Unrot for Android? The Alternatives That Make You Earn Screen Time

Unrot has a simple rule: do something first, then scroll. You pick a habit, like a walk, reading or the dishes, prove it with a timer or a photo, and earn coins that unlock TikTok, Instagram or YouTube^[1]. It's rated 4.7 from about 57,000 ratings on the App Store. But it's only for iPhone, and the people searching for “Unrot for Android” or a free Unrot alternative keep landing on nothing. Here are the apps that work the same way, on both phones. We make Drill Sergeant, one of them; we've kept to the facts.

Is Unrot on Android?

No. Its App Store page says “Only for iPhone”^[1], and there was no official Unrot on Google Play on 28 October 2026. If you search Google Play for Unrot, the first match is a different app with the same name: a set of puzzle games from another developer^[2]. It doesn't lock anything.

Unrot alternatives, compared

StepBloc's price is from the US App Store on 23 October 2026; the rest were checked on 28 October 2026.

Closest to Unrot on Android: DontRot

DontRot turns real-life activity into screen time, and a small virtual world, your “Mundi,” grows as you move^[3]. Like Unrot's buddy, it's there to make the habit feel like it counts. It adds something Unrot doesn't: groups. You and your friends lock the same apps, and they stay locked until today's effort is done; the listing says you can join up to ten groups free. It's small so far, with over 10,000 installs and a 4.4 rating.

If you'd rather earn it with exercise

Unrot rewards any habit. The push-up apps are stricter about what counts: the camera watches you do the reps.

• Pushscroll (Android and iPhone) is the best known, with levels, streaks and several exercises^[4]. Blocking needs a subscription.
• Push Up Time: AI App Blocker (Android) does the same and is free with ads, rated 4.8^[5].
• StepBloc (iPhone) earns time from steps as well as push-ups and squats, handy if a walk is your Unrot habit^[6].

All of them, with prices and ratings, are in Pushscroll alternatives, compared and apps that make you do push-ups for screen time.

Drill Sergeant: push-ups or real work

Drill Sergeant is the one we make, so weigh this part accordingly. Like Unrot, it keeps Instagram, TikTok and YouTube locked until you earn them. You earn time two ways: 10 push-ups counted by the camera buy 10 minutes, or you report an hour of real work and get 10 minutes, up to an hour a day. Captain Jack, a drill sergeant, turns your goals into daily objectives, and you earn stars and rank against friends on a weekly board^[9].

Where it falls short next to Unrot:

• It doesn't count walks, reading or chores, only push-ups and work.
• On Android it blocks a fixed list of ten apps; on iPhone you pick any app through Screen Time.
• It's new, so there are no ratings to go by yet.

Do the thing first. Then scroll. That rule works on any phone.

A free alternative, if you only need a pause

If earning time feels like too much, ScreenZen puts a short pause in front of your apps and lets you in for brief bursts. It's free on iPhone and Android, and its only in-app purchases are tips^[10]. More options in free app blockers with no subscription.

Which one should you pick?

• You want Unrot, but on Android: DontRot.
• You want your friends in on it: DontRot's groups, or Drill Sergeant's squad and weekly board.
• You want exercise to be the price of scrolling: Pushscroll, Push Up Time or StepBloc.
• Your problem is work, not fitness: Drill Sergeant, where an hour of real work earns screen time too.

For more ways to make your phone ask for something first, see apps that lock your phone until you do something.