Throttle Mobile vs ScrollBump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Throttle Mobile
This tool generates unique email addresses for online signups, allowing you to control who contacts you and when. It consolidates mass mailings into a daily digest and alerts you if your email address is sold.
- Unique email address generation
- Control sender access
- Daily email digest
- Scam detection and alerts
- Reading list for newsletters
- Categorization of subscriptions
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Throttle is a smart browser extension that generates unique email addresses for everything you use online, so you can control who sends you email and when. • Control who can send you email in an airtight way. • Less Email. Stop giving out your email address online. • All-day focus. Combine all mass mailings into a single daily digest email. • Scam Shield. Find out who tries to sell your email address. — Our inboxes are loaded with unproductive noise. Newsletters and sometimes even coupons we'd love to receive, but that clutter our inboxes, so we always archive them. Social notifications that tug us out of productivity throughout the day. Spam when someone sells our email addresses to others. — Throttle is a smart browser extension that generates unique email addresses in signup forms all over the web. A button is added to all email form fields. Instead of entering your real email address, just click the Throttle button, and a unique email is generated and filled into the field. All you have to do is submit the form. — It combines all the messages you receive into a single daily digest email. You can revoke any sender's access, which shuts down their unique email address. — Find out who tries to sell your email address, and shut them down with a single click. Another great benefit of each sender having a different email address to contact you with is that Throttle can detect who sells or steals your email address. When this happens, you'll get an alert, and all you have to do is click 'Revoke Access'. Throttle shuts down the unique address they had to contact you with. They have no way into your inbox, because they never had your real email address in the first place. They could keep selling your address to anyone, but none of them will be able to get through. — More features: • Reading List – Relax with content you enjoy Remember those newsletters you subscribed to, because you wanted to read them? But you know how they always seem to arrive at the wrong time, cluttering your inbox, so you archive them immediately? Not any more. Newsletters you want to enjoy never interrupt your inbox. They live in Throttle’s beautiful reading list online. • Categories – Level up your reading list Put related subscriptions into categories. The setup is up to you - keep your social notifications in one category, your “must reads” in another, a shopping & coupons category, etc. • Digests – What you want, when you want it. A first for email. Curate your own weekly or daily digests to arrive in your inbox. Every Category can have its own custom digest, or be combined into one daily digest. Have your news category delivered every morning to always have something to talk about. Or your local events category delivered in a digest on Fridays, so you always have something to do over the weekend. • Scam Shield – Put an end to spammers Throttle will tell alert you to suspicious activity. So far, people that have used Throttle and found out: – When their email address was sold to thousands of spammers – When the sender had a data leak, and spammers stole the addresses – When the sender had a software glitch that resulted in over 500 emails What would have been a problem plaguing their inboxes for years to come could be solved with the click of one button: Throttle's Revoke Access. • Access Control – The control is finally in your hands Revoke a sender's access in Throttle to shut down the unique email address that was given to that sender. With the click of one button, you instantly revoke access from anyone who got or ever will get your address from a specific sender. Use Throttle free for as long as you want with 50 authorizations, 3 revokes, 5 categories, and one device. Upgrade to Throttle Plus to sync between all of your devices, including desktop and mobile (auto-renews monthly or yearly). Upgrade to Throttle Pro to get access to the most advanced features - custom domain, forwarding, and more (auto-renews yearly).
ScrollBump
This app helps you reduce excessive phone usage by introducing intentional pauses that prevent mindless scrolling. It offers customizable rules based on time, location, and specific apps to foster healthier digital habits and improve focus.
- Intentional scrolling pauses
- Customizable break rules
- Time-based scheduling
- Location-based rules
- App-specific restrictions
- Minimalist interface
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ScrollBump – Stop Doomscrolling, Take Control of Your Phone Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media, news apps, or videos without realizing how much time has passed? Tired of relying on willpower alone to resist your phone? scrollBump is here to help. Unlike apps that just track usage or give reminders, scrollBump makes your phone doomscrollproof by adding short, intentional pauses that prevent mindless scrolling and help you reclaim focus. Reduce screen time, improve digital wellbeing, and build healthy phone habits—all without frustration or guilt. How ScrollBump Works ScrollBump inserts brief pauses that you can’t skip. These interruptions stop mindless scrolling and give your brain a chance to reset, helping you make conscious choices about your time. Over time, they retrain habits, reduce phone addiction, and encourage mindful, intentional usage. By turning habitual app use into a conscious choice, scrollBump helps you regain control over your time and mental clarity. Customizable Break Rules scrollBump adapts to your lifestyle. Create rules based on: • Time of day: Schedule breaks during work, study, or evening hours to stay focused and improve sleep. • Location: Reduce distractions in places like your office, bedroom, or during meals. • App-specific rules: Target the apps that take most of your attention while leaving essential apps accessible. Features for Digital Wellbeing • Flexible scheduling: Adjust break rules anytime to match your routines. • Minimalist interface: Non-intrusive design keeps the focus on intentional usage. Why ScrollBump Is Different Most social media detox apps block access entirely—but that often backfires, as people uninstall them when they need the app. scrollBump works differently: it gently slows scrolling, so your phone helps you make healthier choices without extreme restrictions. scrollBump changes the environment around your phone usage. By adding friction to automatic scrolling, prevention is consistent and reliable. You don’t have to rely on willpower—your phone itself helps you make healthier choices. The result: less doomscrolling, reduced digital fatigue, and a healthier relationship with your devices. Who Needs ScrollBump • Anyone struggling with phone addiction or social media fatigue • Students, professionals, or creators who want distraction-free focus • People looking to reclaim attention and productivity • Anyone seeking mindful scrolling habits, digital balance, or a sustainable social media detox Benefits You’ll Notice • Reduced doomscrolling and excessive app usage • Improved focus, productivity, and attention span • Lower stress, anxiety, and digital fatigue • Healthier phone habits without extreme restrictions or guilt • Reliable prevention of habitual scrolling • Greater awareness of how you spend time on your phone Take Control of Your Digital Life scrollBump is your personal digital coach, helping you make your phone doomscrollproof and your usage intentional. With friction-based breaks, location- and time-specific rules, and flexible scheduling, you can enjoy a balanced relationship with your phone. Over time, scrollBump trains your brain to pause, reflect, and make intentional decisions about your attention. Reclaim hours previously lost to endless feeds and feel more present, productive, and focused every day. Make Your Phone Work for You Stop scrolling automatically. Start using your time intentionally. With ScrollBump, every tap becomes a conscious choice, every session more mindful, and every break a step toward digital freedom. Download ScrollBump today and reclaim focus, attention, and peace of mind—one intentional break at a time. Perfect for screen time control, digital detox, phone addiction recovery, productivity, focus, mental health, and digital wellbeing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.scrollbump.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScrollBump at 100% against Throttle Mobile's 27%. ScrollBump also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 17 months). Throttle Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Throttle Mobile sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month and ScrollBump sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScrollBump holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Throttle Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScrollBump's.
Throttle Mobile ships an update every 17 months, ScrollBump weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Throttle Mobile | ScrollBump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindsense LLC | Ondrej Veres |
Customer experience
Throttle Mobile
ScrollBump
In-app purchases
Throttle Mobile
- Throttle Plus$6.491 Month
- Throttle Plus$64.991 Year
- Throttle Pro$129.991 Year
ScrollBump
- scrollBumpPro (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- scrollBumpPro (Yearly)2 Months trial$4.991 Year
- scrollBumpPro Lifetime$22.99









