you pay, and you can cancel any time in iOS Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://detox.ydev.top/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://detox.ydev.top/privacy.html

Screenshots

Brainmaxxing4 screens
Pausewall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pausewall at none against Brainmaxxing's shown. Pausewall also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brainmaxxing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Pausewall 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

Brainmaxxing ships an update every 3 days, Pausewall daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Brainmaxxing versus Pausewall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainmaxxingPausewall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperERIC DONGJIN HANyDev.su

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brainmaxxing

Subscriptions1
  • Brainmaxxing Plus$1.991 Month
3 purchases

Pausewall

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Brainmaxxing free?
Brainmaxxing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pausewall free?
Pausewall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brainmaxxing or Pausewall have ads?
Brainmaxxing shows ads; Pausewall does not.
Which is updated more often, Brainmaxxing or Pausewall?
Brainmaxxing ships an update every 3 days, and Pausewall daily. Most recently, Brainmaxxing was updated on October 10, 2026 and Pausewall on October 2, 2026.

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