Scroll Brake vs Oh My Notes

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Scroll Brake compared with Oh My Notes
Detail	Scroll Brake	Oh My Notes
What it does	Stop doomscrolling on iPhone and Chrome with mental math barriers before feeds open	Your Today Layer for Mac, Always on Top
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2024	Not given
Based in	EE	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free Tier & Chrome Extension (Free), iOS Pro Monthly ($3.99/mo), iOS Pro Annual ($12.99/yr), iOS Pro Lifetime ($17.99). Free tier includes up to 3 active app or category rules with all 7 math levels. Pro tiers add unlimited blocking rules, Strict Mode, and weekly analytics.	Free: $0 forever. Pro: $9.99 one-time (early bird $7.99). Free tier includes Today panel, quick capture, search, plain Markdown notes, edge dock and always-on-top float, one-shot reminders, pinyin search, and git version history with Shortcuts. Pro adds floating above fullscreen apps, recurring remi
Key features	Adaptive difficulty that increases with repeated attempts throughout the day True Active-Time Tracking on Chrome that pauses when tab is inactive Surgical URL and YouTube Shorts blocking on Chrome Anti-cheat reshuffle that regenerates math problems when Calculator is opened Private local storage with no account or cloud sync required	Floating notes above fullscreen apps and across Spaces (Pro) Adjustable unfocused opacity from 40% to 100% Global hotkey quick capture from any app Plain Markdown files stored on your Mac Reminders with daily or weekly repeat (Pro) Apple Reminders and Calendar sync (Pro) Point to any folder including Obsidian vault (Pro) Trilingual interface: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese Pinyin search with Simplified and Traditional variant matching Hidden by default in screen sharing, recordings and screenshots
What makes it different	Native Swift on iOS 26.5+ using new Screen Time API instead of push notification spam	Plain Markdown files you own with no account or server required Stays on top of fullscreen apps and across Spaces Notes synced with Apple Reminders reach your iPhone without a separate iOS app Compatible with Obsidian vaults as native Markdown files
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 +1 (up) since last check	6 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	11	4

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