ScrollBuddy
Fix Screen Time with a buddy
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every blocker gives you the key to your own lock. ScrollBuddy gives it to your buddy. Free, no subscription.
Every app blocker has the same weakness: you hold the key to your own lock.
One stressful evening and the blocker is off, the feed is back, and the only
witness is you.
ScrollBuddy is different. Your buddy holds the key.
And all of it is free. No subscription, no paywall, no trial that turns into
a charge. Blocking your worst apps should not cost money.
Pick the apps that eat your time. Set a daily limit or a schedule. When the
time is up, the apps lock, and more time takes a real person saying yes: a
friend, a partner, someone who actually knows you.
HOW IT WORKS
- Choose your worst apps and set a daily limit or a weekday schedule
- When time runs out, the apps lock on your phone
- Want more time? Send your buddy a request with your reason, and attach a
photo to show them what you did instead
- They approve or deny in one tap. That is the whole product: witnessed
attention.
NO CHEATING
- Your buddy sees your daily totals and your streak
- If Screen Time gets switched off, your buddy sees that too, within minutes
- Safari is not a loophole: block websites alongside apps, and filter adult
sites everywhere while a blocker is on
WHY A HUMAN WORKS
People with a buddy stick with their goals 52% of the time versus 33% going
it alone (our own users' data). Willpower is unreliable at 11pm. A witness is
not.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your screen contents, messages, and browsing never leave your phone. Apple's
Screen Time framework counts your usage privately on the device. We only
store what the accountability needs: daily totals, requests, and the photos
you choose to attach (stripped of location data, deleted 30 days after the
request, gone forever if you delete your account).
Free. No subscription. Setup takes about 3 minutes, and pairing with your
buddy takes one code.
Take your attention back, with a witness.
Terms of Use: https://doomscrollr.vercel.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://doomscrollr.vercel.app/privacy
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Your asks just got more convincing: attach a photo to an unblock request so
your buddy sees why you need the time.
Also in this update:
- Redesigned blocker cards with bigger, clearer progress rings
- Your buddy now sees the moment Screen Time gets switched off
- Weekday schedules: lock apps only on the days you choose
- Website blocking that covers Safari, plus an adult-site filter
- Faster tab switching and a large batch of reliability fixes
The developer, Aaron Vinod, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Size
- 65.2 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Infrequent
Contests
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Premium 59,99 €
- Provider
Aaron Vinod
- Aaron Vinod has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
76 Wellbrook way
Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB30GP
United Kingdom - Phone Number
+44 7476904065 - Email
avinibusiness@gmail.com
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