Want 15 more minutes to scroll social media?
Scroll Brake is an app blocker that forces your brain to engage before you fall back into doomscrolling. Completely free, privacy-first, and designed without any annoying notifications.
Scroll Brake
Is it worth it? Solve this to override your limit for 15 minutes.
Limit Reached
You have already exhausted your planned time for this app today.
You can return to the app via the link in the top-left corner, or stop wasting your time and close the screen.
Ordinary time limits don't work.
The "Ignore limit for 15 minutes" button in iOS has become an automatic reflex. Your finger presses it faster than you realize you're about to waste another hour on short videos.
spent doomscrolling every single day by an average user
stolen by social media and feeds every week
wasted per year that could be spent on real life goals
| Feature | Standard iOS Limits | Scroll Brake |
|---|---|---|
| Protection from reflexes | None (bypassed in 1 tap) | Math barrier wakes up brain |
| Focus tracking | Passive statistics | Actively prevents doomscrolling |
| Notifications | Annoying alerts | Completely silent focus |
| Privacy | Local storage | 100% Private (Screen Time API) |
How to break the loop?
Select the social media and games that distract you the most.
Decide how much time per day you allow yourself to spend in these apps.
When the daily limit is reached, Scroll Brake blocks the app immediately.
To get 15 more minutes, you must solve a math problem to wake up your brain.
Even after solving the problem, you will see a screen reminding you it is time to stop.
Check screen time stats and watch your productivity grow.
Choose apps
Select the social media and games that distract you the most.
Set time limits
Decide how much time per day you allow yourself to spend in these apps.
Time is up
When the daily limit is reached, Scroll Brake blocks the app immediately.
Solve math
To get 15 more minutes, you must solve a math problem to wake up your brain.
Choose mindfulness
Even after solving the problem, you will see a screen reminding you it is time to stop.
Track progress
Check screen time stats and watch your productivity grow.
The more you procrastinate, the harder the math gets.
Addition and subtraction of 3-digit numbers. (A light warmup).
Multiplication of a 3-digit by a 2-digit number. (You'll have to think).
Division of a 5-digit number by a 3-digit number. (You'll give up and go work).
Privacy First
Scroll Brake uses the official Apple Screen Time API. We don't see what you do, don't collect browser history, and don't send data to our servers. Everything happens locally on your device.
"The only app that actually forced me to put my phone down and go to sleep."
Alex
App Store ReviewStop losing 2 months of your life every year to scrolling.
No subscriptions. No data collection.