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Scroll Brake — App Blocker
Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button
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.
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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About Scroll Brake — App Blocker on Product Hunt
“Break doomscrolling with a math puzzle, not a snooze button”
Scroll Brake — App Blocker was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #153 on the daily leaderboard. 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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Who hunted Scroll Brake — App Blocker?
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