ScrollGuard - Stop Scrolling

Stop doom-scrolling without quitting social media. Block Reels & Shorts

ScrollGuard - Stop Scrolling App

"ScrollGuard - Stop Scrolling" is an innovative Android app designed to enhance your social media experience by reducing doom-scrolling. It blocks addictive Reels and Shorts while offering a pause feature that prompts you to reconsider scrolling. By using Accessibility services, it detects scrolling behavior and allows you to choose whether to continue or take a break. Keep your social media interactions meaningful and focused, all while protecting your time and attention.

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App stats

By: Luderapp

Users: 11,612

345

Rating: 4.35

(168)

6 new ratings

Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-11-28)

Creation date: 2024-01-05

Email: lu*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Permissions

Other:

view network connections
full network access
draw over other apps
prevent device from sleeping
read Google service configuration

Ranking

# 466,666 ▲ 4,122

Other rankings

#9 in scroll keyword 39 ▼ 1

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App summary

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Connect with friends and get the best out of social media without losing time and energy on the addictive social media feed.

⏩ Anti Reels and Shorts:
Use your social media apps without the addictive Reels and Short videos. Connect and chat with friends, all while avoiding the addictive feed.

👆Anti Scroll:
ScrollGuard detects when you are doom-scrolling and makes you think for 1 minute before scrolling again on the app.
Waiting 1 minute makes you double-think and decide rationally whether you should continue scrolling or not.

Choose the app you want to antiscroll from the list. ScrollGuard will detect when you are doom-scrolling and will show you a dialog with two options:
- Stop scrolling and close the app immediately
- Wait 1 minute and continue scrolling

ScrollGuard uses Accessibility service:
- To identify doomscrolling activity, we use the Accessibility Service to detect swipe gestures
- To identify and block short videos
Your data remains private and is never extracted from your device.

User reviews

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Pros

Does not collect user data
Effective in helping users focus and manage time
No ads and no paid premium services
Customizable settings for blocking scrolling
Unintrusive and intuitive to use

Cons

Issues with blocking specific content (e.g., Facebook reels, YouTube shorts)
App can be too restrictive, even on 'Chill' mode
Bugs related to functionality and permissions
Not smooth when scrolling within the app's UI
Difficulty in differentiating between productive and unproductive scrolling

Most mentioned

Effective in reducing social media over-consumption
Request for individual timers for each app
Need for better functionality and bug fixes
Praise for data privacy and non-intrusiveness
Common issues with app performance and user experience

User reviews

So far a solid app that doesn't collect any data which is great. I would really like a password feature that locks the app so I can't change the settings easily.