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Electric Pants
Mindful Reading. Zero Doom.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
STOP DOOM SCROLLING. START READING.
We've all been there: opening an app to check "just one thing" and emerging an hour later, wondering where the time went. Doom scrolling is designed to trap you - optimized for engagement, not enrichment.
Electric Pants takes the opposite approach.
YOUR FEED, YOUR RULES
Subscribe to RSS, Atom & Reddit from the sources you actually care about. No algorithms deciding what you see. No infinite scroll designed to keep you trapped. Just the content you chose, presented beautifully.
FINITE BY DESIGN
Here's something revolutionary: when you've read your articles, you're done. Electric Pants shows you an "All Caught Up" screen - a satisfying moment that most apps deliberately hide from you. Your time is yours again.
BEAUTIFUL, FOCUSED READING
- Rich card layouts for images, videos, and galleries
- Clean, distraction-free article reader
- Dark mode with warm, comfortable colors
- Automatic read tracking as you scroll
ORGANIZE YOUR WORLD
Create custom folders with beautiful colors and icons. Group your tech news, favorite blogs, Reddit communities, and more. Switch between folders instantly from the tab bar.
FEATURES
- RSS and Atom feed support
- Reddit community support
- Beautiful card-based timeline
- Image, video, and gallery support
- Customizable folders with colors and icons
- Pull-to-refresh with progress tracking
- Automatic article extraction
- OPML import for easy migration
- Native iOS and iPadOS experience
- Dark mode support
- No account required
- No tracking or ads
THE PHILOSOPHY
The name Electric Pants is a deliberate play on doom - as in doom scrolling. We believe your time should flourish, not disappear into an algorithmic void.
Stop scrolling through what others want you to see.
Start reading what matters to you.
Download Electric Pants and let your time bloom.
This update focuses on feed reliability, smoother reading flow, and overall stability.
- Improved feed loading and scrolling, especially on initial load and unread updates
- Smoother animations when new items appear
- Better deduplication and refresh tracking to reduce duplicate entries
- More reliable and immediate persistence of feed state changes
- Performance improvement when the app moves to the background
- Fix for a SwiftData crash plus additional stability improvements
The developer, James Woodroffe, 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- James Woodroffe
- Size
- 11.9 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Platinum Sponsor $9.99
- Silver Sponsorship $0.99
- Gold Sponsorship $4.99
- Copyright
- © Woodroffe & ElectricPants