Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to NoScroll: Stop DoomSrolling
NoScroll – Stop Reels & Shorts Addiction
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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I wanted to find a way to use Instagram without ending up scrolling for two hours every time I open the app to see a friend's story. Most screen time apps I found focus on blocking the app itself instead of the addictive feed, so I created this app to allow me to keep using the "healthy" and "social" features and block the infinite scrolling (Reels) After implementing the block on Instagram Reels, I got addicted to YouTube Shorts and Reddit feed. So, I extended the app to cover these as well. To avoid replacing the scrolling for regular feeds, I also added a feature that shows a pop-up when…
2025 · scrollguard.app · its alternatives →
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Barrier▲373Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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UNDOOMED▲298Stop doomscrolling. A mute button for Reels, Shorts & feeds.
2025 · undoomed.app · its alternatives →
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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SpeedBump▲196The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling
2025 · speedbumpapp.com · its alternatives →
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Shutout▲406Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.
2024 · shutout.app · its alternatives →
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ScrollToll▲77Counts every Reel you watch, then locks the app.
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Habit Doom▲32Habit Doom helps you stop doomscrolling by turning screen time into a reward for real habits. Choose the apps that waste your time, set daily habits like exercise or reading, and earn minutes by checking them off. The app auto-locks selected apps at midnight and unlocks them with
Apr 2026 · habitdoom.com · its alternatives →
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ScreenBreak▲125Hi HN, I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state. In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access. ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus…
Dec 2025 · screenbreak.app · its alternatives →
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Phone wallpapers to help you consciously stop doom scrolling
2022 · elliottaleksndr.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Limit your time and scrolling on distracting websites.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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AntiScroll▲10Block reels and short videos and control time spend on App
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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ScrollPause▲16Break endless scrolling with gentle, timely nudges
Jul 2026 · scrollpause.com · its alternatives →
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Block addictive Short videos & Improve your attention span!
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block Shorts & Reels. Keep the apps you actually enjoy
Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I built an app to block my own Instagram addiction.
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block Reels, Shorts with surgical precision. Keep the rest.
Jun 2026 · reelkill.thermalstudios.xyz · its alternatives →
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YScroll▲5Stop Endless Scrolling, take control of your time
Apr 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block shorts & reels without blocking your social features.
Apr 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Based on personal struggles, I built an app that shows annoying things on my phone when I doomscroll. This includes dancing cats, the screen time police, or rain. Social media is great as long as you don't overuse it -- I learn and connect with friends thanks to it. But it's too easy to get hooked. When you open addictive apps, SpeedBump gives you a few options: 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes. The more you want to use, the more you have to wait before opening. Once time's up, it starts to annoy you a lot. There's no way to extend the timer without breaking your streak; you'll have to take a 15 min…
2025 · speedbumpapp.com · its alternatives →
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