Fella vs Flipd
Leaderboards are
one more thing to check.
Flipd turns focus into a session you start, join a live room, and compete on a leaderboard. Fella skips the community layer entirely: apps stay blocked by default, with one 5-minute unlock a day.
Flipd is built around accountability through community: live study rooms with thousands of people focusing at once, group leaderboards, and daily or weekly challenges you can compete in. For people who focus better with an audience, that's a real advantage, seeing others working alongside you is a genuinely effective motivator for some.
The tradeoff is that Flipd's blocking is tied to a session, and the app around that session is designed to be checked, group rankings, streaks, challenge progress. That's a different relationship with your phone than removing the app entirely. Fella doesn't have sessions, rooms, or leaderboards to check. Selected apps are blocked from setup onward, with one 5-minute emergency unlock a day and nothing social layered on top.
| At a glance | Fella | Flipd |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking starts | By default | When you start a session |
| Social features | None | Live rooms, leaderboards, groups |
| iOS pricing | $9.99/mo or $34.99/yr | $5.99/mo or $44.99/yr |
Why people switch to Fella
No session to start, no room to join. Flipd's community features are opt-in and genuinely well-built, but opting in is still a decision you have to make every time. Fella's block doesn't wait for you to decide anything.
Nothing left to check. A leaderboard, streak, or group chat is still a reason to open an app. Fella is built around having fewer things to check, not adding a new one in service of focus.
One hard limit instead of a competitive one. Flipd's challenges can be motivating, but competition is still an external reason to perform. Fella's one 5-minute unlock a day isn't a score to beat, it's just the rule.