Take back your time.

The "Open Anyway" button doesn't appear right away. The wait is random, somewhere between 5 and 50 seconds, so you can't memorize when to expect it. That gap is usually enough for the urge to pass. If you're truly determined to open the app, you can. But most of the time you're not truly determined. Your thumb just got there before your brain did.

Most people try this. It works for about two weeks. Then a slow Sunday afternoon happens and it's back. Doomscroll is for the people who know they don't actually want to quit. They just want to stop opening it on autopilot at 1am. You keep the app. You just stop letting it run your day.

Yeah, this happens. Block one app and your thumb finds another within minutes. The best fix is adding all the apps you mindlessly reach for, not just one. We can't block the urge itself. We can get in the way of every app it leads you to.

Yes, Android only for now. iOS restricts what third-party apps can do with app blocking, so the instant pause screen we use isn't possible there yet. Android lets us show the screen before the app even opens, which is the whole point. iOS is on the list, but Android is where we can actually build the thing we want to build.

The wait is random each time. Sometimes 8 seconds, sometimes 40. There is no rhythm to settle into, and it is harder to get used to something unpredictable. The bigger thing is that it does not rely on your willpower at all. It just slows down the reflex before willpower even enters the picture.

Free, no subscription, no ads, no data sold. It was built because the paid options (some charge $100 a year) felt absurd for something that should be a basic tool. We don't have a business model that conflicts with you using your phone less. That's the point.

Yes. It runs as an Android accessibility service, which means it is managed by the OS, not by the Doomscroll app itself. You can clear Doomscroll from your recents and the pause screen still shows up whenever you open a blocked app.