HOLDe vs Scrollr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
HOLDe
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HOLDe puts a real wall between you and the apps you keep reopening. Works on iPhone and iPad. Select apps and websites. Choose when they stay blocked. When you open a blocked app, Apple shows HOLDeโs system shield. There is no Ignore Limit. A STRICT WALL โ NOT SCREEN TIME STATS โข Real system blocking with Apple Screen Time โข App and website blocking โข Repeating schedules and temporary blocks โข Focus sessions with a timer โข Parent Mode on the childโs iPhone or iPad (Family Sharing) โ not a remote lock from another device โข Weekly HOLDe summaries from sessions you started โ not invented Screen Time HOLDe Pro unlocks the wall. You can authorize Screen Time and choose what to block without Pro. You cannot activate blocking until you subscribe or buy Lifetime. HOLDe Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or annual) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Monthly includes a paid one-month introductory price for new subscribers, then the regular monthly price. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends in Settings โ Apple ID โ Subscriptions. HOLDe does not claim medical outcomes, addiction treatment, or hours of life recovered. Weekly numbers are HOLDe session counts, not Apple Screen Time. Privacy: restrictions and focus data stay on your device. No account. No backend. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 โ 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 โ 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
HOLDe and Scrollr are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. HOLDe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month 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.
| Parameter | HOLDe | Scrollr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 60.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burak Kocatepe | Attila Meste |
In-app purchases
HOLDe
- HOLDe Pro Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- HOLDe Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- HOLDe Lifetime$79.99
Scrollr
- weekly offert$2.997 Days
- Monthly product 1$9.991 Month
- exit paywall3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Yearly suscription$49.991 Year
- lifetime$34.99









