Scroll Brake — App Blocker

Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button

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Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button

5 followers

We built Scroll Brake because every other app blocker has the same fatal flaw: when your time's up, you just tap "Ignore Limit" and you're back in. Willpower alone doesn't stand a chance against apps engineered to hijack your attention.

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 We built Scroll Brake because every other app blocker has the same fatal flaw: when your time's up, you just tap "Ignore Limit" and you're back in. Willpower alone doesn't stand a chance against apps engineered to hijack your attention. Scroll Brake works differently. When your daily limit hits zero, it doesn't offer an easy bypass — it hands you a randomly generated math problem. That tiny bit of friction is enough to snap you out of autopilot scrolling and give your brain a second to ask "do I actually need this right now?" Usually the answer is no. What makes it different: 🧮 Math Puzzle Barrier — the only way past a limit is solving a quick equation, not tapping a button 🔒 Unbreakable Shield — built on Apple's official Screen Time API, so it can't be swiped away or bypassed ⏱️ Custom Daily Limits — set limits per app, per category, or per website 📊 Activity Insights — see today's usage and 7-day trends 🕵️ 100% Private — everything runs locally, we never see your data Built for anyone who's realized "just checking one thing" turns into 45 minutes gone — professionals doing deep work, students avoiding procrastination, people with ADHD who need external structure, or anyone just trying to reclaim a little sanity from their phone. Would love your feedback — what would make this even harder to bypass? 😄

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2mo ago

Maker

Hey everyone, thank you so much for checking out Scroll Brake! 🙏

We're a small team building this because we genuinely struggled with mindless scrolling ourselves, and we want Scroll Brake to actually solve that — not just be another blocker people disable after two days.

So we'd love your input:

Have you tried other blockers before? What made you stop using them?
Is the "math puzzle" friction the right amount — enough to interrupt the habit without being annoying, or would you want it adjustable?
What features would make this a daily-use tool for you — Apple Watch support, weekly reports, group/family accountability, something else?
Anything confusing or unclear in the onboarding or setup? We want it to be dead simple.

Drop your thoughts, questions, or even brutal feedback below — we read everything and this early stage is exactly when your input can shape the roadmap the most.

Thanks again for being part of this launch 🚀

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1mo ago

Reviews

Hey everyone, thank you so much for checking out Scroll Brake! 🙏

So we'd love your input:

Have you tried other blockers before? What made you stop using them?
Is the "math puzzle" friction the right amount — enough to interrupt the habit without being annoying, or would you want it adjustable?
What features would make this a daily-use tool for you — Apple Watch support, weekly reports, group/family accountability, something else?
Anything confusing or unclear in the onboarding or setup? We want it to be dead simple.

Drop your thoughts, questions, or even brutal feedback below — we read everything and this early stage is exactly when your input can shape the roadmap the most.

Thanks again for being part of this launch 🚀