AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to ScrollUnlock
Earn your screen time.
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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Shutout▲406Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.
2024 · shutout.app · its alternatives →
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i wanted to change the habit of reaching for my phone in the morning and doomscrolling away an hour so i built an app to help me. now i have to literally touch grass before accessing my most distracting apps the app is built in swiftui, uses the screen time apis provided by apple and google vision to recognise grass or not i'd love to get your thoughts on the concept.
2025 · touchgrass.now · its alternatives →
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Barrier▲373Stop doomscrolling by blocking your addictive apps!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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SpeedBump▲196The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling
2025 · speedbumpapp.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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UNDOOMED▲298Stop doomscrolling. A mute button for Reels, Shorts & feeds.
2025 · undoomed.app · its alternatives →
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Keep tapping and watch as your profits grow to greater
2016 · pikpok.com · its alternatives →
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The AI Screen Time Blocker That Requires Physical Exercise.
Jul 2026 · getscrolltoll.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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Screen time management made fun.
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Steps = ScreenTime | Earn ScreenTime based on Steps
2024 · apps.apple.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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ScrollBump inserts short, unskippable pauses while you scroll. The goal isn’t to lock you out, but to make mindless scrolling inconvenient enough that you notice what you’re doing. How it works You define rules like: • After X minutes in selected apps • At location Y • Insert a Z-second pause before you can continue When triggered, the app is temporarily covered by a shield. The shield is customizable — you can set a short message, color theme, or even a photo of your dog or cat — but the core mechanic is the pause itself. Why this instead of hard blocking Hard blocks tend to fail. When an…
2025 · scrollbump.com · its alternatives →
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QUIT DOOMSCROLLING & Gamble screen Time
Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Blow your limit, earn your apps back with pushups
Jul 2026 · screenfine.info · its alternatives →
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Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Reclaim your time from the infinite scroll.
Apr 2026 · trybreakscroll.web.app · its alternatives →
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