Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Stop Doomscroll
Limit your time and scrolling on distracting websites.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stop Doomscroll launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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SpeedBump▲196The intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling
2025 · speedbumpapp.com · 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 doomscrolling with us and reclaim your time!
Nov 2025 · doomscrollapp.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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Shutout▲406Lock yourself out of Screen Time & stop doomscrolling.
2024 · shutout.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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Once▲134Stop wasting time on websites that don't make you happy
2021 · chromewebstore.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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Defeat Doom Scrolling
Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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smartscroll, doomscroll, doomscrolling, brainrot, brain rot
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Your gentle reminder to stop scrolling and move on
2025 · accounts.google.com · 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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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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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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Pause.do▲145Interrupt scrolling, tab overload, and AI autopilot
Mar 2026 · pause.do · its alternatives →
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Nomoresurf▲87Block distracting websites & make it harder to unblock them
2022 · nomoresurf.com · its alternatives →
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Stop scrolling. Stop wasting time. Take Control.
Jun 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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The only JavaScript library to help you avoid endlessly doomscrolling.
2020 · defaced.dev · its alternatives →
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Get charged if you visit distracting sites
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Effortless scrolling, minimal motion, no wheel required
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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