Unrot: Earn your Screen Time
What is Unrot?
Unrot is a productivity app for iOS that locks the apps you choose, such as TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. You earn coins by completing habits, logging them with a timer or a photo, and spend coins to open your apps. The listing also describes focus sessions, streaks and a virtual buddy that grows when you complete habits.
Pricing. Unrot: Earn your Screen Time is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Swapping scrolling time for a walk, study session or chores
- Keeping favorite apps while limiting when you open them
- Tracking habits with timers, photos and streaks
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Why this app is in S tier
Unrot scores 95 out of 100: rating 93, rating count 89, App Store search rank 97, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Unrot: Earn Your Scroll Do the thing. Then scroll. Unrot makes you earn your screen time. Walk. Read. Lift. Clean your room. Do the dishes you’ve been ignoring since Tuesday. * Real life earns coins. * Coins unlock TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, games, or any apps you choose. No coins? The apps stay locked. You don’t have to delete your favorite apps. You don’t have to pretend you’ll never scroll again. Just one rule: Do something first. Then scroll. Why blocking doesn’t last Other apps say “stop.” But stopping isn’t the whole point. Getting your life back is. And blocking doesn’t last anyway. Your phone is right there. One tap, and you’re back. Unrot gives you a trade instead - A walk for TikTok - A study session for YouTube - A clean room for Instagram - A workout for whatever app keeps stealing your night Now your phone comes after the thing you said you’d do. What changes: - When you’re with friends, you’re with them. - When you work, you work. - When you study, you study. - When you scroll, you scroll. No more half-here, half-in-your-phone. Your buddy A cute little guy that lives in the app. It grows when you do stuff. It loses energy when you scroll too much. How
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Questions about Unrot
Does Unrot delete my apps?
No. You do not have to delete your favorite apps. Chosen apps stay locked until you have coins to unlock them.
How do I earn coins?
Pick a habit, then start a timer or snap a photo when you are done. The listing gives examples such as walking, reading, lifting, cleaning your room and doing the dishes.
Is a subscription required?
Yes. An active Unrot subscription is required to access the features described. The subscription price is not stated on the App Store.
Is Unrot free?
Unrot is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Unrot good for?
Unrot is built for swapping scrolling time for a walk, study session or chores, keeping favorite apps while limiting when you open them, tracking habits with timers, photos and streaks. It sits in the screen time management list on AppTierList.
Is Unrot worth it?
Unrot is S tier, ranked #5 of 40 screen time management apps with a score of 95 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 56,967 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.
How does Unrot compare to one sec?
Unrot is S tier at 95; one sec is S tier at 95. They score the same. Unrot is free to download, with in-app purchases, one sec is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Unrot updated?
Unrot was updated 5 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Screen Time Management (S tier, #5) · App Blocking (C tier, #24)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 95 / 100
- Rank in list
- #5 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 56,967
- Recent reviews
- 3.3 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (5 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Productivity
- Good for
- Swapping scrolling time for a walk, study session or chores, Keeping favorite apps while limiting when you open them, Tracking habits with timers, photos and streaks
- Requires
- iOS 18 or later
- Size
- 186 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 3
- Runs on
- iPhone
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed