Comparison

Stop Scrolling vs Driftto

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

Head to head
About

Stop Scrolling

Features
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Stop scrolling on autopilot. Pausely is a screen time app blocker that puts a short, calm pause between the tap and the feed. You didn't decide to open it. Your thumb did. Choose the apps that pull you in (social media, video, games) and the next time you reach for one, Pausely steps in first: a breath, a written reminder, a quiet moment to decide whether you actually want this one. You can always continue. Pausely never locks you out of your own phone. It simply returns the few seconds the habit skips, and most of the time that's all it takes. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Pick the apps, categories or websites to protect, powered by Apple's Screen Time technology โ€ข Reaching for one brings up a calm pause instead: a breath to follow, a line worth reading, a moment to feel where you are โ€ข Continue if you mean it, or walk away. No guilt, no shaming either way โ€ข Or do the thing you said you'd rather do: "Or: read for 10 minutes" can open your book, your notes, your meditation app WATCH THE TIME COME BACK โ€ข Time reclaimed this week, counted in hours and minutes โ€ข Pauses, walk-aways and streaks, kept kindly and never held against you โ€ข Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Live Activity while a short access window runs MADE FOR โ€ข Breaking the doomscrolling habit on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit or any app you choose โ€ข Staying focused during work, study and sleep โ€ข A digital detox that doesn't mean giving up your phone PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No ads. No tracking โ€ข Pausely never learns which apps you block. Apple's Screen Time keeps that on your device โ€ข Until you switch on the optional AI reflection, the app makes no network calls at all IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. Pausely is not about quitting your phone. It's about the twenty opens a day you never actually chose. Privacy Policy: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://sohaibiii.github.io/pausely-links/terms/

About

Driftto

Features
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Type it, say it or snap it. It lands in Todoist, Notion, Reminders or another app you already use. The thought shows up between meetings, on the way to a client, halfway through something else. It belongs on your list, in the right project. Opening the right app and finding the right list takes too long, so you email yourself, or you forget it. And tonight you move those emails into the right apps, one by one. Driftto is the shorter route. Type it or say it once, pick where it goes, done. It is on your list straight away. Nothing to file tonight. Where it lands Notion Asana Apple Reminders Email Todoist Google Tasks Linear Jira Trello TickTick Airtable Wrike Dart Google Sheets Missing one? Request it in the app. Pick one destination or several at once. Driftto remembers your last choice. Type it, say it, snap it One field, keyboard already up. Speak and the transcription happens on your phone. Add a photo of the whiteboard and it travels with the note to Notion, Asana or email. Your list, or someone else's Most notes are for yourself. Some belong to a colleague. Send it to their project or inbox, or to your list and theirs at once. You can see where it went Every capture shows where it landed. No signal? It waits on your phone and sends itself when you are back. Hands full Say "Hey Siri, new capture in Driftto". Siri asks what the thought is and sends it. The app never opens. Subscription Driftto is a paid app. The yearly plan starts with a free week. Choose monthly, yearly, or pay once for lifetime access. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy: driftto.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stop Scrolling4 screens
Driftto4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stop Scrolling and Driftto are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Stop Scrolling sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Driftto sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Scrolling ships an update weekly, Driftto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stop Scrolling versus Driftto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop ScrollingDriftto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSohaib AliJafa Media B.V.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Stop Scrolling

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Family Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99
  • Premium Family Lifetime$119.99
3 purchases

Driftto

Subscriptions2
  • Driftto Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Driftto Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Driftto Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Stop Scrolling free?
Stop Scrolling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Driftto free?
Driftto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stop Scrolling or Driftto have ads?
Neither Stop Scrolling nor Driftto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stop Scrolling or Driftto?
Stop Scrolling ships an update weekly, and Driftto every 4 days. Most recently, Stop Scrolling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Driftto on October 18, 2026.

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