Comparison

Unscroll vs Doomless

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Unscroll

This app helps you become more mindful of your social media usage without imposing strict restrictions. It provides real-time awareness during scrolling sessions and aggregates feeds to reduce time spent on individual platforms, fostering healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Real-time scrolling awareness
  • Live Activity timer on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Aggregated social feeds
  • Usage pattern tracking
  • Digital detox reminders
  • Positive habit nudges
  • Breathing mode for mindfulness
Features
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Live screen time - for people who outsmart blockers. Targets that time blind feeling while scrolling. You don't hate social media. You hate how it makes you feel after 2 hours of mindless scrolling. You’ve probably tried: a. Screen Time Limits → but ignored them b. App blockers → too restrictive when you need them, inevitably you turn them off c. Deleting apps cold turkey → makes it difficult to keep up with friends, the news and the content you enjoy, so you re-download them after a month Why Unscroll works when app blockers don't: • Social media can be useful, but scrolling apps are designed to keep your attention for as long as possible. • Blockers create friction at the wrong time - when you actually need to check something. • Unscroll keeps you conscious WHILE you scroll, so you can stop when you decide, not when an app forces you. How it works: 1. Before you open Instagram: See how much you've already scrolled today (not after you've wasted 45 minutes and been caught in a comparison spiral) 2. While you're scrolling: A Live Activity shows your real-time scrolling session right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - keeping the rational part of your brain engaged (instead of letting autopilot take over) 3. All feeds in one place: Check what's new across all your social feeds in 5 minutes, not 5 x 20 mins 4. Track your patterns: Watch your usage drop naturally as awareness builds No restrictions: - No need to unplug and replace your iPhone with a dumbphone or brick - Less annoying than One Sec's friction, with sustained awareness instead of momentary interruption - Low-friction alternative to the standard blocking apps like (Opal, Jomo, Freedom, Clearspace) For people who want to: → Stop wasting hours doomscrolling Instagram reels and prevent brain rot → Eliminate TikTok scrolling addiction and reduce screen time → Reduce compulsive phone pickups and protect attention span → Be intentional about keeping up with friends and the news → Improve overall digital wellbeing and build healthier phone habits → Reduce FOMO and the effect of constant comparisons on your mental health and wellbeing → Get help with social media addiction → Replace scrolling with more time wellspent → Work toward some no-scroll streaks and screen-free time Works with all your distracting social feeds: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Discord, Twitch, and any app you want to be more intentional with - including Mail, Messages, or news apps. You can even add screen time reminders to any websites you procrastinate on. More anti-distraction features: • Live Activity timer: Real-time awareness on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during 'scroll aware sessions' • Morning and bedtime digital detox: the ideal times for less phone usage • Positive habit nudges: replace your screen time habits with something else, build habits of your choosing • Breathing mode: maximum mindfulness before every social session We do not sell your data or run ads. Your attention is precious. Built by someone who needs it: After 10+ years of struggling with my own social media habits, and using every screen time and app blocking tool out there, I built Unscroll. Not to quit social media, but to use it like a tool. Since I've Unscrolled my phone I've cut down my scrolling time 60-70%. Happy to share it with other people too :) —Cameron Terms of Use: https://unscroll.io/terms

About

Doomless

Features
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Doomless is the calm antidote to a loud phone. Most app blockers fail in one of two ways. They are either too easy to bypass, so nothing changes, or so punishing that you rage-delete them in a week. Doomless takes a quieter path. The moment you open an app that pulls you in, Doomless meets you with a single breath, a short pause, and a line you wrote yourself: the thing you would rather be doing right now. Then it lets you choose. No shame. No brick wall. Just a designed moment of intention, and a phone that finally feels still. Everything happens on your device. Doomless has no account, no sign-up, and no servers. It never sees which apps you choose or how you spend your time. Your attention is yours. WHAT UNSCROLL DOES The Breath Moment When a tamed app opens, a slow breathing circle guides you through four seconds in and six seconds out, holds a brief pause, and shows your own intention in a quiet serif. Then you decide: stay present, or open for five gentle minutes. Focus Sessions Start a session and let the world go soft. A slowly rising tide marks your progress, optional ambient soundscapes settle the room, and a Live Activity keeps your time remaining glanceable in the Dynamic Island. End with one tap on how it felt. Honest Progress Doomless leads with the data you own: focus sessions completed, your streak, and the time you have reclaimed. A weekly summary shows your calm, not your shame. Share a Calm Card when you want to. Schedules Set recurring quiet hours, mornings, work blocks, or a wind-down before sleep. Doomless tends your shields automatically, and handles time zones and daylight saving so a schedule never gets stuck on or off. Calm by Design Warm paper and dusk palettes, soft motion, generous space, full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and accessibility throughout. Doomless is built to lower your heart rate, not spike it. FREE TO START Doomless is genuinely useful for free: tame an app, breathe through the interstitial, run a focus session, and keep a streak. Doomless Premium unlocks unlimited tamed apps, every focus length and the full soundscape library, schedules, strict mode, widgets, and shareable Calm Cards. PERMISSIONS Doomless uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) framework to shield the apps you choose. Because of how Apple designed it, Doomless shields apps by a private token and can never read their names or your usage. Everything stays on your device. SUBSCRIPTION Doomless Premium is available as an auto-renewable subscription or a one-time purchase: - Weekly: $5.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial - Annual: $39.99 per year - Lifetime: $59.99, one time, no renewal Your free trial converts to a paid Weekly subscription unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Prices may vary by region. Doomless. Put the phone down gently. Terms of Use (EULA): https://aam-builds.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://aam-builds.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Unscroll4 screens
Doomless4 screens

Verdict

The call

Unscroll and Doomless are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unscroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Doomless sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Unscroll versus Doomless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnscrollDoomless
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCameron BogatezAhmad Majid

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unscroll

Subscriptions1
  • Unscroll$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Doomless

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Unscroll free?
Unscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomless free?
Doomless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unscroll or Doomless have ads?
Neither Unscroll nor Doomless shows ads.

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