Comparison

ScrollMind vs LockDay

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

Head to head
About

ScrollMind

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You meant to scroll for five minutes. Somehow, much longer went by. A small boundary can help you find your way back, without being hard on yourself. ScrollMind helps you manage screen time for short videos, social feeds, games and other distracting apps. Choose your apps, set a time budget and active hours, and let a friendly dragon encourage your next small step. A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR DAY • Choose the apps you want to manage. • Set a shared budget, or use Plus to give selected apps separate budgets. • Choose weekdays and active hours for work, study and downtime. • Get a heads-up before the budget is reached. Finish early or use the remaining time. • At the limit, choose reminder-only mode or protection according to your plan. • With Plus or Family, temporarily pause an individual app's restriction when you need it. • See plan status, pause and stop controls in Today. NOTICE YOUR SMALL STEPS After Screen Time authorization, Recap's Time trends shows usage for selected apps today, yesterday and over the last seven days. When complete data is available, compare two seven-day periods. Devices remain separate, system data may be delayed, and missing data is never treated as zero usage. In Plan results, review choices you make at reminders and recorded budget thresholds. These records are not a budget-compliance score. Create a yesterday poster, choose whether to display counts, and pick a destination in the system share sheet. Poster counts describe reminder choices, not measured time saved or proof that you stopped using your phone. Choice history starts with this update. An optional reflection journal lets you note how you felt and one small change to try next. CLEAR BOUNDARIES FOR FAMILIES Family supports a child's own device or a shared family iPhone or iPad. Parents set apps, time rules and an independent parent passcode on the protected device. Shared-device mode supports switching between adult and child use. Face ID or Touch ID does not replace the parent passcode. Family controls work on the protected device. They do not provide remote control, member invitations or subscription sharing across accounts. Shared-device usage is not attributed to an individual child. PRIVACY FIRST No ScrollMind account is required. Settings, reflections and reminder-choice records stay on the device. Apple displays actual usage in a system-isolated report; we do not upload those durations to our servers. Shared posters exclude app names and usage durations. ScrollMind does not read your messages, videos, contacts, payments, posts or browsing content. For multifunction apps, it manages the whole app's usage time and cannot distinguish working from scrolling. No advertising tracking or sale of personal data. MEMBERSHIP Free: manage one app. Plus: multiple apps, shared or separate budgets, and flexible temporary pauses. Family: Plus features with on-device child/shared-device controls, a parent passcode and school-time/bedtime protection. Plus and Family offer monthly and annual subscriptions. Eligible new subscribers can receive a seven-day free trial. Prices, billing periods and eligibility are shown by the App Store at purchase. Manage or cancel automatic renewal in your Apple subscription settings. Privacy: https://getscrollmind.com/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Small steps count. Your companion is here to cheer you on.

About

LockDay

Organize your day with a dynamic Lock Screen that displays your to-dos, calendar events, and notes. Prioritize tasks using a four-box matrix and view your schedule at a glance without unlocking your phone. Customize your Lock Screen with templates and personal photos.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen to-dos and calendar
  • Four-box priority matrix
  • Self-updating Lock Screen
  • Notes and widgets
  • Private by design, no tracking
  • Customizable templates and photos
Features
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Your whole day, right on your Lock Screen. LockDay turns your to-dos, calendar and notes into a Lock Screen that updates itself. Pick up your phone and you already know what's next. — PRIORITIES FIRST Sort tasks by importance and urgency in a simple four-box matrix. The tasks that matter stay in view. — CALENDAR + TASKS See events from your iPhone calendars next to your tasks: week strip, month view and today's timeline. — A LOCK SCREEN THAT UPDATES ITSELF Pick a template, choose what to show and add your own photo. A quick one-time Shortcuts setup keeps it fresh. — NOTES & WIDGETS Pin a note or checklist to your Lock Screen. Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device or in your own iCloud. LockDay Pro unlocks every template and style, unlimited tasks and notes, repeating tasks and iCloud sync. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lockday.xyz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://lockday.xyz/privacy/

Screenshots

ScrollMind4 screens
LockDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. ScrollMind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LockDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrollMind ships an update daily, LockDay every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScrollMind versus LockDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollMindLockDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—97 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEHUO SUNDat Pham

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ScrollMind

Subscriptions4
  • ScrollMind Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ScrollMind Family Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • ScrollMind Plus Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • ScrollMind Family Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
4 purchases

LockDay

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is ScrollMind free?
ScrollMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockDay free?
LockDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ScrollMind or LockDay have ads?
Neither ScrollMind nor LockDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrollMind or LockDay?
ScrollMind ships an update daily, and LockDay every 2 days. Most recently, ScrollMind was updated on November 6, 2026 and LockDay on November 13, 2026.

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