You don't hate social media. You hate how it makes you feel after 2 hours of mindless scrolling.
You’ve probably tried:
a. Screen Time Limits → but ignored them
b. App blockers → too restrictive when you need them, inevitably you turn them off
c. Deleting apps cold turkey → makes it difficult to keep up with friends, the news and the content you enjoy, so you re-download them eventually
Why Unscroll works when app blockers don't:
• Social media can be useful, but scrolling apps are designed to keep your attention for as long as possible.
• Blockers create friction at the wrong time - when you actually need to check something.
• Unscroll keeps you conscious WHILE you scroll, so you can stop when you decide, not when an app forces you.
How it works:
1. Before you open Instagram: See how much you've already scrolled today (not after you've wasted 45 minutes and been caught in a comparison spiral)
2. While you're scrolling: A Live Activity shows your real-time scrolling session right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - keeping the rational part of your brain engaged (instead of letting autopilot take over)
3. All feeds in one place: Check what's new across all your social feeds in 5 minutes, not 5 x 20 mins
4. Track your patterns: Watch your usage drop naturally as awareness builds
No restrictions:
- No need to unplug and replace your iPhone with a dumbphone or brick
- Less annoying than One Sec's friction, with sustained awareness instead of momentary interruption
- Low-friction alternative to the standard blocking apps like (Opal, Jomo, Freedom, Clearspace)
For people who want to:
→ Stop wasting hours doomscrolling Instagram reels and prevent brain rot
→ Eliminate TikTok scrolling addiction and reduce screen time
→ Reduce compulsive phone pickups and protect attention span
→ Be intentional about keeping up with friends and the news
→ Improve overall digital wellbeing and build healthier phone habits
→ Reduce FOMO and the effect of constant comparisons on your mental health and wellbeing
→ Get help with social media addiction
→ Replace scrolling with more time wellspent
→ Work toward some no-scroll streaks and screen-free time
Works with all your distracting social feeds: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Discord, Twitch, and any app you want to be more intentional with - including Mail, Messages, or news apps. You can even add screen time reminders to any websites you procrastinate on.
More anti-distraction features:
• Live Activity timer: Real-time awareness on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during 'scroll aware sessions'
• Morning and bedtime digital detox: the ideal times for less phone usage
• Positive habit nudges: replace your screen time habits with something else, build habits of your choosing
• Breathing mode: maximum mindfulness before every social session
We do not sell your data or run ads. Your attention is precious.
Built by someone who needs it: After 10+ years of struggling with my own social media habits, and using every screen time and app blocking tool out there, I built Unscroll. Not to quit social media, but to use it like a tool. Since I've Unscrolled my phone I've cut down my scrolling time 60-70%. Happy to share it with other people too :)
—Cameron
Terms of Use: https://unscroll.io/terms
This app is really good (it's practically my fav) and I can still access my socials in a confined space. I don't know why there's barely any reviews, but this app deserves MORE ATTENTIONN. You have no idea how the concept of this app is everything because it is different from your standard app blocking type of apps (Opal, Jomo, etc) Why? It is harder to cheat the system in order to give yourself more time — eventually, in my situation, getting to the point where it's muscle memory to constantly unblock your social media and ignoring the warning of time lost.However...one bad thing is I really want super focus mode and it looks like a good feature, but I never received the email to verify 😭TLDR; This app is a hidden gem for social media blocking <3
Significantly reduces my screen time
FuzzyM100
This is the only method that works.
Love this concept
Gunner Beal
I love the concept of this app and I want to use this app BADLY. The main thing keeping me from using it is the fact that Facebook messenger won’t work on the app. I have another third party social media app called Friendly where messenger is actually compatible and works through that app. Another thing I’d like to see is the app display resizing to match the size of my phone screen. Please integrate these features, I really want to use this app!!
This is it.
Natanya
This the app I’ve been waiting for.
- Live Activity reliability: fixes to prevent old live activities persisting
- Checkpoints: full-screen screen-time reminders are now called checkpoints
- Chrome extension: fixes for reliable syncing
- Daily reliability: screen time monitoring is more resilient if background processes run into issues
Version 2.1.4
The developer, Cameron Bogatez, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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